DATE OF BIRTH: September 29, 1967
NATIONALITY: Zimbabwean
MARITAL STATUS: Single
ADDRESS:Coastal Plain Experiment Station
P. O. Box 748
Tifton, GA 31 793-0784
Tel: (912) 386 3370 Fax: (912) 386 7285
Email: [email protected]

OBJECTIVES: My aim is to obtain a position that utilizes my knowledge, skills and experience most efficiently. I am a self-motivated and hardworking Mycologist. Mycology, including fungal isolation, identification and classification is a field I enjoy working in. My skills in single sporing, the use of the compound microscope and other classical methods for fungal identification are invaluable. In addition, I have gained experience working with mycotoxin contamination and detection, teaching and research. I am committed to my work, very open minded and ready to learn more, for such is the life of man, to seek wisdom and understanding so he can live well and healthy, as he ponders on the meaning of life and goes on through the journey of dreams!.
 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

1997 - current: Postdoctoral Research Scientist, University of Georgia, USA.
1991 - 1994 : PhD Mycology/Microbiology, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom.
1987 - 1989 : BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare.
 

COURSES

1991 - 1994: UNIVERSITY OF SURREY
PhD (Mycology/Microbiology), thesis entitled "The Incidence, Geographical Distribution and Taxonomy of Fusarium Species of the Section Liseola on Zimbabwean Corn and the Application of their Mating Types and Secondary Metabolite Production to their Identification" ( cultures deposited at I.M.I.)

1987-1989: UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE
BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences
General courses
Biological Sciences:
Mycology, Bacteriology, Virology, Vertebrate & Invertebrate Zoology, Animal Physiology, Plant Growth and Nutrition, Plant Physiology, Plant Taxonomy, Neuromuscular Physiology, Ethology, Genetics and Ecology

Chemistry: Organic, Inorganic, Physical and General Chemistry

Specialized Courses
Environmental and Industrial Microbiology, General Mycology, Plant Pathology, Microbial Genetics and Population, Quantitative and Molecular Genetics.
 
 

RESEARCH AND WORK EXPERIENCE

1997-CURRENT

Postdoctoral Research Scientist, University of Georgia, Coastal Plain Experiment Station.
Supervisor: Professor David M. Wilson.
Research areas:
. Fungal interactions on corn with particular emphasis on Fusarium moniliforme and Aspergillus     flavus.
. The effect of Trichoderma on aflatoxin production on drought stressed peanuts.
. Screening of fungi for possible suppression/inhibition of aflatoxin production by members of the A. flavus group.
Additional experience: Interdisciplinary collaborative studies for aflatoxin and fumonisin analysis using HPLC (Waters 600E Multisolvent Delivery System, U6K Injector, Waters 717 Autosampler and a Scanning Fluorescent Detector) equipped with Millennium v3.05.01 Software and by the Vicam Fluorometer Aflatest method.
 

1995-1997:

Faculty position, University of Zimbabwe (Assistant Professor), Institute of Food, Nutrition, and Family Sciences (IFNFS), Harare, Zimbabwe.
Duties:
Academic/Teaching
Taught the following undergraduate and postgraduate courses:
FS101: Cell Biology and Immunology (24 lecture hours per semester + 24 hours laboratory)
FS105: Genetics and Molecular Biology (24 lecture hours per semester + 24 hours laboratory)
FS 206: General Microbiology and Food Microbiology (48 lecture hours per semester + 24 hours laboratory)
CR102: Microbiology for Agricultural students (24 lecture hours per semester + 16 hours laboratory)
MS108: Food Microbiology (MSc. Students) (24 lecture hours per semester + 24 hours laboratory)

Supervision of Mphil and PhD students

Research
. Assessment of post harvest losses on Zimbabwean cereals
. Mycotoxin analysis
. Mycofloral analysis of Zimbabwean cereals.

University Service
. Departmental Chairman (Acting)
. Attachment/Student Placement Coordinator
. Responsible for the departmental Teaching and Examination Timetable
. Representative on Faculty of Science Regulations Subcommittee for IFNFS
. First year Student Coordinator and Counselor.
 

