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Chika Ejikeugwu (PhD, 2017, UNIZIK, Nigeria) is a Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Stiftung in Germany. Dr. Chika Ejikeugwu is currently a Research Fellow at the Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany, where he is working on "the soilRESIST project to investigate the effects of antibiotic mixtures on soil microbiomes." He founded Africa's Number 1 Microbiology website, www.MicrobiologyClass.net. Dr. Chika Ejikeugwu was a DAAD postdoctoral fellow at Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin, Germany (2021) and a MIF Postdoctoral Fellow at Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (2018). In 2021, he was awarded the Young Investigator Award on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) by Institute Mérieux in France. Dr. Chika Ejikeugwu is a member of the Global Young Academy in Germany, and a member of other professional (microbiology) societies including Applied Microbiology International (AMI), European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), Nigerian Society for Microbiology (NSM) and American Society for Microbiology (ASM). He holds a doctorate degree in Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology. Dr. Chika Ejikeugwu is a Senior Lecturer & Researcher at Enugu State University of Science & Technology (ESUT), Nigeria where he mentors undergraduate and postgraduate students on microbiology & other aspects of life. He has a flair for teaching, research and community service.

PhD position – Environmental and welfare impacts of vaccination to control avian influenza – Wageningen University Netherlands

Your job The present PhD student position and associated research project is part of the 13 PhD projects of the VIVACE Doctoral Network, funded by the Marie Sklodowska-Curie action of the Horizon Europe programme. Context on the VIVACE doctoral NetworkWhile outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) in Europe used to be rare and […]

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Fully-funded PhD positions in Biomedical Sciences at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin

The Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in the Helmholtz Association is an international biomedical research center dedicated to understanding the molecular mechanisms of health and disease with the goal to devise new diagnostics and medicines. The MDC is a member of the Helmholtz Association, Germany’s largest scientific organization, and offers an engaging research

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Applications for the 2025 JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme are now open.

UNU offers Postdoctoral Fellowships to provide young scholars and policymakers, especially from the developing world, with a multidisciplinary context within which to pursue advanced research and training that are of professional interest to the successful applicant and of direct relevance to the research agenda of their selected thematic programme. Since the start of the Fellowship

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Writing a manuscript and mastering abstracts: A GUIDE FOR AUTHORS

How you structure your article can affect how much it gets read—and cited. Each section serves a purpose, and does so in a particular order. In this blog, we’ll take a look at the overall structure that you should follow in your article. And then we’ll focus specifically on the abstract—one of the most important

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EFSD Rising Star Fellowship Programme for Diabetes Researchers

Programme objective: The EASD Rising Star Symposium and EFSD Rising Star Fellowship Programme aims to identify promising and innovative young researchers who are developing their research activities in Europe. Selected candidates will have the opportunity to present an overview of their past and ongoing research activities during a multidisciplinary research symposium at the EASD Annual

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Assistant/Associate Professor of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts (USA)

The Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health (IDGH) at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University (https://vet.tufts.edu/infectious-disease-global-health) invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor of Infectious Disease. The successful candidate will promote a team approach through their scientific research, teaching, and service as part of a strong faculty whose research interests span

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Three Post-doctoral Fellowships to African Researchers at €2,800

The Megatrends Afrika project is awarding three post-doctoral fellowships to African researchers. Megatrends Africa is a cooperation between the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW). The project conducts policy-relevant interdisciplinary research on Africa and provides policy

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THE AFRICA RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FUND (AREF) ESSENTIAL GRANT-WRITING SKILLS PROGRAMME MARCH/MAY 2025

The Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) works to strengthen the health research capacity of scientists in Africa who are engaged in tackling the sub-region’s significant health challenges. AREF is calling for applications from scientists who are active, emerging biomedical/health researchers in African countries to participate in its Essential Grant Writing Skills Programme.   This fully

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BLOTTING TECHNIQUE

Blotting is used in molecular biology to transfer nucleic acids and proteins from gel to a membrane for identification and analysis. Developed in the 1970s, it combines electrophoresis and immunological methods. There are three main types: Southern (DNA), Northern (RNA), and Western (proteins), each allowing detection and measurement of specific molecules.

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Applications for the third cohort of the WFF Young Scientists Group are now open!

The World Food Forum (WFF) Young Scientists Group (YSG) was launched in 2022 as the core body providing scientific evidence and technical knowledge to the various initiatives of the WFF Global Youth Action initiative, including, but not limited to, the Youth Assembly, Innovation Lab and Education Programme. This support will culminate in the publication of a biennial report on

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