Dr Ndukwu, Chidi Louis CHIMEZIRI
BRIEF PROFILE
Dr Chidi Louis Chimeziri Ndukwu, a Medical Laboratory Scientist, Medical/ Public Health Microbiologist and Legal Practitioner holds an MSc (Medical Microbiology), PhD (Public Health Microbiology) and LLB from the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt. He was called to the Bar as a Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He currently the heads (acting), the department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology/ Immunology Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences. A member of professional/ academic bodies including, the Association of Medical Laboratory scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), Guild of Medical Laboratory Directors (GMLD) Nigerian Biosafety and Biosecurity Association (NIBSA) and Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), he is a passionate researcher and writer with interests in antimicrobial chemotherapy/resistance, microbial pathogenesis, and public health microbiology. He authored two books, has published widely in local and international journals, and has participated in several conferences, seminars, and workshops.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Public health microbiology, Antimicrobial Chemotherapy/Resistance, Microbial Pathogenesis, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Molecular/Diagnostic Microbiology, Bioethics