{"id":1836,"date":"2025-05-22T12:33:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=1836"},"modified":"2025-05-22T12:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:37:43","slug":"diwe-ihuoma-vivian","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=1836","title":{"rendered":"DIWE, Ihuoma Vivian"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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NAME: DIWE, Ihuoma Vivian<\/p>
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eRA COMMONS USER NAME (credential, e.g., agency login): DIWEIHUOMA POSITION TITLE: PhD Scholar \/ Staff, Lecturer II Biomedical Engineering department<\/p>

EDUCATION\/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add\/delete rows as necessary.)<\/em><\/p>

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INSTITUTION AND LOCATION<\/p><\/td>

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FIELD OF STUDY<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

University of Lagos<\/strong><\/p>

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University of Lagos<\/p><\/td>

PhD.<\/p>

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MSc.<\/p><\/td>

In view<\/p>

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04\/2015<\/p><\/td>

Biomedical Engineering<\/p>

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Metallurgical and Materials Engineering<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

University of Lagos<\/p><\/td>

Masters<\/p><\/td>

10\/2012<\/p><\/td>

Environmental Management<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Federal University of Technology, Owerri<\/p><\/td>

B.Eng.<\/p><\/td>

10\/2002<\/p><\/td>

Polymer Engineering<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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  1. Personal Statement<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>

    I have been privileged to work in laboratories and carried out cell cultures, hydrogel formulations and bio printing as a research student. During the course of my M Sc. research work on, \u201cMechanical and Microstructural Characteristics of Rice Husk Reinforced and Electro-spun Poly Lactide Nanocomposite for application as a Scaffold in Tissue Engineering\u201d, an electro spinning machine was designed and fabricated by my project team indigenously, which was used for electrospinning the polymeric nanocomposites. I embraced the challenge of researching a difficult project work which is relatively new in my country, Nigeria. I relished each new discovery and how I was able to work through it. My research and writing skills were further honed<\/p>

    through taking courses like Quantitative Research Methods, and Technical Report My research interests include Biomaterials for Biosensors and Point- Of- Care diagnosis, Biodegradable Polymeric biomaterials (Synthesis, characterization and application), Nanotechnology in Biomedical Applications and Additive Manufacturing (3D-Printing).<\/p>

    I come from a continent (Africa) where bio-sensing is relatively new and not yet applied extensively towards diagnosing and therapeutic treatment of basic health care issues thus leading to preventable mortality in some<\/p>

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    health issues, particularly in rural areas. This is not the case in developed countries. I intend to change this narrative as an academic research scientist in Biomedical Engineering by developing, synthesizing and characterization of Biomaterials for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in tissue engineering and disease diagnosis; and also utilizing AI in healthcare diagnosis. My research work is on, \u201cExperimental and Modeling of Polymeric Microneedle patch for transdermal rapid diagnosis of Malaria Parasite in Pediatrics\u201d. The aim of this research is to develop a predictive model, design and characterize a micro-moulded low cost, non-invasive, timely, easy to use and biodegradable microneedle patch for malaria parasite rapid diagnostic testing for paediatrics.<\/p>

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    I have been opportune to attend these academic training since I joined the University of Lagos:<\/p>