JPIAMR 13th Call Partner Search Tool

General Information

• Type: Partner looking for project
• Organisation: Federal University of Technology Owerri Nigeria
• Country: Nigeria (NG)

Research area

• Scientific area(s):
  1. Understand the impact of interventions on development and transmission of AMR
  2. Design, implement, evaluate, and compare innovative interventions to control the development and transmission of AMR
• One Health Setting:

  Human Health Animal Health

• Keywords:

  Antimicrobial resistance Molecuar Epidemiology Staphylocci ESBL Tuberculosis

• Brief description of your expertise / expertise you are looking for:

  I have been consistently studying the genomic evolution of pathogenic bacteria, including staphylococci and tuberculosis, and pathogenicity, and drug resistance mechanisms of resistant bacteria for about 18 years. In addition, I have international knowledge and experience that I have put into overseas research institutes such as USA (Washington State University 2010), China (Fudan University 2015-6), Germany (University of Düsseldorf 2018, University of Konstanz 2014) and Japan (Jichi Medical University 2021). In addition, I am the Leader of the molecular epidemiology surveillance program for drug-resistant bacteria and tuberculosis, which is conducted jointly with the Federal Medial Center Owerri, a national hospital for tertiary care in Owerri, the capital of Imo in southern Nigeria.

• Brief description of your project / the project you would like to join:

  I will be happy to join any project on antimicrobial resistance that focused on MRSA, ESBL or drug resistant tuberculosis.

Dr Chijioke A. Nsofor

• Organisation: Federal University of Technology Owerri Nigeria
• Position: Senior Lecturer/Researcher
• E-mail: chijioke.nsofor@futo.edu.ng
• Phone: +23408038783955
• Web: sobs.futo.edu.ng/personnel/dr-chijioke-a-nsofor/