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Dr. David Simiyu works as a Lecturer in the Department of Botany, College of Natural and Applied Science of the University of Dar es Salaam. He is a passionate Botanist whose interests revolve around terrestrial and aquatic plants' Taxonomy, Biotechnology, and Tissue Culture. Dr Simiyu has researched and published on the genetic engineering of medicinal plants such as Panax ginseng and model plants, including Arabidopsis thaliana, contributing knowledge on the molecular regulation of plants’ metabolic pathways. He is actively involved in teaching and conducting research on plant molecular biology and algal systematics.