Ijeoma Uchegbu | |
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 Uchegbu at the Oxford Union Science Debate 2018 | |
| Alma mater | University of Benin University of Lagos University of London |
| Known for | Nanoparticle drug delivery |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Strathclyde University College London |
| Website | http://www.nanomerics.com |
Ijeoma Uchegbu is a Nigerian-British Professor of Pharmacy at University College London, where she held the position of Pro-Vice Provost for Africa and the Middle East. She is the Chief Scientific Officer of Nanomerics, a pharmaceutical nanotechnology company specialising in drug delivery solutions for poorly water-soluble drugs, nucleic acids and peptides. She is also a Governor of the Wellcome, a large biomedical research charity.[1] Apart from her highly cited scientific research in Pharmaceutical Nanoscience,[2] Uchegbu is also known for her work in science public engagement and equality and diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).[3][4] In December 2023, it was announced that she will become President of Wolfson College, Cambridge, in October 2024.[5]
- ^ "Ijeoma Uchegbu appointed to Wellcome's board". Wellcome. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Ijeoma Uchegbu - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Role models | Women's Engineering Society". wes.org.uk. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ UCL (12 July 2018). "Deans pledge to further race equality at UCL". UCL Human Resources. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Greenbank, Kevin (9 December 2023). "Wolfson College Announces its Next President". Wolfson College, Cambridge.