A lecturer in the Department of Physiology/ Biochemistry Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, Dr Adeniran Lateef Ariyo, has won a fellowship for the Faculty Exchange Programme hosted by the University of Georgia, Athens, USA.
This was disclosed by the management of the institution on Tuesday December 27, 2022.
According to the statement, the programme will take place between 10th January and 3rd May 2023.
“The programme will focus on giving hands-on knowledge in four strategic areas namely; International Trade and Regulatory Systems; Animal Health Clinical Medicine and Disease Surveillance; Post-Harvest and Food Safety and Curriculum Development,” the management said in a statement.
It added, “Adeniran is expected to develop a working model of the interconnectivity of academic pedagogy and State /Federal agriculture regulatory practices and certification that relate to safe trade between Nigeria and USA.”
Speaking about the feat, Adeniran said, “This is great news for me. Let me say that I owe the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, a debt of gratitude for the inspiration and all the encouragement he gave to me.”
He said he was also excited working with his dean, “Professor O.C. Jegede, and his mentors, Prof. O.P. Ajagbonna, Prof O.A. Olafadehan and Prof E. A. Iyayi for supporting and preparing me for the grant interview.”
The associate professor of Medicinal Biochemistry, who assured his students at the UofA that he would continue to be in touch with them through virtual lectures, said he was determined to make the University proud by representing it well.
