TITLE (PROF/DR/): DR.

NAME: OSUALA FIDELIA IJEOMA

POSITION: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

SPECIALISATION: ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT

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 am an early career researcher and environmental health advocate with a deep commitment to protecting aquatic ecosystems and promoting sustainable pollution management. My work focuses on assessing the bioaccumulation of heavy metals and evaluating ecological and dietary health risks associated with contaminated coastal environments. Driven by a vision of clean water systems and resilient communities, I employ interdisciplinary approaches, combining toxicology, zoology, and environmental chemistry to provide evidence-based solutions to pressing ecological challenges. I am especially passionate about using my research to inform policy, guide conservation efforts, and build capacity among young scientists and local communities. Through collaborative efforts and scientific outreach, I aim to translate rigorous environmental research into tools and strategies that address Africa’s challenges in pollution, food safety, and sustainable development, while promoting data-driven decision-making for ecosystem restoration and public health.

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Associate Professor Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Nigeria. Specialization: Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management (2021–Present)
• Board Member, Postgraduate School University of Lagos. 2021–2023, 2024–Present)
• Chairperson, NUC Accreditation Committee Department of Zoology, University of Lagos (2023)
• Examiner for Ph.D. Candidates  Internal/External examiner for Zoology and Cell Biology programs. (2022, 2024)
• University of Lagos Learned Conference Travel Grants (2013, 2017–2019, 2025) and CRC University Grant (2021–2023) for research on pesticide effects on earthworms.
• Journal Reviewer (Journal of Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Mitigation (2018–Present), African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology and The Zoologist.
• Professional Memberships, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Association of Environmental Impact Assessment of Nigeria (AEIAN) and Society of Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Mitigation (SETPOM).

Selected Most Recent Publications/Contributions to Knowledge

1. Fidelia Ijeoma Osuala, Olamide Florence Humphrey, Miriam Nwanna Igwo-Ezikpe, Iyanuoluwa Adegbuyi, Mojeed Fasasi, Precious Agada, Azeemah Jimoh and Olufunke Okubamowo (2024).  Occurrence and Seasonal Variation of Organochlorine Pesticides in Selected Vegetable Farmlands in Lagos State Nigeria. Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology, 39(2): 1-14.
2. I. Osuala, O. A. Abiodun, M.N, Igwo-Ezikpe, O.P. Oviahon and O.F. Humphrey (2024). Histopathological Investigation of Some Facial Cosmestic Products Mixture Exposed to Fingerlings of Mud Catfish (Clarias gariepinus). Ife Journal of Science,26 (1): 13- 25.
3. Osuala, Fidelia and Igwo-Ezikpe, Miriam. N. (2023). Methalothionein and Lipid Perioxidation: Combinational Biomarker Protocol in Biomonitoring of Some Heavy Metals Effects in Mus Musculus(Mice). Federal University Wukuri Trends in Science and Technology Journal (FTSTJ), 8 (1): 91-100.
4. Osuala F. I., Olumide H. F., Abiodun O. A., Igwo-Ezikpe M. N. and Oviahon O. (2023). Toxicity Evaluation of Single and Multiple Mixtures of Some Facial Cosmetics on  Mud Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Fingerlings. Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 38 (2): 171-184.
5. Fidelia I.Osuala, Olushola A. Abiodun, Miriam N. Igwo-Ezikpe and Franca T. Ipinmoroti, Olamide F. Humphrey (2022). Biochemical Enzymes Biomarkers and Histopathology in Callinectes Amnicola from Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Contaminated Areas of Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria (2022). Annals of West University of Timisoara, series of Biology, 25 (1): 25-52.

Collaborators/ Networks (International inclusive, five (5) maximum)

1. Professor Carine M. D. Fotsing, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
2. Professor Derek T. Ndinteh, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
3. Dr Olushola Abiodun, Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, Lagos, Nigeria
4. Professor Igwo-Ezikpe Marian College of Medicine, University of Lagos