Dr
Chinwe Chukwudi
Biographical Info
Biographical Info:
Dr Chukwudi is an experienced Veterinarian, Molecular Biologist and Clinical Pathologist, with a DVM (Distinctions) from the University of Nigeria, and a PhD in Molecular Biology and Microbial Genetics from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. A former Commonwealth Scholar (PhD studies), Erasmus Mundus Scholar and Commonwealth Fellow (Postdoc), her research interests and skills are in the area of combating infectious diseases, especially via studies in microbial pathogenesis and genetics, molecular pathology and diagnostics, antimicrobial mechanisms of action and resistance, virulence factors, toxin/antitoxin
systems, drug interactions, enhanced therapeutics and drug delivery. She is passionate about uplifting the research profile of diseases peculiar to Africa, many of which have huge prospects for the development of novel intervention strategies. Her career goal is to build a strong and
effective team of researchers that would spearhead molecular research in tropical diseases using modern biotechnology. She also has a strong passion for teaching and mentoring the upcoming generation of scientists and researchers in Africa. She is self-motivated, result-oriented, strategically focused, and meticulous. She believes that it is time for Africans to rise up and solve African problems by themselves, as well as contribute their quota to global issues. She is also a fellow of the African Postdoctoral Training Initiative (APTI Cohort 2; a partnership of the African Academy of Sciences, NIH and Bill and Melinda Gates foundation) at the National Institutes of Health, USA. Her work focuses on the use of molecular tools and biotechnology to enhance diagnostics and therapeutics.
Discipline:
Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology
Area Of Specialization:
Molecular Pathology/Pathogenesis and Microbial genetics
Institution:
University of Nigeria Nsukka
Research interest:
Infectious diseases, microbial pathogenesis and genetics, antimicrobial mechanisms of action and resistance, molecular pathology and diagnostics, enhanced therapeutics and drug delivery.
Awards:
African Postdoctoral Training Initiative (APTI) 2021-2025
Commonwealth Academic Fellowship of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK 2017-2018
For academic research at Royal Veterinary College, University of London
Nigerian Young Academy’s National Young Scientist Award 2017
For Outstanding Research in Microbiology
Erasmus Mundus DREAM ACP scholarship 2016
Academic staff mobility scheme for academic research at Universidad de Leon, Spain
Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarship of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK 2008-2012
For PhD studies at Royal Veterinary College, University of London
Best Final year student of the faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UNN2002/2003
Best final year student of the department of Vet. Parasitology and Entomology, UNN 2002/2003
Best graduating student of the department of Vet. Public Health and Preventive Medicine, UNN 2002/2003
Best graduating student of the department of Animal Health and Production, UNN 2002/2003
Roles/Contributions:
Publicity Secretary (2019-
2021), Chairperson, Publicity Committee (2019-2021), Member, Nudge Committee (2020),
Member, 2020 General Assembly and Tenth Anniversary Central Organizing Committee (2020),
Member, TETFund Position Paper Committee (2019); Chair, Drug Discovery and Metabolism
subgroup of the Biological and Health Sciences Working Group (2018 – 2020)
Scopus:https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56515441600
Google Scholar:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=eqCtnSoAAAAJ&hl=en