ZULFA ISMAIL SHABANI

Assistant Lecturer, Dar Es Salaam University College Of Education

Education:

MSc. in Biochemistry, University of Dar es salaam

Teaching:

Genetics/Genomics, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology.

Research:

Genomics, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry.

Projects:

HIV and Lactic acidosis: Molecular Interaction between mtDNA Pol γ and Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs) that Lead to Lactic Acidosis in People Taking ARVs.

Publications:

1. Lyimo, B. M., Bakari, C., Popkin-Hall, Z. R., Giesbrecht, D. J., Seth, M. D., Pereus, D., Shabani, Z. I., Moshi, R., Boniface, R., Mandara, C. I., Madebe, R., Juliano, J. J., Bailey, J. A., & Ishengoma, D. S. (2024). Genetic polymorphism and evidence of signatures of selection in the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein gene in Tanzanian regions with different malaria endemicity. Malaria Journal, 23(1), 139.
2. Shabani, Z. I., Mfilinge, P. L., & Mpenda, F. N. (2022). Compositional properties and codon usage pattern of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I gene among Potamidids.