DERRICK BANDA | Lecturer III

Career Profile

  • From 2013-2014 worked as a Research/Laboratory Scientist for Zambia AIDS Related Tuberculosis (ZAMBART), UNZA Ridgeway Campus, Lusaka, Zambia.

  • From 2017-2018 worked as a Scientific Officer for The National Health Research and Training Institute (NHRTI), formerly called the Tropical Diseases Research Centre (TDRC), P.O. Box 71769, Ndola, Zambia.

  • Joined Mulungushi University as a Lecturer of Biological Sciences in 2018. Teaches Basic Biology Course, and specialized courses such as Basic Microbiology, Medical Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology, Bacteriology, Virology and Mycology.

        • Currently on study leave, pursuing PhD Studies in Biotechnology (Nanobiotechnology) at Kuban State Agrarian University, Krasnodar 350044, Russian Federation.

Education Background

  • General Education Certificate (Grade 12) - Malela High School, Kitwe, Zambia

  • Master of Science Degree in Biochemistry – Kazan Federal University, Kazan 420008, Russian Federation.

  • Master of Science Degree in Medical Microbiology – Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.

  • PhD Candidate in Biotechnology (Nanobiotechnology) - Kuban State Agrarian University, Krasnodar 350044, Russian Federation.

Publications

    • A comparative study of in-vivo wound healing properties of Tithonia Diversifolia. A gray crude extracts to Silver Sulphadiazine in Albino Wistar rats. DOI: 10.58920/sciphy0302237

    • The Effect of Mathematics Anxiety on Mathematics Self Efficacy and Perceived Mathemathics Achievement. DOI: 10.47772/IJRISS.2023.7683