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Lise Korsten Quotes

South Africa

Lise Korsten is a South African Professor at the University of Pretoria who is an expert in plant pathology. In 2024 she became the first woman to lead the African Academy of Sciences.

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Science became my life’s work, research my passion and mentoring students my mission.

I always knew I wanted to work with nature. Plant pathology became a calling, combining my love of biology with real-world impact. It connected my scientific interest with a moral purpose: to make food safer for everyone.

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