Lise Korsten

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. Quotes Science became my life’s work, research my passion and mentoring students my mission. https://aasciences.africa/news/aas-president-lise-korsten-champions-safe-food-for-all 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. https://aasciences.africa/news/aas-president-lise-korsten-champions-safe-food-for-all External links Category:Women scientists from South Africa Category:Women academics from South Africa Category:Living people