Koketso Mogwera pursued a career in science because she is curious and always on a quest for knowledge. She has always been drawn to drug discovery, and this interest was brought about by the low footprint of the African continent in pharmaceutical research and development activities. This is despite the Continent’s wealth of medicinal plants. She views herself as a custodian of this wealth of natural resources, and her academic training is as step towards ensuring that these resources are harnessed for the advancement of communities in which they are found. Koketso Mogwera has obtained a PhD in Biochemistry and has a strong background in Protein Chemistry and Membrane transport studies. She has an interest in the application of biophysical approaches for accelerated discovery of novel anti-bacterial and therapeutic agents. She is currently looking for opportunity to expand her scientific competencies in a high paced and competitive research environment, and this is with the objective of asserting herself as an expert in the field of drug discovery research.