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Research Scientist · 2018–

Dr. Daniel Okafor

Senior Research Scientist

Research interests: Cryo-EM and microscope development

Daniel runs our microscopes and builds new tools for them.

Publications

Cryo-EM structures of a haemoglobin variant reveal a new allosteric state

P. Natarajan, D. Okafor, L. Fischer, A. Rao

Nature, 2026Cover articleCited by 3

Forty structures of a protease bound to inhibitors

D. Okafor, M. Chen, T. Herrera, A. Rao

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2025Cited by 41

Structure of a membrane transporter in lipid nanodiscs

M. Chen, D. Okafor, A. Rao

Nature Communications, 2024Cited by 88

A low-cost grid preparation robot for cryo-EM

D. Okafor, V. Shah, A. Rao

Journal of Structural Biology, 2023Cited by 140

Engineered fluorescent sensors and methods of use

A. Rao, D. Okafor

Patent application, 2021Patent