February 2021 This month’s Ambassador of the month is Rebecca Chukwuanukwu, Lecturer and Research Scientist based at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka (Nigeria). Rebecca joined the Immunopaedia team in early 2020, despite being relatively new to the family, she Read More
Prof Ikemefuna Chijioke Uzochukwu is the Principal Investigator of theTETFUND National Research Fund (NRF) Grant 2019 (TETFUND/DR&R/CE/NRF/STI/68/Vol1) titled ‘Drug repurposing for Lassa fever virus: a new treatment option’. Prof Ikemefuna Uzochukwu is a Pharmacist, Public Analyst, Supply Chain Expert and Read More
Dr. Uche Eunice Ekpunobi is a Reader of the Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. On 3rd January, 2020, Tetfund based on the board of Trustees of the fund awarded to our Read More
Dr Obinna Ekwunife, a senior lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management was awarded EDCTP Career Development Fellowship worth 148,000 Euros in June 2018. For this fellowship, Dr Ekwunife conducted a cluster-randomized trial titled ‘Adolescent Retention and Adherence Trial’ (ARA Read More
Dr Peter M. Eze is a lecturer and researcher at the Department of Environmental Health Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. On March 25, 2019, Dr Eze received the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership-African Research Excellence Fund (EDCTP-AREF) Read More
In April 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) awarded a grant to Nnamdi Azikiwe University and School of Public Health, University of Ghana (both new generation hubs) to collaborate with Makerere University (a first-generation hub) to disseminate social innovation in health Read More
Dr Chukwuebuka Emmanuel Umeyor is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. In July 2020, he was awarded the International Foundation for Science (IFS) Research Grant for 2019 Read More
Mrs Ifeoma Blessing Umeh of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Anambra state was awarded RSTMH Small Grant 2020 in August 2020 by the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Read More
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOW-COST AC-DIRECT LED LUMINARIESis sponsored by TETFund under 2014-2015-2016 TETFund Research Projects Intervention (IRP). The aim of this research is to design and produce low-cost linear luminaires based on lighting-class LEDs for replacement of energy-inefficient fluorescent lamps. Read More
OUTDOOR EXPERIMENTAL TESTBED OF ACCELERATION-BASED MULTIHOP WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK FOR LEAK DETECTION IN PIPELINE NETWORKS INTRODUCTION Leakage in liquid distribution pipeline networks is a significant problem in Nigeria, which not only cause immense amount of liquid lost but serious environmental Read More