Dr. Limson is a professor of biotechnology at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 in Grahamstown, South Africa. She holds the Department of Science and Technology–National Research Foundation South African Research Chair in Biotechnology Innovation and Engagement, and serves as director of the Biotechnology Innovation Centre (RUBIC) at Rhodes.

Her research focuses on the development of products and processes with direct societal impact. This includes the areas of water treatment and bioremediation, and the development of rapid diagnostic tests for health care management in remote areas. Through her work as chair, she studies how direct science engagement with communities regarding research and technology holds multiple benefits for communities and science students, and ultimately contributes to the successful development and deployment of beneficial products. Funded by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), her team has recently focused on developing diagnostic tests that may provide early warnings for high-risk pregnancies in remote areas.

She is a former recipient of a Highway Africa New Media Award in journalism, the National Science and Technology Forum Award for outstanding contributions to science, engineering, and technology in South Africa, and has twice been featured as one of South Africa’s Mail & Guardian Young Leaders. In 2019, she received a National Intellectual Property Management Office award for being one of the top intellectual property creators in higher education in South Africa.