Nokwanda Makunga

Nokwanda Pearl (Nox) Makunga farfesa ce a fannin ilimin kimiyyar halittu a Jami'ar Stellenbosch.

 Rayuwar farko da ilimi 
Makunga ta girma a Alice a Gabashin Cape, kuma ta halarci makarantar kwana mai zaman kanta a Grahamstown. Mahaifinta, Oswald, masanin ilimin halittu ne wanda ya kware a Iridaceae. Ya girma cikin talauci a karkara kuma ya sami gurbin karatu don yin karatu a Jami'ar Fort Hare.  Ta halarci jami'a a Pietermaritzburg.  Ta kammala digirin digirgir a Jami'ar KwaZulu-Natal a shekarar 2004, inda ta yi aikin nazarin halittun tsirrai.

 Bincike da aiki 
A cikin shekarar 2005 an baiwa Makunga matsayi a Jami'ar Stellenbosch. Ayyukanta na duba don gano tsarin kwayoyin halitta da tsarin kwayoyin halittu na metabolism na biyu a cikin tsire-tsire masu magani.   Sau da yawa takan je yankunan karkara don tattaunawa da masu maganin gargajiya.  Ta ba da gudummawa ga littattafai guda biyu: Protocols for Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody plants and Floriculture, Ornamental and Plant Biotechnology: Advances and Topical Issues.   A cikin shekarar 2010 ta ba da jawabi na TED akan yuwuwar Mahimmancin Magani.  Ta yi aiki a matsayin sakatariya mai girma, mataimakiyar shugaba kuma shugabar kungiyar masu kiwo na Afirka ta Kudu. 

Ta lashe lambar yabo ta 2011 National Science and Technology Forum Distinguished Young Black Researcher award.  Ta kuma lashe lambar yabo ta TW Kambule.  A cikin shekarar 2017 ta kasance masanin Fulbright a Jami'ar Minnesota, Minneapolis. She worked with Jerry Cohen on medicinal plants from the Eastern Cape.  Ta yi aiki tare da Jerry Cohen akan tsire-tsire na magani daga Gabashin Cape.   Ta yi nazarin Stevia plant.  Ta na riƙe da haƙƙin mallaka na yaɗuwar tsire-tsire. 

Makunga ƙwararriya ce kuma masaniya a fannin ilimin kimiyya. Tare da Tanisha Williams da Beronda Montgomery, ita ce ke jagorantar bikin Makon Baƙi na Botanists na shekara-shekara.

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