Sithole-Niang, Idah (1957–)
Sithole-Niang, Idah (1957–)
Zimbabwean biochemist and geneticist. Name variations: Idah Sithole-Niang; Idah Niang; Idah Sithole. Born Oct 2, 1957, in Zimbabwe; University of London, BS in biochemistry, 1982; Michigan State University, PhD, 1988; m. Cheikh I. Niang; children: 1.
Conducted genetic studies of plants and viruses at Michigan State University (1988); became lecturer in biochemistry at University of Zimbabwe (1992), and focused research on affects of potyvirus on growth of vegetable called cowpeas, a chief food crop in Zimbabwe.
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