Dr Tiisetso Lephoto

Dr Tiisetso Lephoto is a scientist specialising in Nematology and biotechnology.  She is  a member of Golden Key International Honour Society and 2013 Falling Walls Lab 2nd place Winner.

She is passionate about Science, particularly Microbiolog, biological control of insects and Biotechnology. In 2013 she was nominated for the Biotech Fundi Public leader award 2013 and Biotech best researcher award 2012.

Lephoto, 28, recently won Best Young Researcher at The Innovation Hub’s Biotech Fundi Awards, and has presented her research at national and international conferences.

She is also involved in various non-profit organisations, including Go Maths, and Katleho Pele Education, which assist school learners with improving their grades. She is also the founder of Yes We Are Moving, which promotes exercise to school learners, and university students.

But science continues to remain central to her life. “Through cutting edge scientific research, we can build a safe, healthy and winning nation.”