Catherine Lynne Sole | |
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Born | January 1978 |
Alma mater | BSc (University of Pretoria)
BSc (honours) Entomology (University of Pretoria) PhD Entomology (University of Pretoria) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Pretoria |
Catherine Lynne Sole is a South African entomologist. She leads the Invertebrate Biosystematics and Conservation Group (IBCG) in the department of zoology and entomology at the University of Pretoria.[1][2]
Sole completed her PhD in entomology in 2005, followed by post docs in Prof Scholtz’s group and she was appointed in 2013 as a senior lecturer in the department, promoted to associate professor in 2016 and to full professor in 2023. Sole has contributed significantly to the understanding of scarabaeoid (dung beetle) and nemopterid (lacewing) systematics at both a local and international level.[3] Sole is one of the African coordinators of the CGSG – Conservation Genetics specialist group,[4] which provides advice on genetic policy and management for the IUCN. Sole is as well associated with the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI).