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Biosafety Expert
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last updated: 24 Feb 2026
Expertise in Molecular Genetics. Seventeen years’ experience in Molecular Genetics using modern tools like KASP. Ten years’ experience in Molecular Breeding. I also have experience in human paternity testing
Person:Dr Meluleki ZikhaliMolecular Scientist, Research and Development19 Barnstaple Road Mount PleasantHarare, Harare
0000, ZimbabwePhone: +263782722008,Fax:Email: mzikhali@gmail.com,Website:
1977
Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwean
Seedco
EN
Private sector (business and industry)
Molecular Scientist
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Research and Development
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2016-01
Private sector (business and industry)
Molecular Breeding and Quality Assurance
John Innes Centre UK
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Crop Genetics
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2013-10
2015-12
Academic or research institute
Researcher on Wheat Molecular Genetics (Photoperiod, vernalization and Earliness per se)
BSc Applied Biology and Biochemistry
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National University of Science and Technology
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1998-08
2002-05
MSc Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement
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University of East Anglia (UK – England)
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PhD in Molecular Genetics
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University of East Anglia I Collaboration with the John Innes Centre
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B. Other professional qualifications
- IMM Certificate in Marketing
- Cambridge University statistical analysis
- Biotechnology research and development
- Sampling and detection of living modified organisms
- Díaz A, Zikhali M, Turner AS, Isaac P, Laurie DA (2012) Copy Number Variation Affecting the Photoperiod-B1 and Vernalization-A1 Genes Is Associated with Altered Flowering Time in Wheat (Triticum aestivum). PLoS ONE 7(3): e33234. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033234
- Zikhali M. Wingen L. and Griffiths S. (2015) Delimitation of the major Earliness per se D1 (Eps-D1) flowering gene to a subtelomeric chromosomal deletion in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) Journal of experimental botany 67 (1), 287-299
- Zikhali M. Wingen L. and Griffiths S. (2017) The identification of new candidate genes Triticum aestivum FLOWERING LOCUS T3-B1 (TaFT3-B1) and TARGET OF EAT1 (TaTOE1-B1) controlling the short day photoperiod response of bread wheat. Plant, cell & environment 40 (11), 2678-2690
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Chevening Society
- Africa Experts on Genome Editing
- English
