Amanda C Swart
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Biography
Amanda Swart is an associate professor of Biochemistry at the University of Stellenbosch where she obtained her PhD degree in 1999. As academic she teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the department of Biochemistry and is the co-leader of the P450 Steroid Research group studying steroid hormone biosynthesis and metabolism in the adrenal and prostate gland. In her group she also investigates the bioactivity of natural plant products. She has published more than 40 papers in ISI journals and serves as an editorial board member of Scientific Reports. She is a director of Sissyphus Scientific Solutions, consulting with industry.