Dr. Udeze Augustine O.
University of Ilorin
Research Interests
Molecular Biology
Biography
Dr. UDEZE Augustine Okechukwu is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin. He is a teaching and research Virologist. He was once the Departmental SIWES coordinator; Secretary Departmental Academic Board; Seminar/Project Coordinator; 400 Level Adviser; Sub-dean, Faculty of Life Sciences. He has represented the Faculty at the Senate; Boards of Faculties of Basic Medical and Physical Sciences; Member, Faculty Ethical Review Committee; Member, Time-table and Room Usages Committee. He is currently the departmental Post Graduate Coordinator; Representative of the Faculty of Life Sciences at the Board of Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and at Staff Disciplinary Committee, University of Ilorin. My research interests are focused on Serological and Molecular Epidemiology of Viral Infections especially Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and its co-morbidities, Arboviral Infections and Determination of Antiviral Resistance Patterns.
Recent Scopus Publications
- Correction to: Global burden of chikungunya virus infections and the potential benefit of vaccination campaigns (Nature Medicine, (2025), 31, 7, (2342-2349), 10.1038/s41591-025-03703-w)
- HTLV-1/2 serodetection and predictors among HIV-positive individuals receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in Ogbomoso, Nigeria
- Global burden of chikungunya virus infections and the potential benefit of vaccination campaigns
- Sero-evidence of silent Japanese Encephalitis Virus infection among inhabitants of Ilorin, North-central Nigeria: a call for active surveillance
- Phylogeny of partial gag, pol and env genes show predominance of HIV-1G and CRF02_AG with emerging recombinants in south-eastern Nigeria
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5492-4925
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7nGU0IgAAAAJ&hl=en
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=34881037300