Served in the Following Departmental committees
. Honours Committee
. Mature/Special Entry Committee
. Student Attachments Committee
. Departmental Regulations Committee
. Departmental Teaching and Examinations Timetable Committee

Consultancy Work
. microbiological analysis of food products from private companies.
. mycological and mycotoxin analysis on cereals and oilseeds from public and private companies.
 

1989-1991

Research Assistantship and Other Jobs
. Data entry and analysis using SPSS for an ecology research project.
. Survey of farmer knowledge on soils in the Midlands region of Zimbabwe
. Reaching Assistant-Biological Sciences, University of Zimbabwe
. Biology teacher at Zimbabwe Distance Educational College (ZDECO)
. Teaching Assistant-School of Biological Sciences, University of Surrey
. Customer Service Assistant - Tesco Super Store, Guildford 2590 Branch
 

SHORT COURSES, CONFERENCES, AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

. Presented posters at the Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop held in Atlanta, GA. Oct 21-22, 1999
. Presented a paper at the 31^st Annual APRES Meeting , July 13-16, 1999. Savannah, GA. . Presented a poster at the " Toxicology of Fumonisins" conference held in Washington DC,
June 28-30, 1999.
. Presented a paper at the Annual meeting of the Southern Regional Group-51 on Mycotoxins in Foods and Feed Grains. Jan 25-27, 1999. New Orleans, La.
. Attended the Institute of Food Technologists annual conference held in Atlanta, GA.
June 21-24,1998.
. Participated in developing a training manual on Food Safety Processing in the informal Sector at a Food Safety conference held in Mauritius, March 10-14, 1997.
. Participated in developing a training module on Food Composition and Hygiene at a workshop held in Wageningen, The Netherlands. Dec 2-14, 1996
. Organized a workshop on Food Hygiene Management, University of Zimbabwe, Harare.
Jan 29^th- Feb 2^nd 1996.
. Organized a workshop on Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology, University of Zimbabwe, Harare. Sept 9-13, 1996.
. Organized and participated on a workshop to train teachers on the use of a Training Manual on Food, Nutrition and Health Education for Primary School Teachers, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Sept 2-5, 1996.
. Attended a regional Joint ECSAFoST/ICD/FAO/WHO workshop on HACCP, Harare, Zimbabwe. Sept 30-Oct 3, 1996.
. Attended a workshop on: IUFoST/ECSAFoST Safe Food Symposium, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Sept 26-27, 1996.
. 1992-1994 Student member of the British Mycological Society.
. Presented a poster at the Carcinogecity and Toxicity of Mycotoxin conference. Brunel University, United Kingdom, April 1993
. Presented a poster at the Third European Seminar on Fusarium held in Poland, Sept 1992.
. Presented a paper at the British Mycological Society seminar held at Portsmouth University, United Kingdom, July 1993.
 

PUBLICATIONS AND ABSTRACTS

Nirenberg H., O'Donnel K., Kroschel K., Andrianaivo P., Frank J. M. and Mubatanhema W. 1998. Two new species of Fusarium: Fusarium brevicatenulatum from the noxious weed Striga in Madagascar and Fusarium pseudoanthophilum from Zea mays in Zimbabwe. Mycologia90 459-464.

Mubatanhema W. and Wilson D. M. 1999. A comparison of the suppression of aflatoxin production in liquid cultures of Aspergillus flavus NRRL 5520 by Fusarium moniliforme, Aspergillus niger, Rhizopus and a low aflatoxin producing Aspergillus flavus strain NRRL 5565. Submitted for publication.

Mubatanhema W., Moss M. O., Wilson D. M. and Frank M. J. 1999. Prevalence of Fusarium species of the Liseola section on Zimbabwean corn and their ability to produce the mycotoxins zearalenone, moniliformin and fumonisins. Submitted for publication.

Mubatanhema W., Jurjevic Z., Wilson D. M. Widstrom N. E., Meredith F. and Evans B. 1999. Occurrence of fumonisins and aflatoxins in the south Georgia corn survey from 1996 to 1999. Submitted for publication.

