Curriculum Vitae
Jonathan Mufandaedza (Ph.D), 11033 Mapako Phase1, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
[email protected] : +263776901997
Personal Details Sex: Male; Date of Birth: 5/05/70: Marital Status: Married.
Summary Career Objective
Dynamic Advisor, Science Technology & Innovation with a proven track record of driving
strategic planning, research, and innovation efforts, as well as managing complex activities,
funds, and property. Skilled in cultivating key strategic partnerships, mobilizing resources,
and overseeing business execution. Adept at providing policy direction, leadership, and
oversight for network operations. Proven ability to lead vision and program development,
manage financial, administrative, and HR functions, and establish new initiatives. Committed
to contributing to sustainable socio-economic development through science, technology,
innovation, and public engagement.
Academic Background
PhD (science and Agriculture-Nanotechnology-2014, UL,South Africa), Executive Master of
Business Administration (MSU, 2017,Zimbabwe), Master of Science (Biotechnology-
2002,UZ, Zimbabwe),BSc (Applied Biology & Biochemistry Honors Degree-Upper Class-
NUST,1995, Zimbabwe), Postgraduate Diploma (Food & Nutrition Security- First Class-WUR,
Netherlands)
Further Professional Training
Grass roots communication and campaign, Alliance for Science (Cornell University, USA,
2015), Biosafety Course for African Regulators -NEPAD -AUDA,Uganda), CBD Notification
2016-124 - Biosafety Clearing-House Training (Cancun, Mexico ), Postgraduate Diploma:
Food & Nutrition Security (Netherlands) (2007),Advanced IBSA Nanoscience Water South
Africa (2009), Environmental Educators’ Course & Attachment Programme (SADC-Reep
South Africa) (2005) PMIS 14001 Environmental Management Systems Auditing Certificate (
2003).
Boards and Professional Memberships (---Abridged Version)
Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) -ADVISOR, Open Forum of Agricultural Biotechnology
(OFAB)-CHAIRMAN, Food Standards Advisory member(FSAB)-BOARD MEMBER,
Biotechnology Trust of Zimbabwe (BTZ)-BOARD MEMBER, SADC/NEPAD SANBIO
steering committee-CHAIRMAN, UN CBD-Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety-ZIMBABWE
NATIONAL FOCAL POINT, UN CBD- Biosafety Clearing House Mechanism-ZIMBAMBWE
NATIONAL FOCAL POINT, UN- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and
Biotechnology (ICGEB)- LIASON, UNESCO Natural Sciences-NATIONAL STANDING
COMIITTEE MEMBER, National CODEX Committee on Biosafety-MEMBER, Association of
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National Biosafety Agencies in Africa (ANBAA)Kenya-MEMBER, Medical Controls Authority
of Zimbabwe Board-COMMITTEE MEMBER, Food and Nutrition Security,
(WUR,Netherlands)-ALUMINA, Catalysis Society of South Africa (CATSA)-PAST MEMBER,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Society of Zimbabwe (BMBSZ)-MEMBER.and Zimbabwe
Council for Higher Education-ZIMCHE)-EXTERNAL REVIEWER
Professionaland work experience
Director- Enviroforensic Intelligence & Technology (2019-to date)
Chief Executive Officer & Registrar: National Biotechnology Authority of Zimbabwe
(2013-2018)
Chairperson, SADC- NEPAD Sanbio Steering Committee
Chairperson, Principal Researcher & Senior Lecturer- Biotechnology Department,
Chinhoyi University of Technology (2003-2007, 2011)
Dean of Science and Agriculture, Great Zimbabwe University (2011-2013)
Editorship: Reviewer for Zimbabwe Journal of Science and Technology (GZJST), a peer-
reviewed open access academic journal.
University of Limpopo (South Africa): Lecturer: Department of Chemistry, University of
Limpopo, South Africa (2007-2012):
U.B- Chemist (1996-2000)
Languages: English and Shona (Fluent, excellent written and oral skills).
Computer Skills:Microsoft word, Excel & Internet, access, Power Point, Minitab, EPIinfo,
SSP.
