Country of Residence
Discipline(s)
GYA Roles
Institution
Enugu State University of Science & Technology (ESUT), Nigeria
Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Biotechnology
Research Interests
Antimicrobial Resistance, Infectious Diseases, Novel Drug Discovery, Bacteriology, Virology
Topics to speak on:
Antibiotic Resistance, Bacteriology, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Personal Development, Postdoc Applications
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Biography
Chika Ejikeugwu (PhD, 2017, UNIZIK, Nigeria) is a Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Stiftung in Germany. Dr. Chika Ejikeugwu is currently a Research Fellow at the Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany, where he is working on “the soilRESIST project to investigate the effects of antibiotic mixtures on soil microbiomes.” He founded Africa’s Number 1 Microbiology website, www.MicrobiologyClass.net. Dr. Chika Ejikeugwu was a DAAD postdoctoral fellow at Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin, Germany (2021) and a MIF Postdoctoral Fellow at Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (2018). In 2021, he was awarded the Young Investigator Award on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) by Institute Mérieux in France. Dr. Chika Ejikeugwu is a member of the Global Young Academy in Germany, and a member of other professional (microbiology) societies including Applied Microbiology International (AMI), European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), Nigerian Society for Microbiology (NSM) and American Society for Microbiology (ASM). He holds a doctorate degree in Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology. Dr. Chika Ejikeugwu is a Senior Lecturer & Researcher at Enugu State University of Science & Technology (ESUT), Nigeria where he mentors undergraduate and postgraduate students on microbiology & other aspects of life. He has a flair for teaching, research and community service.
Awards
Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers, UFZ, Leipzig, Germany.
NIH CAMRA Grant
Young Investigator Award on Antimicrobial Resistance, Institute Mérieux, France.
DAAD Fellowship ‘Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists’, BAM Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Matsumae International Foundation (MIF) Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, Kyoto University, Japan
National Young Researchers Prize in Microbiology, from Nigerian Young Academy (NYA)
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