1. TITLE (PROF/DR/): DR.

NAME: NODZA GEORGE ISAAC

POSITION: LECTURER I     

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EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with Bachelor’s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)

 Personal Statement

   I’m a Nigeria botanist interested in assessing plant diversity patterns at local and regional scales. A large part of my research is also focused on taxonomy, ecology and conservation of orchids.

Due to the ongoing biodiversity loss crisis exacerbated by climate change, my study spans a wide range of topics, including ethnobotany, Systematics and conservation of plants, where my goal is focus on identify and conserve a wide range of endangered vascular flora through advocacy and utilization of biotechnological innovations. 

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

1. Chester Zoo, North of England Zoological Society Students Grants, 2011–2014
2. Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Research Grant, – 2014
3. The Lennox-Boyd Memorial Trust, – 2017
4. International Association of Plants Taxonomist (IAPT), – 2018
5. Bentham-Moxon Trust, UK, – 2019
6. British Ecological Funds(BES), – 2019
7. Life Science Editors Foundation award, USA,­– 2022
8. TETFUND-Nigeria funding to Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany – 202   Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge

1. Nodza, I.G., Onuminya, T.O, Igbari, A.D., and Ogundipe, O.T. (2022). Ethnoveterinary Study of Medicinal Plants used to treat Cattle Diseases in the Eastern highlands of Nigeria, Ethnobotany Research and Applications 24:7
2. Nodza, I.G., Onuminya, T.O., and Ogundipe, O.T. (2022). Preliminary Conservation Checklist of Orchid of Gashaka Gumti National Park, Nigeria. Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation (JTBC), 19:29-46.
3. Igbari, A. D., Ejugwu, V. J., Nodza, G. I., and Ogundipe, O. T. (2023). Ethnobotanical Survey and Phytochemical Screening of Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Asthma in Lagos Metropolis. Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants, 29(4), 405–418. https://doi.org/10.1080/10496475.2023.2207075
4. Igbari, A. D., Onuminya, T. O., Nodza, G. I., and Ogundipe, O. T. (2024). Diversity and use of plant collections of the Lagos University Herbarium, Nigeria. Feddes Repertorium, 135(2), 140-155.
5. Hammanjoda, S. A., Nulit, R., Nformi, U. B., Nodza, G.I, Saba, A. O., Besi, E. E., and Go, R. (2025). Floristic Composition and Diversity of Plants across Three Vegetation Zones of Gashaka Gumti National Park, Northeastern Nigeria. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 48(1)
6. Collaborators/ Networks
7. Mark W Chase, Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic garden Kew, UK.
8. Volker Sommer, Department of Anthropology, University College London
9. Oliver Gailing, Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Büsgen-Institute, GermanyGöttingen, Germany
10. Carina Carneiro de Melo Moura, Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Büsgen-Institute, GermanyGöttingen, Germany