Prestigious Awards
Public Management Institute’s: -The best run Public Research institution in Zimbabwe (2015);
MegaFest Prodigious Innovation Award: - special recognition for prodigious and immaculate
business acumen (2016)
MegaFest Leadership Award Aaward:-Outstanding industrialist of the year (2017)
Consultancies, grants and major projects (--- abridged version)
Mufandaedza J. African Union (AU) Consultant: AU high level panel expert on new and
emerging technologies (2023- To date),Mufandaedza J. Stichting Libertas International,
Netherlands, Lecturer for Online MBA -SUSTAINABILITY module (2024 to
date),Mufandaedza J. Associate Consultant: Bioville Zimbabwe (2024 to date),
Mufandaedza J PATAM (Pan African Treatment Access Movement) Research Consultant:
A Collaboration With The O’Neil Institute, Georgetown University, USA on a Diagnostic
Initiative (2024 to date),Mufandaedza J. United Nations-Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD) Consultant: Voluntary Review Process (VRP) Sri Lanka and Uganda
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:development of a methodology for the voluntary peer review mechanism for national
biodiversity strategies and action plans, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2018 ),Mufandaedza J. The Bio-
Bridge Initiative (BBI) Grant with support from the Government of the Republic of Korea and
Japan for technical and scientific cooperation (TSC) under the Convention of Biological
Diversity and its Protocols (2018),Mufandaedza J and others: Strengthening Biodiversity
and Ecosystems Management and Climate-Smart Landscapes in the Mid to Lower Zambezi
Region of Zimbabwe (2018)Mufandaedza J.SADC Trade Relate Facility(TRF) grant (2018)
Mufandaedza J. FERMBIOBIZ Grant , SANBIO/ BIOFISA, (2018) Mufandaedza J Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Grant. Strengthening controls of food safety threats, plant
and animal pests and diseases for agricultural productivity and trade in Southern Africa
Mufandaedza J .European Union (EU) Grant – Sanitary and Phytosanitary (EU-SPS) project
- Zimbabwe: Strengthening the national sanitary and phytosanitary institutional framework
(A293), International Trade Centre (2017)Mufandaedza J .SADC EU Trade Related Facility.
Strengthening National Quality Infrastructure in Zimbabwe to improve compliance with the
TBT and SPS cross border trade (2017) Mufandaedza J. UN Environment - Global
Environment Facility Project for Sustainable Capacity Building for Effective Participation in
the Biosafety Clearing House (Biosafety Clearing House-III) (2017) Mufandaedza J
.H3ABioNet: Bioinformatics solutions for H3Africa (2U24HG006941-06). H3ABioNet (2017)
Mufandaedza J. The Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) training course on dna technologies
for rapid species identification in 2018) Mufandaedza J., WHO/FAO Consultant: Biofortified
crops technologies. Sulker Institute New York , USA, ( 2016), Mufandaedza J. United
Nations Development Program (UNDP)Consultant :The use of biotechnology in
Zimbabwe, workshop for Portfolio Committee on Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and
Technology Development, Masvingo, Great Zimbabwe Hotel from the 25th - 28th of September
2015)Mufandaedza J., Team lealder Zimbabwe/FAO Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF)
project: gcp/sfs/001/mul )Mufandaedza J and others : Strengthening controls of food safety
threats, plant and animal pests and diseases for agricultural productivity and trade in
Southern Africa. 13-17 JULY 2015, Mufandaedza J. National Resource Person for
Zimbabwe: A benchmark survey by COMESA ACTESA on the status of GM-Crops and
Biosafety Regulatory frameworks in Zimbabwe. May 2014.Mufandaedza J., Regional
Consultant and Sub-contractor for SADC regional Genok- Norad Evaluations for
Catargena Protocol on Biosafety in Zambia, China, South Africa December,
2015)Mufandaedza J. Consultant: COMESA and SADC biotechnology and Biosafety Policy
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frameworks (2014)Mufandaedza J Limpopo Agricultural technology technology ( LATS)
Internal Consultant: R & D of new products and assisting in The transformation of
technologies at SMEs level into Industrial level of production (2009-2011).
Research Publications and Presentations …(Abridged)
Mufandaedza J,,et al., (2018). Unlocking the potential of synthetic biology for improving
livelihoods in Africa. Journal of Applied Sciences (Accepted for publication, 2018),
Mufandaedza.J, et al., Bioinformatics In Zimbabwe (Journal of Bioinformatics International,
2018), Mufandaedza,J,,et al.,Biotrade: The Zimbabwean context. Journal of Life Sciences
(JLS17050901), Mufandaedza J,,et al.,(2017). RpoB Gene-Based Characterization of Non-
Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Zimbabwe. Journal of Advances in Microbiology. 6 (1), 1-7.
