Dr. Takalani Mulaudzi has been employed as an associate professor at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in the Department of Biotechnology (BTY). She previously completed 3.5 years of postdoctoral research at the Agricultural Research (ARC) Council under the Professional Development Program within the National Agricultural Proteomics Research and Services Unit in collaboration with UWC. She is a principal investigator of the Molecular Sciences and Biochemistry Research Laboratory (MSBLab), the main focus of which is studying different mechanisms used by plants to adapt to and tolerate abiotic stresses, such as salinity and drought. This is achieved through the exogenous treatment of plants with natural biomolecules to induce the plants' inherent defence systems.