I am the director of the Protein Structure-Function Research Unit (PSFRU). This is an official Unit recognised by the University Research Council of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. The PSFRU has three academic staff members, namely, Dr Ikechukwu Achilonu, Dr Sylvia Fanucchi and Prof Yasien Sayed. The PSFRU is engaged in Protein Biochemistry research. We supervise students at the following levels: BSc Honours, MSc, and PhD. We also host and train postdoctoral… Show more I am the director of the Protein Structure-Function Research Unit (PSFRU). This is an official Unit recognised by the University Research Council of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. The PSFRU has three academic staff members, namely, Dr Ikechukwu Achilonu, Dr Sylvia Fanucchi and Prof Yasien Sayed. The PSFRU is engaged in Protein Biochemistry research. We supervise students at the following levels: BSc Honours, MSc, and PhD. We also host and train postdoctoral fellows interested in Research in the following areas: Protein over-expression and purification techniques, secondary, tertiary and quaternary protein structural characterisation, enzyme kinetics, Protein conformational and stability studies, structural biology, biological thermodynamics and molecular dynamics and docking studies. Show less