EDUCATION

06/2001-08/2006: Ph.D., Horticulture, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. Advisor: Prof. Don R. LaBonte.

01/1993-12/1995: M.Sc., Molecular Genetics, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Advisor: Prof. Dries Retief.

01/1989-12/1992: B.Sc. Agric., Genetics and Animal Physiology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.