Mrs. Joy Ugbede Ameloko | Cell Biology | Women Researcher Award

African Centre for Excellence on Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic biotechnology | Nigeria

Dr. Ameloko Ugbede Joy is a driven biotechnology researcher and PhD research fellow at the African Center of Excellence on Neglected Tropical Disease and Forensic Biotechnology, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria, currently pursuing her doctorate in Biotechnology after obtaining a Bachelor of Science and a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from Nigerian institutions. Professionally, she has significant university-level teaching and demonstration experience and has actively contributed to research in maternal–fetal biology and single-cell analysis under the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative project. Her research portfolio encompasses completed work such as the anti-anaemic effect of Jatropha tanjorensis leaf extracts and non-enzymatic generation of human placental single cells, alongside ongoing investigations into transcriptional signatures of human placental cell types, Cell Biology, molecular characterization of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma, chromatin accessibility profiling of term placentae, and metabolic and morphological characterization of placenta-derived cells in maternal blood and plasma. She is a member of the Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria. Her journal articles include publications such as in Current Protocols and another in Taylor & Francis, reflecting growing academic visibility. Although a formal h-index and total citation count are not publicly available at this time, her expanding publication record and presence in indexed journals indicate a rising scholarly impact.

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Featured Publications

Ameloko, J. U. (2025, October 5). Non-enzymatic generation of single cells from third-trimester human placenta.

Ameloko, J. U. (2025, September 5). Optimized enrichment of CD71+ reticulocytes from whole blood for single-cell RNA sequencing.

Ameloko, J. U. (2023, January 5). Single-cell RNA sequencing analysis of erythroid cells reveals a specific subpopulation of stress erythroid progenitor.

Ameloko, J. U. (2015, August 16). Anti-anaemic effect of aqueous and metabolic extracts of Jatropha tanjore sis leaves on phenylhydrazine-induced haemolytic anaemic rats.

Mr. Awodabon Fomukong Hanneda | Single-cell Biology | Best Researcher Award

Ahmadu Bello University | Nigeria

Mr. Awodabon Fomukong Hanneda is a dedicated researcher and academic in the field of biotechnology, currently serving as a phd research fellow at the African Centre of excellence for neglected tropical diseases and forensic biotechnology, Ahmadu bello university, Zaria, Kaduna state, Nigeria. He holds a B.Sc. in biochemistry and an M.Sc. in biotechnology, and is presently pursuing his phd in biotechnology with a research focus on the heterogeneity of stress erythroid progenitor cells using single-cell rna sequencing. His ongoing doctoral work explores the developmental pathways and molecular mechanisms governing seps differentiation during stress erythropoiesis in sickle cell patients. Hanneda’s completed projects include studies on single-cell rna sequencing of erythroid cells, Single-cell Biology optimized enrichment of cd71+ reticulocytes, and analyses of reticulocyte maturation. Beyond research, he has contributed to academia through four years of teaching a-level biology and currently lectures in the department of biochemistry at capital city university kano, nigeria. He is also an apti fellow under the supervision of dr. i. a. aimola. with 2 citations, 2 published documents, and an h-index of 1, Hanneda continues to build a promising research portfolio that advances understanding in molecular hematology, single-cell genomics, and biotechnological applications in health sciences.

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