Mubatanhema W., Jurjevic Z., Wilson D. M., Widstrom N. E. and Evans B.1999. Mycofloral analysis of preharvest south georgia corn survey from 1996 to 1999. Submitted for publication.

Mubatanhema W. and Wilson D. M. 1999. A comparison of the suppression of aflatoxin production in liquid cultures of Aspergillus flavus NRRL 5520 by Fusarium moniliforme, Aspergillus niger, Rhizopus and a low aflatoxin producing Aspergillus flavus strain NRRL 5565. Abstract. Thirty- First Meeting: American Peanut Research and Education Society. Savannah, Ga.

Mubatanhema W., Jurjevic Z., Wilson D. M., Widstrom N. E., Meredith F. and Evans B. 1999. Occurrence of fumonisins and aflatoxins in the south Georgia corn survey from 1996 to 1998. Abstract. The Toxicology of Fumonisins. Arlington, Va.

Mubatanhema W., Jurjevic Z., Wilson D. M., Widstrom N. E., Meredith F. and Evans B. 1999. Occurrence of fumonisins and aflatoxins in the south Georgia corn survey from 1996 to 1998. Abstract. AOAC, International. Houston, Tx.

Mubatanhema W., Jurjevic Z., Wilson D. M., Widstrom N. E., Meredith F. and Evans B. 1999. Occurrence of fumonisins and aflatoxins in the south Georgia corn survey from 1996 to 1999. 1999. Abstract. Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop: Strategies for the New Millennium. Atlanta, Ga.

Wilson D. M., Widstrom N. E., Brock J., Mubatanhema W. and Evans B. 1999. Summary of studies using the norsolorinic acid producing Aspergillus parasiticus mutant to study infection and visually screen for aflatoxin resistance in corn. Abstract. Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop: Strategies for the New Millennium. Atlanta, Ga.

Wauchope D., Ho A., Holbrook C. C., Haney B., Mubatanhema W. and Wilson D. M. 1999. Rapid and sensitive analytical methods for aflatoxins: An Update. 1999. Abstract. Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop: Strategies for the New Millennium. Atlanta, Ga.

Mubatanhema W., Jurjevic Z., Wilson D. M., Widstrom N. E., Meredith F. and Evans B. 2000. Occurrence of fumonisins and aflatoxins in the south Georgia corn survey from 1996 to 1999. Abstract. Fumonisins: Risk Assessment Workshop. College Park, MD

Mubatanhema W., Jurjevic Z., Wilson D. M., Widstrom N. E., and Evans B. 2000. Mycofloral analysis of preharvest south georgia corn survey from 1996 to 1999. 2000. Abstract. Fumonisins: Risk Assessment Workshop. College Park, MD
 

HOBBIES

Playing and coaching Soccer, Scrabble, Chess and Basketball.
 

REFERENCES

Dr. David M. Wilson
University of Georgia
Coastal Plain Expt. Station
Department of Plant Pathology
P.O. Box 748.
Tifton Ga 31793 - 0748
Tel: (912) 386 3369
Email: [email protected]

Dr. R. Walcott
University of Georgia
Department of Plant Pathology
Miller Plant Bldg
Athens, Ga 30602-7274
Tel: (706) 542 2571
Email: [email protected]

Dr Trust Beta
University of Zimbabwe
IFNFS
P.O. Box MP 167
Mt Pleasant
Harare
Zimbabwe
Tel: 263-4-303211 Extn 1413
email: [email protected]

Dr. P. Mandebvu
W.H Miner Agricultural Research Institute.
P. O Box 100
Chazy NY 12921
Tel: (518) 846 7121
Email: [email protected]

Ms A. E. Mudukuti
Human and Community Resource Development.
Ohio State University
2120 Fyffe Road
Columbus OH 43210-5000
Tel: 614-451 8493
Email: [email protected]

Dr. R Gitaitis
University of Georgia
Coastal Plain Expt. Station
Department of Plant Pathology
P.O. Box 748.
Tifton Ga 31793 - 0748
Tel: (912) 386 3369
Email: [email protected]