2025 NRF Lifetime Achievement Award for Prof. Jill Farrant
Dr Fulufhelo Nelwamondo, NRF CEO, and Dr Blade Nzimande, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation with MCB's Prof. Jill Farrant and her Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Jill Farrant, who holds the SARChI Chair in Plant Desiccation Tolerance and is based in UCT’s Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, is an internationally acclaimed plant molecular physiologist. As the world’s leading expert on resurrection plants, her work has positioned South Africa at the forefront of climate-adaptive agricultural science. Her transformative contribution to the field has far-reaching implications for global food security and climate resilience (excerpt from UCT News article).
Read the full article by Sarah Marriott here.
Read the NRF's article here.