{"id":3864,"date":"2025-05-23T11:39:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T11:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=3864"},"modified":"2025-05-26T13:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T13:43:15","slug":"prof-francisca-o-n-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=3864","title":{"rendered":"Prof. FRANCISCA O.N"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3864\" class=\"elementor elementor-3864\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4bf179 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4bf179\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d03efb\" data-id=\"6d03efb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688dd15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"688dd15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/semi.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3867\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/semi.png 432w, https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/semi-249x300.png 249w, https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/semi-121x146.png 121w, https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/semi-42x50.png 42w, https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/semi-62x75.png 62w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13b60b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13b60b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2410c7\" data-id=\"e2410c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c502fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c502fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><br><\/p>\n<p>TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): PROF<\/p>\n<p>NAME: FRANCISCA OBIAGERI NWAOKORIE<\/p>\n<p>POSITION:&nbsp;PROFESSOR &nbsp; SPECIALISATION:&nbsp;Anaerobic Infection Diagnosis and &nbsp;&nbsp;Microbiomics, Oral Microbiology, Microbial Genetics, Laboratory Quality and Management &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>EDUCATION\/TRAINING <em>(Begin with Bachelor\u2019s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add\/delete rows as necessary.)<\/em><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"348\">\n<p>INSTITUTION AND LOCATION<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"96\">\n<p>DEGREE<\/p>\n<p><em>(if applicable)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<p>Completion Date<\/p>\n<p>MM\/YYYY<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"172\">\n<p>FIELD OF STUDY<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"348\">\n<p>Federal&nbsp;Polytechnique&nbsp;Bauchi,&nbsp;Bauchi&nbsp;State<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"96\">\n<p>HND<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<p>10\/199<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"172\">\n<p>Microbiology<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"348\">\n<p>Med.&nbsp;Lab.&nbsp;Sci.&nbsp;Council&nbsp;Nigeria,&nbsp;School&nbsp;of&nbsp;Medical<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"96\">\n<p>AMLSCN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<p>11\/&nbsp;95<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"172\">\n<p>Microbiology<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"348\">\n<p>Laboratory&nbsp;Sciences,&nbsp;LUTH,&nbsp;Lagos&nbsp;Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"96\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"172\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"348\">\n<p>Med.&nbsp;Lab.&nbsp;Sci.&nbsp;Council&nbsp;Nigeria,&nbsp;School&nbsp;of&nbsp;Medical<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"96\">\n<p>FMLSCN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<p>05\/00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"172\">\n<p>Bacteriology<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"348\">\n<p>Laboratory&nbsp;Sciences,&nbsp;LUTH,&nbsp;Lagos&nbsp;Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"96\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"172\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"348\">\n<p>Imo&nbsp;State&nbsp;University&nbsp;Owerri,&nbsp;Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"96\">\n<p>MBA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<p>11\/02<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"172\">\n<p>Management<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"348\">\n<p>University&nbsp;of&nbsp;Lagos,&nbsp;Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"96\">\n<p>M.