Timothy Macqueen

As a dedicated environmental professional, I am interested in plant ecology and plant genetics. During the past 5 years I have achieved the following:

 Developed a novel genetic method for detecting hybrid Proteas.

 Selected from over 1000 applicants for the WWF graduate leader’s internship.

 Redesigned the laboratory DNA extraction protocol for Protea leaves to obtain better DNA yields than standard plant DNA extraction kits (and at 1% of the usual cost). The exacting standards for precision and accuracy required in a molecular laboratory will be an asset in any scientific environment.

 Designed primers to use for detecting detect hybrid Proteas via gel electrophoresis.

CAREER SUMMARY (all in South Africa)

Dates Positions Companies

04/2021 – 03/2022 Research Assistant Natural Science Collections Facility (NSCF)

12/2020 – 03/2021 Research Assistant South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)

04/2019 – 03/2020 World Wildlife Fund Intern Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency

2017-2018 Master of Science (Botany) Nelson Mandela University

Thesis topic: “Re-opening the case of Frankenflora: Evidence of hybridisation between local and introduced Protea species at Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve”

2016-2016 Bachelor of Science (Honours) Botany Cum Laude Nelson Mandela University

Research topic: Mapping and assessing the distribution of Invasive Alien Plant Species (IAPS) in estuaries along the Western Cape coastline of South Africa

Specialisations: General botanical techniques, marine botany, landscape ecology and GIS, plant ecology, R statistics

2012-2015 Bachelor of Science (Botany and Zoology) Nelson Mandela University

2011 Matric Westering High School