Biography
Head of Animal Influenza Division and Assistant Director, Infectious & Transboundary Animal Diseases at the National Veterinary Research Institute. I obtained DVM degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1997 and Masters of Science and PhD both in Virology in 2006 and 2014 respectively at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan Nigeria.
Research interests
Virology and infectious diseases at the human-animal interface. Zoonoses, animal reservoir and disease ecology. Pandemic preparedness and responsse. Preventive Medicine including vaccination and immunology.
Projects you're working on
Molecular epidemiology of Avian Influenza, Vaccine research and development. Surveillance and early detection and control of zoonoses and viruses of consequences/ Public health threat.
Discipline
Epidemiology Ethics Immunology – B-cells Immunology – T-cells Immunology – innate Molecular biology Virology Host species
Pigs Poultry Wildlife Zoonoses Pathogen
Viruses Viruses›Coronavirus Viruses›Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus Viruses›Ebolaviruses/filoviruses Viruses›Infectious bursal disease virus Viruses›Influenza virus Viruses›Newcastle disease virus Viruses›Paramyxoviruses Viruses›Porcine circovirus Viruses›Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus Viruses›Poxviruses Stage of vaccine development
Antigen discovery and immunogen design Correlates of protection – immunomonitoring Field trials Vaccine delivery