Our trainees are frequently published and also have their research achievements recognized. Below is a list of some of their recent accomplishments.
Honors and Awards
Oluseye Ayodele Ajayi
- Best Presenter at a Conference Session, Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance - 2022
https://nisaresearch.org/ - Travel Award, Global Research Conference - 2023
https://www.grc.org/
Sonnen Atinge
- Hunponu O. Wusu Prize for Best Student in Master of Sciences in Public Health, The University of Lagos' 60th Anniversary Convocation Ceremony - 2023
https://unilag.edu.ng/ - Caroline Olubukunola Osibogun Prize for Best Student in Master of Sciences in Public Health, The University of Lagos' 60th Anniversary Convocation Ceremony - 2023
https://unilag.edu.ng/
Emelda Chukwu
- Conference Attendance Award for Laboratory Visit to International Foundation Against Infectious Diseases in Nigeria (IFAIN), Laboratory, Abuja - 2022
Ige Fehintola
- Best Presenter at a Conference Session, iCHAIR Conference, NIMR - 2021
https://nimr.gov.ng/ichair/
Ebiere C. Herbertson
- Appreciation Award for Excellent Health Promotion Activities, Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria – 2021
https://ahapn.org/ - Distinguished Service Award, Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria – 2021
https://ahapn.org/ - Merit Award, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Branch – 2021
Ifeoma Idigbe
- Scopus 500 Authors Ranked by Scholarly Output - 2022
Grants
Rahmat Adetutu Adisa
- D43 Strategic Training Achievements for Research Successes - STAR Principal Investigator & PROMOTE Track, NIH/NCI - 2022-2023
- Use of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Mitochondrial DNA Content to Detect Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hepatitis B Virus Infected Nigerians, NIH/Fogarty - 2023-2028
https://www.fic.nih.gov/Pages/Default.aspx
Rahaman Ademolu Ahmed
- Fellow, African Society of Human Genetics/Welcome Trust - 2020
https://www.ashg.org/ - Fellow, HIV Vaccine, Pathogenesis and Cure - 2021
- Fellow, Innovative Vaccine Approaches Conference - 2021
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School - 2022
https://bei.brighamandwomens.org/postdoctoral-fellows
Folahanmi Akinsolu
- African Researchers' Small Grants Program from USAID and UK Aid through the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases, Administered by the African Research Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases - 2020
https://www.cor-ntd.org/
Oluseye Ayodele Ajayi
- Study Director - Community, Home-based Education, Screening Services Project (CHESS Study) - 2023-2027
Emelda Chukwu
- Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance of Mass Administration of Azithromycin Among Children 1-11months in Nigeria (SARMAAN Project), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – 2021
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ - Investigation of waste-water canals as a means of Tracking the epidemiology of SARS-Cov-2 and other pathogens of public health importance in Lagos State, NIMR – 2021
https://nimr.gov.ng/ - Environmental Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes (ARB) and Antimicrobial resistant bacteria (ARB) from Waste Effluents and Soil of Livestock Farms in Lagos State, Nigeria, NIMR – 2021
https://nimr.gov.ng/ - Designing an Piloting a Mobile App for Tracking Antibiotic Use in Lagos, Nigeria, NIMR Project Development Grant Award - 2022
https://nimr.gov.ng/ - Nobert Elias Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Center for Multidisciplinary Research (ZIF), University of Bielefeld, Germany - 2023
https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/(en)/einrichtungen/zif/index.xml
Sabdat Ekama
- Design of Cefepime-Collagen Hydrogel fortified with Dissolved Oxygen for the treatment of infected wounds: A revolutionized in-situ oxygenated, and pH modulated wound care strategy for co-morbidity in the COVID-19 Era, NIMR – 2021
https://nimr.gov.ng/ - Development of Microbicide Vaginal Gel Containing Maraviroc and Tenofovir Microspheres for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis of HIV-1: A Preclinical Safety and Pharmacokinetic Evaluation in Animal Models, PI, NIMR - 2023-2025
https://www.fic.nih.gov/Pages/Default.aspx
Ebiere Herbertson
- Fogarty-IeDea Mentorship Training Program (D43) - 2022-2024
https://www.fic.nih.gov/Programs/Pages/hiv-aids-research-training-mentorship.aspx - Use of Pharmacoepidemiology to Understand Predictors and Impact of Low-level Viremia in Persons with HIV in West Africa (K43) - 2023-2028
https://www.highergov.com/grant/K43TW012648/
