Patience Mthunzi-Kufa
- January 8, 2024
- Physicist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Patience Mthunzi-Kufa |
| Occupation | Physicist |
| Date Of Birth | May 2, 1976(1976-05-02) |
| Age | 48 |
| Birthplace | Soweto |
| Country | South Africa |
| Birth City | Gauteng |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Patience Mthunzi-Kufa Biography
| Name | Patience Mthunzi-Kufa |
| Birthday | May 2 |
| Birth Year | 1976 |
| Place Of Birth | Soweto |
| Home Town | Gauteng |
| Birth Country | South Africa |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
Patience Mthunzi-Kufa is one of the most popular and richest Physicist who was born on May 2, 1976 in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa.
Patience Mthunzi-Kufa (born 2 May 1976) is a South African physicist and Head of Biophotonics research at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. She received the Order of Mapungubwe in Bronze.
Mthunzi began to work for the National Laser Centre in the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, where she set up a functional cell-culture facility. Whilst at a conference in San Diego, Mthunzi-Kufa saw a presentation on optical tweezers which made her consider a career in biophotonics. It was not possible to study this in South Africa, so she moved to University of St Andrews, where she was the first South African PhD student in the discipline. She earned her PhD in 2010, “Optical sorting and photo-transfection of mammalian cells”. She was a member of the SPIE students chapter in St Andrews.
Patience Mthunzi-Kufa Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Physicist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Patience Mthunzi-Kufa is one of the richest Physicist from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Patience Mthunzi-Kufa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Patience Mthunzi-Kufa (Patience Mthunzi) was born on May 2, 1976 in Orlando, Soweto. She attended Reasöma Secondary School and enrolled for bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She became interested in biological science, and switched majors, graduating from Rand Afrikaans University in 1999. At the same institution, she completed postgraduate degrees in Biochemistry. She cites her aunt as inspiration: a teacher, and the only member of her family to complete a master’s degree.
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2014 – Emerging Leader at Genentech, San Francisco
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Emma Ranked on the list of most popular Physicist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Patience Mthunzi-Kufa celebrates birthday on May 2 of every year.
Mthunzi is concerned about the brain drain of African scientists out of South Africa. In 2014 she spoke at Girlpower UNISA. In 2016 she appeared on SABC 2 Visionaries’ Lounge. She has also appeared on Moves and Shakers. She was featured on CNBC Africa. She is a contributor to Talking Heads, an African speakers platform for change-makers.