Dr Tarryn Lee Botha is an Environmental Nanotoxicologist specializing in aquatic toxicology of gold nanoparticles. She has experience in zebrafish, daphnia, algae and bacteria acute and chronic testing.
Dr Botha is currently part of the North-West University (NWU) Water Research Group. She has undergone further training at the Fraunhofer Institute (Schmallenberg, Germany) and the School of Veterinary Medicine (Hokkaido, Japan).
Dr Botha attended the 6th Annual International Zebrafish Husbandry course. She is a Member of the Zebrafish Husbandry Association and the Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists. Dr Botha is also part of the ecotoxicology leg of the WRG houses the National Nanoecotoxicology Bioassay Facility. She is the Founder of the Zebrafish Interest Group of South Africa (ZIG_RSA).