Undergraduate Research Students

Mzuzu University

Faculty of Health Sciences

Biomedical Department

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences

2024 Available Undergraduate Research Projects

1. Physiochemical Characterization and 3D Prediction of Glycoprotein E2 of the Chikungunya Virus

2. COVID-19 Vaccine Optimization: mRNA Modifications to Increase Vaccine Half-life

3. Characterization of the Structure and Mechanisms of Putative Antimicrobial Peptides against HIV

4. In silico Designing of Efficient Peptides against Heroin Addiction  

5. Comparative Genomics and Molecular Evolution of COVID-19: New Drug and Vaccine Targets

6. In silico Designing of Efficient Peptides against Malaria   

7. Designing of Diagnostic Point of Care Kit and Vaccine Against Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae

8. Genomic and Proteomics Characterization of Enterococcus faecium Resistance Mechanism 

9. Designing Gene Therapy Vectors against Cancer 

10. Improvement of COVID-19 Viral Vaccine Efficacy through Alternative Codon Optimization

If you have your own research topic, please feel free to submit your research statement (a maximum of one page). 

2025 Available Undergraduate Research Projects

1. Development of novel multiplexed diagnostics for sexually transmitted infections

2. Antitumor Drugs through the Integration of Synthetic Biology and Chemo-enzymatic Approaches

3. Design, synthesis, and evaluation of  anti-cancer prodrugs from herbs

4. Design and Characterisation of Circular RNA Therapeutics/Vaccines

5. Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of intrinsic antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens

6. Modelling bacterial evolution of antibiotic resistance

7. Discovering, Designing, and characterizing novel antimicrobial peptides/proteins

8. Skin microbes on inflammatory skin disease

9. Applying molecular tools for the detection of zoonotic helminths in Malawi

10. Structural-based rational drug design in the control and inhibition of Chikungunya virus replication

If you have your own research topic, please feel free to submit your research statement (a maximum of one page). 

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