The Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, in collaboration with the SAMRC, proudly hosted the SAMRC Regional Grant Holders Annual Meeting at the Premier Hotel-Umhlanga. The event showcased impactful presentations by RCD Beneficiaries, including PhD students and Post-Doctoral Fellows, each sharing their… Read More
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
