WORK INFORMATION
| Job Title | Lecturer II | |||||
| First Name | KENNETH | |||||
| Middle Name (initial) | CHIEDOZIE | |||||
| Surname | OPARAJI | |||||
| Social Media Handles (links preferable) | ||||||
| OPARAJI K. DOZZY | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-chiedozie-oparaji-92938078/ | |||||
| Research Gate ID | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chiedozie_Oparaji | Google Scholar ID | KENNETH CHIEDOZIE OPARAJI | |||
| PROGRAMME | HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY |
| DEPARTMENT | HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY |
| FACULTY | BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES |
BIOGRAPHY (EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS)
KENNETH CHIEDOZIE OPARAJI IS A LECTURER AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY, FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES, COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, ALEX EKWUEME FEDERAL UNIVERSITY NDUFU-ALIKE, EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA. HE IS CURRENTLY PURSUING HIS DOCTORAL STUDIES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA. HIS CORE RESEARCH INTERESTS BORDER ON INVESTIGATING:
1). THE TOXICITY PROFILE OF SOME COMMONLY CONSUMED LOCAL/INDIGENOUS ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANTS.
2). FALLOUT OF HEAVY METAL EXPOSURE ON CERTAIN NEUROBEHAVIOURAL AND REPRODUCTIVE INDICES
3). EPIGENETIC AND TRANSGENERATIONAL OUTCOMES OF LEAD TOXICITY
CHIEDOZIE IS AFFILIATED TO SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY, WITH WHOM HE HAS CARRIED OUT VARIOUS ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. HE IS COMMITTED TO BECOMING A VISIONARY AND EXEMPLARY ACADEMIC WHO MOTIVATES YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE AGENTS OF POSITIVE CHANGE AT REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL LEVELS.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| S/N | Institutions attended | degree(s) awarded | year |
| 1 | NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY AWKA, NIGERIA | M.Sc. | 2014 |
| 2 | MADONNA UNIVERSITY OKIJA, NIGERIA | B.Sc. | 2008 |
| 3 |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
| S/N | |
| 1 | NEUROSCIENCE |
| 2 | ENDOCRINE PHYSIOLOGY |
| 3 | TOXICOLOGY |
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
| S/N | |
| 1 | Member, Physiological Society of Nigeria (PSN)… (Since 2014) |
| 2 | Alumnus, International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)… (Since 2016) |
| 3 | Alumnus, TReND (Teaching and Research in Natural Sciences for Development) in Africa… (Since 2019) |
| 4 | Member, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS)… (Since 2018) |
| 5 | Member, Southern African Neuroscience Society (SANS) … (Since 2016) |
| 6 | Member, West African Society for Toxicology (WASOT)… (Since 2015) |
| 7 | Member, Neuroscience Society of Nigeria (NSN)… (Since 2020) |
Selected publications (WITH LINKS WHERE AVAILABLE)
| S/N | |
| 1 | Anthony CU Ezimah, Chinedum U Emelike, Ugochukwu SB Anyaehie, Nto J Nto, Uloaku A Nto-Ezimah, Chiemeziem A Obike, Sylvester Ibekailo, Nwaeze G Konyefom, Kenneth C Oparaji, Felix O Emelike (2017). A Pattern of Diet, Micronutrient Supplementation and Haematological Status of Pregnant Women: Finding from Ikwo District, Southeastern Nigeria. Der Pharma Chemica, Vol. 9(16):83-85 |
| 2 | Oparaji, K. C., Kwe, C. Y., Mogbojuru, O. M., Gotep, J. G., and Shamaki, D. (2016). Sub-chronic administration of Khaya senegalensis acetone stem bark extract on some biochemical parameters in albino rats. Toxicology Digest Vol.1(1): 52-57 |
| 3 | Bamidele, O., Akinnuga, A. M., Olorunfemi, J. O., Odetola, O. A., Oparaji, C. K. and Ezeigbo, N (2010). The Effects of Aqueous Extract of Basella alba Leaves on Haematological and Biochemical Parameters of Albino Wistar Rats. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 9(41): 6952-6955. |
COLLABORATIONS/AFFILIATIONS
| S/N | |
| 1 | DRUG DEVELOPMENT UNIT, NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NVRI) VOM, NIGERIA viz-a-viz the Africa Education Initiative (NEF-TIP) program |
| 2 | Sustainability Laboratory New York, U.S.A. viz-a-viz the GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY FELLOWSHIP (GSF) program AT EARTH UNIVERSITY, COSTA RICA |
| 3 | International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) |
| 4 | Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Network |
| 5 | International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) |
| 6 | TReND (TEACHING and RESEARCH in NATURAL SCIENCES for DEVELOPMENT) in AFRICA |
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
| S/N | |
| 1 | THREE MONTH TOXICOLOGY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE AFRICA EDUCATION INITIATIVE PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A…. MAY 26-AUGUST 25, 2013 |
| 2 | GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY FELLOWSHIP (GSF) PROGRAM HELD AT EARTH UNIVERSITY LIMON, COSTA RICA…. JULY 5TH-23RD, 2014
(Courtesy of the SUSTAINABILITY LABORATORY, NEW YORK, U.S.A.) |
| 3 | THE FLY NEUROSCIENCE WORKSHOP AT KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KNUST) KUMASI, GHANA… DECEMBER 14TH-17TH, 2015
(Courtesy of Travel Grant from the Fliact European Training Network in collaboration with the Centre For Genomic Regulation (CRG) Barcelona, Spain) |
| 4 | IBRO/ARC 9TH Teaching Tools Workshop HELD AT THE Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel Entebbe, Uganda… SEPTEMBER 16TH-21st, 2016
(Courtesy of Ibro, The Grass Foundation and International Society for Neurochemistry) |
| 5 | IBRO-UCT AFRICAN ADVANCED NEUROIMAGING SCHOOL HELD AT THE FACULTY of HEALTH SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY of CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA… DEC. 1st-15th, 2016 (Sponsored by International Brain Research Organization) |
Staff Information
- 08038914269; 08058804734
- kenneth.oparaji@funai.edu.ng