Dr Mbukeni Andrew Nkomo is a young vibrant academic with a purpose of enhancing academic excellence through innovative teaching and learning approaches, quality research that may impact society positively. He holds a PhD in Biotechnology from the University of the Western Cape (UWC), The main theme of his PhD was to elucidate the biochemical mechanisms, proteomics pathways, and metabolomic fingerprints involving nutrient uptake and stress-response, including the uses of key metabolites of the phenylpropanoid pathway to modify and control abiotic stresses). He did his MSc in Biotechnology (Cum-Laude) from the University of the Western Cape (UWC), Plant Biotechnology, specialising in Proteomics and Biochemistry and his . He had trained a number of Plant Biotechnology post graduate students in different physiological and biological techniques in other to help identify how plants are affected by Environmental Stresses and to help in finding ways to combat the effect of these stresses. With a background in Structural Biochemistry and Microbiology, Dr Nkomo had previous lectured at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in the areas of bioprocessing, microbiology, and immunology.
Dr Nkomo has recently joined the University of Zululand, as a Lecturer under the Department of Agriculture. He is actively participating in departmental and faculty administration whilst engaging in undergraduate/post graduate teaching and collaborative research projects. He has expertise knowledge and experience in proteomic analysis and is currently supervising and/or mentoring several post graduate in Department of Agriculture and their laboratory experience ranged from Effect of Climate change on Plants (Specifically progressive drought stress and salinity), Plant Pathology (Effect of different fungus and their mycotoxins on plants), Soil Science and Phytoremediation of heavy metals contaminated land using plants.
