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Dr. Chijioke A. Nsofor

About: Hi Everyone, My name is Dr. Chijioke A. Nsofor Apart from my training in microbiology from University of Nigeria; I have gotten further trainings in several aspects of epidemiology, molecular biology and infectious disease research from world-class laboratories in reputable institutions in America, Asia and Europe. In 2010, I was a WSU-Visiting Research Scholar in the Call Lab at Washington State University, USA where I conducted research on molecular epidemiology of Escherichia coli isolates from Nigeria leading to the award of my PhD. In 2014, I won the TWAS-DFG Postdoctoral Fellowship which supported my research in the lab of Prof. Christof Hauck at University of Konstanz, Germany. I did another postdoctoral work in tuberculosis with Prof. Qian Gao of Fudan University China, 2015-2016. In March 2018, I was awarded DAAD scholarship for university scientist and academics which supported my research visit to the lab of Prof. Achim Kaasch, University of Düsseldorf Germany. In all these international experiences, I have acquired skills in experimental study design, data collection, analysis and interpretation both in traditional and molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases in a resource limited setting like Nigeria. I am currently based at Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria and we welcome collaboration in Infectious disease research.