The United Nations’ 8th International Day of Women and Girls in Science is commemorated on 11 February. Women are the greatest resource any country has. Providing encouragement and opportunity for girls and women in science is one the most powerful… Read More
UNIZULU Student Taking His Life in Strides
Comrades Marathon made a comeback following a two-year break due to Covid-19. Elijah Mushka Mantshi, a 39-year-old University of Zululand Master of Science(MSC) student in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, joined the 13 213 runners that took part in… Read More
Hands- on Bioinformatics Workshop
The Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at the university of Zululand recently hosted a hands-on bioinformatics Workshop. Bioinformatics involves using computer and software programs to understand the biological process. This field of research is considered a scarce skill in Africa… Read More
Official Opening of Biochemistry Research Centre in Collaboration with SAMRC
The Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU), in collaboration with the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), has officially opened the Biochemistry Research Centre wherein three research laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment are set up. The… Read More
UNIZULU honors students excelled in Postgraduate Studies
Students from the faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering Department in the Biochemistry and Microbiology Siphesihle Msweli, Andiswa Chonco and Lihle Msweli, from the, Faculty of Science, made the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) proud by publishing their honors project work… Read More
UNIZULU RESEARCHERS SOLVED THE SIX DECADES OLD MYSTERY OF THE EVOLUTION OF ELECTRON TRANSFER PROTEINS
UNIZULU RESEARCHERS SOLVED THE SIX DECADES OLD MYSTERY OF THE EVOLUTION OF ELECTRON TRANSFER PROTEINS Electron transfer proteins such as iron-sulfur cluster proteins are believed to have evolved early during chemical evolution. These proteins are ancient proteins considered as living… Read More
UNIZULU academic to give a talk on P450 enzymes
Professor Khajamohiddin Syed, from the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) has been invited to give a talk in a faculty development program by REVA University in India (online talk). The five-day Faculty Development Programme,… Read More
The SAMRC and University of Zululand join forces to help manage COVID-19 in the City of uMhlatuze
The Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) and the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) have partnered to provide a wastewater-based early warning system for COVID-19 in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Shortly after the start of the… Read More
Discovery of Proteins to Fight Parasitic Disease
Researchers at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) have collaborated on research that details their discovery of three new classes of detoxification proteins from a human pathogen that causes a serious gastrointestinal disease. Professor Khajamohiddin… Read More
UNIZULU Hosts a Virtual Lecture on Covid-19 in SA
The University of Zululand (UNIZULU), through the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, recently hosted a webinar which formed part of the institution’s ongoing lecture series to celebrate its 60th anniversary.The webinar zoomed in on Covid-19, looking at how it started,… Read More