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Name: Prof Paul A Kappo
Location: C2 Lab 426 Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
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About Prof Paul A Kappo
Prof Abidemi Paul Kappo’s broad research niche is Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology (macromolecular X-ray crystallography, biomolecular NMR spectroscopy and bioinformatics) applications in the discovery, design and development of biopharmaceuticals. My immediate research endeavour is centred around molecular and cell biology, computational biology and mathematical modelling in rational drug discovery and development for communicable and non-communicable diseases. More so, aptamer technology and nanobiotechnology are applied in the fabrication of point-of-care diagnostics (especially in developing lateral flow devices) for disease diagnosis in non-clinical settings. Another area of expertise in my group revolves around cancer biology as it relates to nanotechnology and plant natural products. Neglected tropical diseases have been at the core of our research initiatives, but studies are often conducted on diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s, obesity and diabetes. Mathematical modelling is used to model the spread of disease and co-infection between diseases and as a tool for biocontrol measures. My research endeavour can be summarised under this title: Development of biotherapeutic and diagnostic tools in treating communicable and non-communicable diseases.