Professor of Biochemistry
Current Research Interests:
Enzyme Biotechnology, Bioproducts:
Seaweed-derived anti-diabetic, anti-obesity and anti-cancer compounds
Non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) in animal feeds
Mannanases and the enhanced production of prebiotic manno-oligosaccharides (MOS)
Brief biography
Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes University (January 2013- present)
Vice Chancellor’s Distinguished Senior Research Award (2018)
NRF C2 rating (2015-2020)
President of the South African Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SASBMB) (2010-2012)
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Rhodes University (January 2010-December 2012)
Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Rhodes University (January 2005-December 2009)
Head of Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Rhodes University (January 2007-December 2012)
Visiting Scholar (August 2006) Section of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Life Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA.
EBRU (Environmental Biotechnology Research Unit) Research Fellow(June 2003-present)
Visiting Lecturer (June-July 2004): Department of Biological Sciences with Prof K. Hanninen at the University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Rhodes University Biochemistry Lecturer (January 2000-December 2004)
University of Cape Town Chief Scientific Officer /Postdoctoral Fellow (June 1997- Dec 1999): Dept of Chemical Pathology, UCT Medical School, and Dept of Biochemistry, UCT (June 1997- Dec 1999)
Visiting Scientist (October 1996): Ludwig Maximilians University in the Dept of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry in the Surgical Clinic and Policlinic, Munich, Germany.
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Contact information:
Tel: +27 46 6038081
Fax: +27 46 6037576
E-mail: b.pletschke@ru.ac.za
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