Samantha Meyer

Biography:

Dr. Samantha Meyer did her undergraduate qualification in Medical Biosciences at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa. She then proceeded with postgraduate studies in the field of Applied Herbal Science and Medicine, and graduated with BSc Honours degree Cum Laude. During her Doctoral studies, she spent some time at University of Missouri-Columbia under supervision of Prof John Cannon, and obtained her PhD degree in 2009 from UWC.
     She has since been employed at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, where she currently holds position of Senior Lecturer, and heads a research group (funded by South African National Research Foundation) where she conducts research on the antimicrobial potential of indigenous SA medicinal plants.