Mufandaedza J.et al., Status of biotechnology in Zimbabwe: Towards a more sustainable
biotechnology era in Zimbabwe. Industrial Biotechnology in Non-Aligned and other
developing countries. Current status and future prospects, NAM. Maranda E- Londt and a
Badr (Eds). Chapter 16 pages 182-198, (2014). Mufandaedza J, et al., Public Perception
Towards Transgenic Crops And Genetically Modified Foods In Zimbabwe. Proceedings of
the 2015 Conference on Research and Innovation in Technical and Vocational Education:
The 21st Century Scenario for Zimbabwe.13 march 2015 ISBN 978-0-7974-9662-0.
Mufandaedza J., et al.,Voluntary labelling of food and feed that are and are not products of
genetic modification ZW336.Standards Association of Zimbabwe (2016),Mufandaedza J., et
al., WHO/FAO Biofortified crops: agronomic biofortification, conventional plant breeding, and
bio-engineering. Accepted for publication in NEW York papers, New York from 6-8 April 2016.
Mufandaedza J.Catalytic detection of organo-pesticides using methallophthalocynanine
complexes in combination with carbon nanotubes doped with metal nanoparticles. The NEW
DAWN Newsletter, Finding solutions for Africa. Vol.1 pages 25-27 August, 2014.,
Mufandaedza, J., Magadzu, T. A sensor platform: Iron-nanotube conjugates for detection
of aldicarb.J. Zim. Stud.: Scie. Techn. Health. (2012) Vol. 1. No 1. Mufandaedza, J., et al.,
Heavy metal analysis of fresh water supplies and wastewaters: A case of Chinhoyi and
Harare, Zimbabwe. International Researchers. (2012) Vol. 1(4), 2012. Mufandaedza J.et
al., Application of statistical control charts to climate change detection in masvingo city,
Zimbabwe. J Environ. Res. Develop. 2012., Mufandaedza, J et al., Analysis of trends in dry
spells during rainy seasons for Masvingo airport and Zaka stations in Masvingo province,
Zimbabwe: J. Environ. Res. Develop. Vol .7 No.1A July-Sept 2012. Mufandaedza, J., et al.,
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Sensor platform: Copper nanoparticle-nanotube conjugate for detection of dicrotophos. Paper
accepted at the ‘1st Biotechnology World Congress', February 14thto 15th (2012) Dubai, UAE.,
Mufandaedza J.,et al.,Sensor platform “Behaviour of glass carbon electrode (GCE) modified
with iron (II) phthalocyanine (FePc) and mutliwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) towards
the development of a composite sensor detection of aldicarb”. Ministry of higher and tertiary
education Research and Intellectual Expo (RIE). Journal of Zimbabwean Studies 16-18
February 2011., Mufandaedza J., et al., (2006). Antimicrobial properties of lactic acid
bacteria and yeast-LAB cultures isolated from traditional fermented milk against pathogenic
E. coli and S. enteritidis strains. International Journal of Microbiology. 2006 Apr 15; 108
(1):147-52, Mufandaedza J,,et al., (2005). Safety of Fermented Milk Products Produced by
the New Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Zimbabwean Traditional Foods. Proceedings of
the 7th Science and Technology Symposium, 1-3 Sept 2005. Mufandaedza J., (2002)
Awareness of the risks of HIV infection by urban and rural high school attendees. Central
African Journal of Medicine 48 (9-10):112-6. Mufandaedza J.,,et al., Coping Skills: A
Facilitator’s Manual by for UNESCO Harare P. O. Box HG435, Harare, Zimbabwe ISBN 92-
9124-039-9.
References
Dr Anthony Phiri, Director Prof. Kudakwashe Chitindingu Prof Ereck Chakauya, The
EMRECC Network Manager, AUDA-
Executive Dean School of
Harare Institute of NEPAD SANBio,
Technology Health Sciences, Chinhoyi CSIR, Building 20,
P. O. Box BE 277, Meiring Naudé Road,
University of Technology P. Bag
Belvedere, Harare, Brummeria, Gutshwa
Zimbabwe +263 4 741 7724 Pretoria, South Africa,
422-36 Tel:+27 12 841 3808,
Chinhoyi.Zimbabwe.Tel: +263
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www.cut.ac.zw.
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