Select Publications:
(undergraduate students highlighted in Blue)
1. Structural and Functional Analyses of Trypanosoma brucei Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase: A Potential Target for Antitrypanosomal Drug Development. ACS Omega. 2026. P. Makori, N. Poolsawat, F. Payne, M. Gatling, C. Greer, D. Hayes, A. Jefferson, M. Maxwell, C. Smith, J. Watson, L. Williams, J. Barkley, C. Pepper, T. Zininga, O. Pooe, L. Zuma, S. Subramanian, P. J Myler, O Asojo, G. Chakafana*
2. Structural Characterization of Glycolytic Enzymes from Trypanosoma cruzi. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 2026. Austin, K., Obachi, V.A., Muzenda, F.L., Moetlediwa, M.T., Agyei, C., Craig, T., Abendroth, J., Edwards, T., Nguyen, M., Tran, N., Staker, B, T. Zininga, K. Govendor., G Chakafana*
3. Crystal structure of carbon–nitrogen hydrolase from Helicobacter pylori G27. Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 2026. Srivastava, A., Ayanlade, J.P., Suleiman, L., Udell, H., Abendroth, J., Lorimer, D.J., Edwards, T.E., Staker, B.L., Zigweid, R., Subramanian, S., Myler, P.J., G. Chakafana*, O. Asojo*
4 Advances in Biomarker Discovery for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Current Status and Future Directions. Current Heart Failure Reports. 2025. E. Pretorius, S. Annareddy, A. Barnet, V. Kodogo, K. Sliwa, G. Chakafana, T. Zininga
5.Clinical characteristics, echocardiographic findings, six-month outcomes in Ugandan women with peripartum cardiomyopathy. ESC Heart Failure. 2025. J. Nabbaale, K. Sliwa, A. Nakimuli, G. Chakafana, W. Zhang, P. Lwabi, J. Omagino, S. Lubega, E. Sebatta, J. Kayima, E. Okello
6. Relationship between baseline right ventricular systolic function and left ventricular recovery at six-months of follow up among women with peripartum cardiomyopathy in Uganda. Int. J of Cardiology Heart and Vasculature. 2025. J. Nabbaale, E. Okello, A. Nakimuli, G. Chakafana, K. Sliwa
7. The biochemistry of heat shock proteins from human intracellular protozoan parasites as diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers. Biochemistry. 2025. G. Chakafana, Zininga, T
8. Ternary structure of Plasmodium vivax N-myristoyl transferase (PvNMT) with myristoyl-CoA and inhibitor IMP-0001173. Acta Crystallographica F. 2024. C. Bolling, A. Mendez, S. Taylor, S. Makumire, A Reers, R. Zigweid, S. Subramanian, D. M. Dranow, B. Staker, T. E. Edwards, E W. Tate, A. S. Bellg, P. J. Myler, O. A. Asojo, and G. Chakafana*
9. Structure of Plasmodium vivax N-myristoyl transferase with inhibitor IMP-1088 - exploring an NMT inhibitor for antimalarial therapy. ACTA Cryst. 2024. A. Mendez, C. Bolling, S. Taylor, S. Makumire, A. Reers, R. Zigweid, S. Subramanian, D.M. Dranow, B. Staker, T.E. Edwards, E.W.Tate, A.S. Bell, P.J. Myler, O.A. Asojo and G. Chakafana*
10. Structures of Brucella ovis leucine-, isoleucine-, valine-, threonine- and alanine-binding protein reveal a conformationally flexible peptide-binding cavity. Acta Crystallographica F. 2024. G. Chakafana*, R. Boswell, A. Chandler, K A. Jackson, S. Neblett, T. Postal, S. Subramanian, J. Abendroth, P J. Myler and O A. Asojo*