
Program Analyst at @SCIDaR_ | Champion for @MicrobioSoc | Change maker 🌍| Chess lover♟️
Abuja, Nigeria.
Joined December 2018
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The luxury of being yourself in the lab
#Bioinformatics
#Computationalbiology
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The same way you hear scientific predictions and you prepare, as a person of faith, prepare for the things Christ warned about…
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When I started sharing scholarship opportunities here on X in 2020, I would spend hours manually searching for and compiling opportunities one after another.
Was it frustrating? Yes.
Was it fulfilling? Absolutely.
Today, members of our community are winning scholarships across the globe, including Erasmus Mundus, Chinese Government Scholarships (CSC), ANSO Scholarships, Global Korea Scholarship (GKS), Türkiye Government Scholarships, Chevening, Commonwealth Scholarships, Swedish Institute Scholarships, Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, and many more.
Some have also secured fully funded graduate opportunities through professor-funded positions and research assistantships.
What has changed in six years?
Our intentionality in building a system that does more than share opportunities. We are building a system that helps students discover, prepare for, and win scholarships.
From manually sharing opportunities on X to building Scholarships Cafe into a platform that supports students throughout their scholarship journey, the mission has remained the same: making access to global education opportunities easier.
We are not just sharing scholarship opportunities. We are building a system that helps dreams become reality.
Now, I have a question for you: What is stopping you from pursuing that fully funded opportunity?
If studying abroad is your dream, don't just scroll past this post. Start preparing, take action, and position yourself for success.
Join the Scholarships Cafe community (scholarshipscafe.com/), explore available opportunities, and let us help you take the next step toward your academic goals.
Your dream deserves more than wishful thinking. It deserves a strategy.
The next scholarship success story we celebrate could be yours. Let's make it happen! 🚀
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🎧Have you listened to the latest episode of Microbe Talk yet? Last month, Anastasios and Varol joined us to discuss what we know so far about the mysterious protist, Blastocystis. Click here to listen on Apple, or get it wherever you get your podcast🔗 microb.io/4ewLawX
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Partnerships lead to great opportunities! Two additional 2027 Vacation Studentships have been funded by New England Biolabs UK specifically to help Black students gain valuable lab experience. Read more: microb.io/4rIMPot
@NEBiolabs #BlackInMicro
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Congratulations to our Early Career Microbiologists of the Year award winner, Katie Noble. To second place, Elizabeth Ledger. And third place, Claire Davison. Huge thank you to everyone who joined us at our London head office to mark their achievements. 👏
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I’m co-hosting a one-day visioning workshop on developing hands-on DNA sequencing experiences for public engagement and secondary school audiences in the U.K. if you or colleagues are interested share this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Have you considered leaving a gift in your Will? Microbiology is more than just a career. By leaving a gift, you can help future microbiologists access the opportunities and support they need to address global challenges. Leave a lasting legacy: microb.io/4Bg6ZLh
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OSATOYINBO O. O. 📚
MASTER OF SCIENCE in MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENOMICS 🧬
GOD BE PRAISED! 🙌🏾
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Atrophy is a choice. Machines play chess better than we do, but we still play and reap many benefits from it. Let AI perform tasks, but never stop challenging your mind, or yourself.
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Exciting news! As part of our Vacation Studentships, we're partnering with, New England Biolabs, who are funding two additional grants specifically for Black students. Learn more about how we’re working together: microb.io/4rIMPot
@NEBiolabs #BlackInMicro
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To mark the UK's Black History Month, Society Champion, Mariam Bhadmus, has reflected on this year's theme 'Honouring Our Communities' by highlighting Black microbiologists who have inspired her. Read the blog: microb.io/4rHtyE6
@Rubeeyreads #BlackInMicro #BlackHistoryMonth
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The team behind the London Infection Network for ECRs share what it took to organise it, supported in part by a Society-Supported Conference Grant.
Read their reflections 👇
microb.io/3T47qad
#ECR #Microbiology
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Great work done by @damiakpan on teaching school children on the issue of #AMR. @OazisHealth @amr_initiative, I Am challenging you to target school children in our plans! @RBCRwanda @WHORwanda @FAORwanda
For World AMR Awareness Week 2025, Champion Akpan Friday ran AMR outreach sessions in three Nigerian schools, funded by our Champions Scheme.
Read Friday's reflections on the experience here 👇
microb.io/3TdBEYn
@damiakpan #WAAW #AMR #KOAMR
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For World AMR Awareness Week 2025, Champion Akpan Friday ran AMR outreach sessions in three Nigerian schools, funded by our Champions Scheme.
Read Friday's reflections on the experience here 👇
microb.io/3TdBEYn
@damiakpan #WAAW #AMR #KOAMR
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🦠 The full programme for the Microbiology Society Annual Meeting in Ireland is live!
Join us 3–4 Nov at the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone — talks, flash pitches, posters & networking!
Register now 👉 microb.io/MicrobioIrish26
#MicrobioIrish26 #Microbiology
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📢 Webinar: Monday 7 September, 12:00 (UK time).
Dr Maryam Hinds (Interim CEO, BMPA) on strengthening regulatory systems to tackle AMR in the Caribbean.
Register here: microb.io/4wQ0knu
#KOAMR
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Have you completed our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion questionnaire on Mi Society? ✍️
Your responses are instrumental in supporting us to make the Society more inclusive. Log into Mi Society today to complete the questionnaire: microb.io/3UFqMCN
#EDI #Inclusivity
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Here is how I would start learning bioinformatics. 👇 read it in my old chatomics blog:
divingintogeneticsandgenomic…
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Investing in Microbiology Society membership is investing in your future.
Access grants like out Research Visit and Society Events Grants. Full and Full Concessionary are eligible to apply for all of our grants.
Become a member – join today: microbiologysociety.org/memb…

































