PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK: THE VC UNIZIK, PROF. AHANEKU JOSEPH . E

 

NAME:  Professor Joseph Eberendu Ahaneku

Biographical Info

• Age: 53 years
• Date Of Birth: 1st October, 1962
• Gender Male
• Marital Status: Married
• Profession: Administration

Contact Info

• Official Address: Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

• Vice-Chancellor (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

• He assumed office as the Vice chancellor Nnamdi Azikiwe University on the 3rd of June,  2014.

Educational Qualification

• Pry-School Leaving Cert: St. Joseph's Primary School Eke-Nguru
• SSCE: Mbaise Secondary School,Aboh-Mbaise Imo State
• B.Sc: University of Ibadan
• PGD: University College Hospital and University of Ibadan
• M.Sc: University College Hospital and University of Ibadan
• PhD: University of Ibadan. Started: 1991
• Institute of Biology London,Cboi(Lond).

Professional History

• Lecturer 1: Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital,Nnewi.. Started: 1991
• Consultant Chemical Pathologist: Nnamdi Azikiwe University,Nnewi Campus. Started: 1992
• Senior Lecturer: Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital,Nnewi.. Started: 1994
• Professor: Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital,Nnewi.. Started: 1997
• National Vice-President: Nigerian Association of Clinical Chemists
• Research Fellow: Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
• Foreign Research Fellow: Department of Biochemistry Saga Medical School,Saga Japan. Started: 1995. Ended: 1996
• Senior Research Scientist/Professorial Fellow: Second Department of Physio
• Visiting Researccher: South-West Medical Research Foundation,San Antonio Texas
• Staff and Head of Department: Department of Chemical Pathology
• Sub-Dean: School of Postgraduate Studies,Nnamdi Azikiwe University,Awka. Started: 2001. Ended: 2003
• Chairman: Board of Trustees of O.M Okonkwo Foundation
• Chairman: Board of Trustees of O.M Okonkwo Foundation
• Executive Member: Mbaise Frontline Circle
• Chairman: Demlaz Group of Companies
• Executive Director: Executive Director JG ventures and Rental services

Professional Qualifications

• Member: Institute of Biology London
• Member: Nigerian Association of Medical Scientist
• Member: International Federation of Clinical Chemists
• Member: International Society for Drugs Affecting Lipid Metabolism.
• Member: New York Academy of Sciences
• Member: Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Management Board
• Fellow: Science and Technology Agency,Japan

Other Official Information

AWARDS He was an awardee of the 1992 Science and Technology Agency of Japan, Fellowship and grant. He was an Awardee of the 1994 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship and grant and for the second time in March 1997. He was an awardee of the Pfizer Health Research Foundation (Japan) Research Publication grant, February, 1996.

PUBLICATIONS He has over 52 scientific papers, of which at least 40 are available worldwide in the internet, Medline, Science Citation Index and Current Contents.

We wish him more strength to his hard work, as he celebrates his one year as the Vice Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University...

YOU ARE SIGHTED SIR!!!


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