Background
Wingfield was born in 1954 in Natal, South Africa where he also got his bachelor of science degree in plant pathology from the University of Natal in 1976.
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Michael Wingfield
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University of Minnesota.
Career
In 1983 he got Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Minnesota in both plant pathology and entomology and by 1988 relocated to the University of the Free State where two years later he became a professor at the Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry. Currently he serves as a director of both the National Research Foundation and Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology.
Achievements
Membership
In 1994 he became a professor at the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute and at the same place was a member of its senate as well.
