Uzezi Elizabeth OkinedoUniversity of Lagos | Unilag · Department of Cell Biology and Genetics
Uzezi Elizabeth Okinedo
Master of Science
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Introduction
Uzezi Elizabeth Okinedo currently works at the Department of Cell Biology and Genetics (Cell and Molecular Biology research group), University of Lagos. Her current project is 'Plant Genomics and Bioinformatics- SNP detection in selected Allium spp. Chloroplast genome using Illumina MiSeq'
Additional affiliations
April 2018 - March 2020
July 2017 - December 2017
Position
- Research Assistant
Description
- Research data collection, monitoring and evaluation of research project, data analysis and results compilation (Fonio millet project)
March 2017 - December 2017
Position
- NYSC Graduate Assistant
Description
- Preparation of Laboratory specimens and course materials, grading of assignments, laboratory sessions and exams, proctoring of exams.
Education
January 2019 - January 2020
Publications
Publications (3)
COVID-19 pandemic is a global health problem and many deaths have occurred due to a weakened immune system or an underlying disease in an infected individual. Vegetable and herb species have been widely used for food and traditional medicine since ancient times. The review aims to summarise the health effects of some vegetables and herbs as a sourc...
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has previously never been identified with humans, thereby creating devastation in public health. The need for an effective vaccine to curb this pandemic cannot be overemphasized. In view of this, we designed a subcomponent antigenic pepti...
In this study, seventeen quantitative trait loci (QTLs) linked simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers of maize were used to assess genetic diversity in selected 20 maize genotypes adapted to Southern Nigeria. The morpho-physiological traits considered include stay-green characteristics, days to anthesis, days to silking and anthesis-silking interval,...