&nbsp;Sc.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<p>06\/03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"172\">\n<p>Med&nbsp;Micro&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Para<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"348\">\n<p>University&nbsp;of&nbsp;Lagos,&nbsp;Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"96\">\n<p>Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<p>01\/09<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"172\">\n<p>Med&nbsp;Microbiology<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Personal Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&nbsp;am&nbsp;a Professor of Anaerobic Infection Diagnosis and Microbiomics.&nbsp;My passion is to advance laboratory diagnosis to ensure good healthcare delivery through anaerobic infection diagnosis and human microbiome using innovative computational and molecular biology.&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;utilizing&nbsp;this&nbsp;to&nbsp;explore&nbsp;the&nbsp;gut microbiome in oral and&nbsp;neurodegerative diseases&nbsp;while &nbsp;promoting compliance to local and international regulatory standards on laboratory quality&nbsp;management, development, commercialization and use of innovative<em><i>&nbsp;in vitro<\/i><\/em>&nbsp;diagnostic medical devices.&nbsp;My career part is designed to constantly seek to bridge scientific research with one health global&nbsp;impact- collaborating with experts and industries to empower youths, young scientists and integrate with local communities through innovation and advocacy. My goal is to&nbsp;eventually&nbsp;translate research&nbsp;prototypes&nbsp;into scalable products and training models that address Africa\u2019s challenges in medical laboratory diagnosis, youth unemployment, and sustainable development through collaborative, interdisciplinary approaches.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;AFRETEC-UNILAG Innovation-in-Health Challenge Project Team &nbsp;2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Secretary and member;Women Advisory Board, Innovative Rapid Enabling, Affordable, point-of-Care HPV self-testing strategy (I-REACH)&nbsp;programme March, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trainer\/Assessor\/LaboratoryAuditor, WHO-AFRO&nbsp;SLMTA\/SLIPTA Programme in Nigeria\/CDC- Lagos State Ministry of Health (2023); AIDS Preventive Initiative (APIN) 2012-Date<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Member,Board of Advisors. Daedalus Health Information Systems Inc. USA, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2019-Date.<\/li>\n<li>Vice President, LUTH\/CMUL\/UNILAG Chapter, Association of Medical Laboratory Scientist of Nigeria (AMLSN)- 2021- 2024<\/li>\n<li>Member, Board of Fellows, Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (FAMLSN) 2022-Date)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Site Investigator, Lead-Biorepository Team: PPMI CMUL, 2021-Date<\/li>\n<li>Co-Investigator, Lead Microbiome Team NIHR-TraPCAf, 2021-Date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Co-Investigator, Lead Microbiome Team; NIH IRABL RO1 Study 2024<\/li>\n<li>Editor Board&nbsp;member, mBio Americaln Society for Microbiology (ASM)&nbsp;2024<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Selected Most Recent Publications &nbsp;\/Contributions to Knowledge<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Nwaozuru, U., Obiezu-Umeh, C., Uzodufa, S.A. <a href=\"#auth-Abideen-Salako-Aff1\">Salako<\/a>, <a href=\"#auth-Folahanmi_Tomiwa-Akinsolu-Aff1-Aff5-Aff6\">Akinsolu<\/a>,F. T.,&nbsp;<a href=\"#auth-Oliver_Chukwujekwu-Ezechi-Aff1-Aff5-Aff6\">&nbsp;Ezechi<\/a>,&nbsp;O. C., <a href=\"#auth-Titilola-Gbajabiamila-Aff1-Aff6\">Gbajabiamila<\/a>, T., <a href=\"#auth-Francisca-Nwaokorie-Aff7\"><strong><b>Nwaokorie<\/b><\/strong><\/a><strong><b>&nbsp;F.O<\/b><\/strong>., <a href=\"#auth-Omolola_Titilayo-Alade-Aff8\">Alade<\/a>, O. T., <a href=\"#auth-George_Uchenna-Eleje-Aff1-Aff9\">&nbsp;Eleje<\/a>, G. U., <a href=\"#auth-Joanne-Lusher-Aff1-Aff10\">Lusher<\/a>&nbsp;J., &nbsp;<a href=\"#auth-Mor__nik___Oluw_t_y_n-Fol_yan-Aff1-Aff11\">Fol\u00e1yan<\/a>&nbsp;M.O. (2025).