[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”2386″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_border” css_animation=”fadeIn”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”About” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:27|text_align:center|color:%23004863″ google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][vc_separator color=”mulled_wine” el_width=”60″ css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1634202632072{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”JAPHET, Margaret Oluwatoyin (Nee Adeoti) ” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:37|text_align:left|color:%23e8c100″ css_animation=”fadeInDown” css=”.vc_custom_1634225683881{padding-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”27px”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]Dr M.O Japhet is a Virologist. Her Educational background is in Microbiology, Medical laboratory Science, Virology and immunology where she obtained her Bachelors (2001), Associate in Medical Laboratory Science (AIMLS) (2006), Masters (2005), and Certificate (2004) degrees respectively, all from the University of Ibadan and the University College Hospital. Her PhD degree in Microbiology with Research in Virology was obtained at Ekiti State University with one year molecular study at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Berlin Germany where she obtained her testimonial.
She is currently a Senior Lecturer and a researcher at the Department of Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Dr Japhet is a fellow of EDCTP-CDR, an alumnus of the Interstellar Initiative, through the New York Academy of Science and an Immunopaedia ambassador. She is the Head of laboratory, Virology and Molecular Biology Laboratory.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Research” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:30|text_align:center|color:%23e8c100″ css_animation=”slideInLeft” css=”.vc_custom_1634228575228{padding-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_separator color=”mulled_wine” el_width=”60″ css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1634225735991{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]
Dr Japhet has expertise in molecular techniques for viral studies. Her area of research interest is immunology and molecular study of viral infections with viral studies on HIV, diarrhoea viruses in children and Hepatitis B virus which induces carcinoma. Her current research focus is on the development of nanoparticle based viral diagnosis kit for prompt diagnosis of viral infections in children. She has strong interest in early diagnosis and prevention of transmission of viral infections.
She is currently working on the development of nanoparticlebased rotavirus diagnostic kits for early diagnosis and proper management of viral diarrhoea in children with funding from European and Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership (EDCTP). With collaborators from India and Japan, she is also working on “A priori Characterization of Cancer (Lunch syndrome and Hepatocellular carcinoma by Hepatitis B and C viruses) via the Probing of Ultra-rare Somatic Genomic Aberration Events” funded by the Japanese AMED (Agency for Medical Research and Development) Grant for three Team in the Interstellar Initiatives for the world’s most promising Early Career Investigators to address challenges in the area of Health Longevity.
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Academic Staff Training and Development Grant from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund; formerly Education Trust Fund) Nigeria for doctoral studies. 2015
European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) Training & Mobility Action (TMA) 2020-2023.Japanese AMED (Agency for Medical Research and Development) Grant for Team Members (3 Members) in the Interstellar Initiatives for the world’s most promising Early Career Investigators to address challenges in the area of Health Longevity. 2020-2021
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Immunopaedia Nigerian Ambassador Award (2017 till date) Interstellar Initiative Award for world’s most promising Early Career Investigators (2020)
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National Foundation for Infectious Disease Award, to attend 15th Annual Conference on Vaccine Research at Baltimore,MD, USA. 2012
Obafemi Awolowo University Learned Conference travel grant to attend the 16th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID) held at Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa. 2014.
Bill and Melinda Global Health Travel Award to attend Keystone Symposium on ‘Mechanisms of HIV Persistence: Implications for a Cure’ held at the Boston, USA. 2015
Molecular Biology of Hepatitis B Viruses (HBV) Travel Award for poster presentation at the International Meeting on Molecular Biology of HBV held at Dolce Bad Nauheim, Germany. 2015
HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P) Travel Award for poster presentation at HIVR4P conference held at Chicago, Illinois, USA. 2016
Bill and Melinda Global Health Travel Award to attend Keystone Symposium: Vectors, Pathogens and Diseases: Current Trends and Emerging Challenges. Durban, South Africa. 2017.
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) Travel grant to attend the Ninth EDCTP Forum 17 to 21 September 2018, Lisbon, Portugal. 2018[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Fellowships” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:30|text_align:center|color:%23e8c100″ css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1634228537734{padding-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_separator color=”mulled_wine” el_width=”60″ css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1634225735991{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]
Carnegie Cooperation of New York fellowship to carryout Molecular Epidemiology of Rotavirus in Sweden. 2010
ImmunoGambia course, sponsored by Kiel University, Germany; held at MRC Unit The Gambia. 2016
School on biophysical approaches to macromolecules and cells: integrated tools for life sciences and medicine; 9-20 September 2019, Arusha, Tanzania. 2018
[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Professional Membership” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:30|text_align:center|color:%23e8c100″ css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1634228508041{padding-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_separator color=”mulled_wine” el_width=”60″ css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1634225735991{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]
Nigerian Society for Microbiology (NSM)
American Society for Microbiology
Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (Registered Associate member)
International Society for Infectious Diseases
European Paediatrics Infectious Disease
New York Academy of Science
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Publications” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:30|text_align:center|color:%23e8c100″ css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1634228486369{padding-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_separator color=”mulled_wine” el_width=”60″ css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1634225735991{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]A complete list of her research outputs is available on ResearchGate and Google scholar
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Margaret_Japhet
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&view_op
Citations: 302, h-index: 9, i10-index: 8 Total Publications: 21
Her online profiles are:
ResearchGate – Margaret Japhet
LinkedIn – Margaret Japhet
Academic.edu – Margaret Japhet
Facebook– Margaret Japhet
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Collaborators” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:30|text_align:center|color:%23e8c100″ css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1634228471023{padding-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_separator color=”mulled_wine” el_width=”60″ css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1634225735991{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
- Professor Oluyinka Opaleye
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
- Dr Moses Adewumi
Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Professor Thomas Bock
- Dr Sandra Niendorf
- Dr Andreas Mas Marques
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