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f.niyonzima@ur.ac.rw
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+250788536610
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Brief profile:
Dr Niyonzima Niyongabo Francois is an Associate Professor in Biochemistry. He holds a Ph. D. Biochemistry (Jain University, India) and MSc Biochemistry (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University = NMMU, South Africa). He also has a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (University of Rwanda – College of Education), and a Diploma in Management and Leadership (Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands). He has been teaching biochemistry and chemistry modules for the last 23 years. His main interest is in enzymology. He has supervised more than 100 undergraduate, master and doctoral dissertations. He has more than 100 publications on various biochemical/chemical/hematological parameters, and enzymes (such as protease, lipase, amylase, asparaginase, nitroreductase, keratinase and pollulanase) in good Journals with impact factor such as Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Molecules, Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Biologia, Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, and 3 Biotech. He has also peer-reviewed papers on Chemistry/biochemistry/biology education. He is a Reviewer of Journal of Food Biochemistry, Molecules, Journal of Basic Microbiology, Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, Resources, Environment and Sustainability, etc. He has developed some projects that were financed. He is also an Executive member of the Regional Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) of the East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO). He is an external examiner for various master's and PhD theses. https://www.adscientificindex.com/scientist/niyonzima-francois/95847
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Enzymology
Research ID number (ORCID):https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8228-5171