&nbsp;Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of oral cancer in Nigeria. <em><i>BMC Oral Health<\/i><\/em>&nbsp;<strong><b>25<\/b><\/strong>, 414 (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12903-025-05724-w\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12903-025-05724-w<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nnawuihe, U.C., Ehizele, A.O., Afolabi, A.O. <a href=\"#auth-Francisca_Obiageri-Nwaokorie-Aff1-Aff5\"><strong><b>Nwaokorie<\/b><\/strong><\/a><strong><b>O.,<\/b><\/strong><a href=\"#auth-Joanne-Lusher-Aff1-Aff6\">Joanne Lusher<\/a>, &nbsp;<a href=\"#auth-Folahanmi_Tomiwa-Akinsolu-Aff1-Aff7-Aff8\">Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu<\/a>, &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#auth-Abideen_Olurotimi-Salako-Aff1\">Abideen Olurotimi Salako<\/a>, <a href=\"#auth-Oliver_Chukwujekwu-Ezechi-Aff1-Aff7-Aff8\">Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi<\/a>&nbsp;&amp; &nbsp;<a href=\"#auth-Mor_nik__Oluw_t_y_n-Fol_yan-Aff1-Aff9\">Mor\u00e9nik\u00e9 Oluw\u00e1t\u00f3y\u00ecn Fol\u00e1yan<\/a>&nbsp;(2025).&nbsp;Risk indicators for dental caries among preschoolers, school children\/adolescents and adults in Nigeria: a scoping review. <em><i>BMC Oral Health<\/i><\/em>&nbsp;<strong><b>25<\/b><\/strong>, 281 (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12903-025-05668-1\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12903-025-05668-1<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><b>Nwaokorie FO., <\/b><\/strong>Abdalla, .M, Edet UO., Abdalla AME., &nbsp;Ekomobong A, , Shami A,, Bassey IU, Tayeb FJ , Destiny E. Charlie DE., &nbsp;David &nbsp;BO, &nbsp;Hajedri NA, Archibong &nbsp;PC, Akinboboye BO., Alaribe &nbsp;SC. (2024). <em><i>In-silico<\/i><\/em>assessment of bioactive compounds from the chewing stick (Salvadora persica) against N-acetylneuraminate lyase (5ZKA) of <em><i>Fusobacterium nucleatum<\/i><\/em>&nbsp;involved in salicylic acid metabolism. <em><i>Journal of Molecular Structure,<\/i><\/em>&nbsp;1316: 138733.https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.molstruc.2024.138733.<\/li>\n<li><strong><b>Nwaokorie FO.,<\/b><\/strong>Edet UO, Odeniyi OM, Ndu UC, Alabi O, Umeizudike KA. <em><i>In vitro<\/i><\/em>&nbsp;antimicrobial activity of selected mouthwashes on <em><i>Streptococcus<\/i><\/em>&nbsp;species isolated from adult patients with dental caries. Babcock Univ. Med. J.2024 7(2): https:\/\/doi.org\/10.38029\/babcockuniv.med.j..v7i2.<\/li>\n<li><strong><b>Nwaokorie FO.<\/b><\/strong>Akinboboye BO. &nbsp;Akeredolua, PA, Dania A. (2024). Effect of Denture On Oral Microbiome Diversity of Denture-Wearing Older Adult. Nigerian Journal of Dental Research. Nig J Dent Res 2024; 9(2): 53-62. https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.4314\/njdr.v9i2.2.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><b>Collaborators\/ Networks International inclusive<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>Rose Gidado, National Biotechnology Development Agency, Abuja<\/li>\n<li>Prof Walker Richard, NewCastle University, USA<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof Rufus Akinyemi, University of, Ibadan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Paulinus Offutalu, Laboratory Manager,Public Health In- Vitro Diagnostics (IVD), Laboratory, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria.<\/li>\n<li>Director, Training Services;Standard Organization&nbsp;of Nigeria&nbsp;Nigeria&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): PROF NAME: FRANCISCA OBIAGERI NWAOKORIE POSITION:&nbsp;PROFESSOR &nbsp; SPECIALISATION:&nbsp;Anaerobic Infection Diagnosis and &nbsp;&nbsp;Microbiomics, Oral Microbiology, Microbial Genetics, Laboratory Quality and Management &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EDUCATION\/TRAINING (Begin with<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3864"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3864"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4229,"href":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3864\/revisions\/4229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}