Ifeoma Idigbe
- Intramural Grant for Young Principal Investigators/One-Stop Clinic: Integrating Specialist Care for Hypertension and Diabetes Among the Elderly Living with HIV in Lagos, Nigeria, PI, NIMR - 2021
https://nimr.gov.ng/
Temitope Ladi-Akinyemi
- Primary Care Catalyzer Grant of the Northwestern University for a Global Health Primary Care Call - 2022-2023
https://www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/funding/internal-research/research-catalyzer-funding.html - Fogarty-IeDEA Membership Program (FIMP) - 2022-2024
Omoladun Olukemi Odediran
- Women in Data Scholarship, Ingressive for Good (I4G) – 2022
https://ingressive.org/
Kehinde Okunade
- Global Cancer Disparities Pilot Grant, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center – 2022
https://www.mskcc.org/hcp-education-training/international/mskcc-global-cancer-disparities-pilot-grant - Emerging Global Leader/Career Development Award (K43), Fogarty/NIH - 2022
https://www.fic.nih.gov/Programs/Pages/emerging-global-leader.aspx - Foundation Equipment Grant, Johnson and Johnson Foundation - 2022
https://www.jnjvisionpro.com/grants - Education Grant, Johnson and Johnson Foundation - 2023
https://www.jnjvisionpro.com/grants
Azuka Patrick Okwuraiwe
- Fellow, African Research Excellence Fund Research Development Fellowship - 2023
https://africaresearchexcellencefund.org.uk/https://nimr.gov.ng/
Chika K. Onwuamah
- Field Evaluation of the Febrile Illness Syndromic Assay (FISA) in Lagos State, NIMR – 2021
https://nimr.gov.ng/ - An Evaluation of Human Genomics Loci Associated with COVID-19 Among People Living in Nigeria, PI, NIMR - 2022-2024
https://nimr.gov.ng/ - Mitigating HIV Drug Resistance Among HIV-Positive Pregnant Women and Thier Newborns Across West Africa (HiPWaN2 Study), PI, Life Technologies Corporation (Thermo Fisher Scientific) - 2022-2024
https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home.html
Ngozi M. Otuonye
- HLA Research Training for Establishment of HLA Laboratory for Tissue and Organ Transplant in Lagos Nigeria, The African Academy of Sciences Africa-India Mobility Fund – 2021
https://www.aasciences.africa/aesa/programmes/mobility-schemes-africa-india-mobility-fund - The Role of ABO Blood Group Profile and Hemoglobin Genotype in SARS CoV-2 Disease Susceptibility and Severity in Nigeria, NIMR – 2021
https://nimr.gov.ng/ - PRTG Training on Genomic Paternity Dispute, NIMR – 2021
https://nimr.gov.ng/
Kehinde Umeizudike
- Susceptibility Patterns for Grade C Periodontitis in Young Individuals Role, Nigerian Site Co-PI, NIH – 2022-2027
- intersection of Periodontitis with HIV-Antiretroviral Therapy-Induced Immune Reconstitution Bone Loss, on Alveolar Bone and Tooth Loss, in People Living with HIV, Co-PI, NIH – 2024-2029
Publications
The EN-RTP Trainees, past and present, are actively engaging in impactful science! Please visit the Trainees' respective ORCID profiles to learn more about their published work.
Cohort 1 (2020 - 2021)
Dr. Rahmat Adetutu Adisa | ORCID: 0000-0001-9624-4680 |
Dr. Rahaman Ahmed | ORCID: 0000-0002-0389-5722 |
Dr. Emelda Chukwu | ORCID: 0000-0002-3110-1678 |
Dr. Sabdat Ekama | ORCID: 0000-0003-4395-419X |
Dr. Ebiere C. Herbertson | ORCID: 0000-0002-8219-8035 |
Dr. Ifeoma Idigbe | ORCID: 0000-0002-7170-326X |
Dr. Chika K. Onwuamah | ORCID: 0000-0002-5111-1822 |
Cohort 2 (2021 - 2022)
Dr. Folahanmi T. Akinsolu | ORCID: 0000-0002-6782-9820 |
Dr. Temitope Ladi-Akinyemi | ORCID: 0000-0003-0308-9955 |
Dr. Uche Thecla Igbasi | ORCID: 0000-0002-8424-6838 |
Dr. Fehintola Anthonia Ige | ORCID: 0000-0002-6257-614X |
Dr. Omoladun Olukemi Odediran | OCRID: 0000-0003-0677-8182 |
Dr. Kehinde Okunade | ORCID: 0000-0002-0957-7389 |
Dr. Ngozi Otuonye | ORCID: 0000-0001-5837-3967 |
Dr. Roseline Aderemi Williams | ORCID: 0000-0001-5867-6431 |
Cohort 3 (2022 - 2023)
Mrs. Rukayat Sanni-Adeniyi | ORCID: 0000-0003-4986-0506 |
Dr. Oluseye Ajayi | ORCID: 0009-0002-0678-6115 |
Dr. Olufemi Samuel Amoo | ORCID: 0000-0003-1076-7910 |
Dr. Sonnen Atinge | ORCID: 0000-0002-3190-848X |
Dr. Sarah John Olabode | ORCID: 0000-0001-7130-9812 |
Dr. Wakilat Tijani | ORCID: 0009-0003-9667-288X |
Dr. Kehinde Umeizudike | ORCID: 0000-0003-4893-872X |
Cohort 4 (2023 - 2024)
Dr. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar | ORCID: 0000-0001-6445-3058 |
Dr. Azuka Patrick Okwuraiwe | ORCID: 0000-0003-2878-0531 |
Dr. Emmanuel Osayi | ORCID: 0000-0002-2337-596X |
Dr. Esther Oluwole | ORCID: 0000-0001-8226-3282 |
Fatimah Anwoju | ORCID: 0000-0003-0269-2787 |
Gloria Yamen Sonnen-Atinge, Esq. | ORCID: 0009-0005-5776-9579 |
Dr. Ngozi Otuonye | ORCID: 0000-0001-5837-3967 |