Ms Precious Letebele is a Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry at the University of the Free State, South Africa. She holds a Master’s degree in Biochemistry and is pursuing a PhD in Biochemistry. Her current research involves investigating the role of yeast lipid metabolism in the pathogenesis of the fungal pathogen Candida albicans. She explores the pathogenesis of the fungal yeast candida albicans by investigating the transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome of this yeast, where she employs bioinformatics techniques. Her future research interests lie in drug development to combat anti-microbial resistance.