Institute: University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Biography
Nosakhare Idemudia is a Research Fellow and an Assistant Director of Medical Laboratory Services. His research is focused on antimicrobial chemotherapy and its relation to inflammation and anti-drug antibodies. He has a broad background in immunology, with specific training and expertise in flow cytometry and immunoassays. As a growing researcher, he has participated in several NIH-funded grants as a research assistant (MARGIN and DOMHaiN study). Nosakhare is the laboratory advisor in an ongoing NIH-funded research - HOMINY Study. As seen in some of his publications, he has used his expertise to provide laboratory technical support to implement these projects. He first became interested in immunology during his one-year internship after his first degree. He worked closely with the USAID-funded PEPFAR project at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria. This interest was further fired up during his M.Sc. programme in Medical Microbiology at the University of Benin, where he encountered Prof. I.O. Enabulele and Prof. N. O. Eghafona, who were bacteriologist and virologist, respectively. He had a great touch in immunology hence he continued to pursue this interest as a doctoral student of Immunology and Immunochemistry in the same University, where he conducted research with Prof. Helen Ogefere on Artemisinin Resistant Genes and Antibodies among Patients with Malaria in Benin City, Edo State. This has resulted in some co-authorship publications and an invitation to present a poster at the annual Oncological meeting in Denver, Colorado. Having concluded his postgraduate programme, Nosakhare wants to continue pursuing a long-term career in immunology research. For his initial project, he is researching drug antibodies and their relationship with the development of resistance and studies on the relationship of some surrogate markers of inflammation with some non-communicable disorders in HIV populations. His current research setting and becoming a member of the HIC-Vac network will provide a solid foundation for his long-term goal of becoming a renowned academic researcher.
Key Publications
1. Ohiengbomwan, T.O., Okojie, R., Elimian, K., Idemudia, N.L. and Eghafona, N.O. (2018). Assessment of Leucocytes and CD4+ T-cells in HIV Seronegative Tuberculosis Patients. American Journal of Biomedical Sciences 10(2): 96-105;doi:10.5099/aj180200096.
2. Ogefere, H.O., Idemudia, N.L. and Omoregie, R. (2020). Risk factors for the presence of artemisinin antibodies amongst patients undergoing treatment for malaria in Benin City, Nigeria. European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 2(3): 1-6.
3. Idemudia, N.L., Ogefere, H.O. and Omoregie, R. (2021). Use of Some Surrogate Markers of Inflammation as Predictor of Malaria Severity. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 11(4):201-208. https://doi.org/10.5799/jmid.1036763
4. Aikpitanyi-Iduitua, G. A., Ibeh, I. N., Idemudia, N. L., Aikpitanyi-Iduitua, R. O. and Omoregie, R. (2023). Interferon gamma, interleukin 6 and tissue necrosis factor alpha levels among asymptomatic HIV patients in Benin City, Nigeria. Human Antibodies 31(1): 1-6. https://doi.org/10.3233/HAB-220014
5. Aikpitanyi-Iduitua, G. A., Idemudia, N. L., Aikpitanyi-Iduitua, R. O. and Omoregie, R. (2023). Correlation of selected inflammatory markers with cardiovascular diseases markers among HIV patients in Benin City, Nigeria. New Zealan Journal of Medical Laboratory Science 77(1): 33-37