Experience

Sheda Science and Technology Complex, Abuja

• Research Group Lead / Head of Department

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Leading and mentoring 6 research staff in biotechnology innovation and green product development.Review, appraise and approve research projects conceptualized by principal investigators and lead proposal writing, submission and presentation for institutional research grants.Coordinating three intra-/inter-departmental research projects, managing research funds and running expenses of the department.Schedule duties of staff based on active research work packages, supervise laboratory… Leading and mentoring 6 research staff in biotechnology innovation and green product development.Review, appraise and approve research projects conceptualized by principal investigators and lead proposal writing, submission and presentation for institutional research grants.Coordinating three intra-/inter-departmental research projects, managing research funds and running expenses of the department.Schedule duties of staff based on active research work packages, supervise laboratory activities, review of manuscripts and publication of research articles.Disseminate and communicate research findings to target audiences, organize community outreach on environmental issues, climate change, biodiversity, food and nutrition security.Trained on promotion and commercialization of research results. Training staff and other colleagues on biosafety and bio-risk management, research ethics and bio-inspired innovation Show more Show less



Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • Apr 2018 - Jun 2020

  Managed the research project on green formulation of essential oils co-funded by The World Academy of Science and National Research Foundation of South Africa for two years.Conceptualized the project, designed the experiment, investigated and formulated the oils using supercritical fluid encapsulation technology and compared data with the conventional encapsulation technologies.Developed research protocols, revised and published two articles in relevant impact factor journals (RSC… Managed the research project on green formulation of essential oils co-funded by The World Academy of Science and National Research Foundation of South Africa for two years.Conceptualized the project, designed the experiment, investigated and formulated the oils using supercritical fluid encapsulation technology and compared data with the conventional encapsulation technologies.Developed research protocols, revised and published two articles in relevant impact factor journals (RSC Advances and Journal of CO2 utilization).Presented proposal, progress and final reports of the research project at different technical sessions for appraisal as well as an oral and three poster presentations at four different international conferences in Germany, France, USA and South Africa.Attained competence in operating supercritical fluid reactors and other techniques employed for advanced characterization of encapsulated oils such as electron microscopy and high performance chromatography.Trained on green chemistry, research ethics, procurement and supply management. Mentored candidate researchers, postgraduates and interns on research methodology, biochemical and statistical analyses. Show more Show less



Sheda Science and Technology Complex, Abuja

• Research Fellow

  • Jan 2015 - Present

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2010 - Dec 2014