University of Port Harcourt Shines on the Global Stage

The University of Port Harcourt continues to set remarkable milestones as Professor Lucky Legbosi Nwidu, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been named one of the winners of the 2024 Henri Boulard Award. He shares this prestigious honor with distinguished scientists from Mexico and Vietnam.

The Henri Boulard Award, presented by the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation, celebrates exceptional scientists whose groundbreaking projects drive policy changes and innovations in their fields. The University community congratulates Professor Nwidu for his outstanding achievement and urges him to continue blazing trails, further solidifying the University of Port Harcourt’s reputation on the global scholarly map.

We extend our gratitude to the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation for championing excellence and innovation through this prestigious award.

Congratulations to the 2024 Henri Boulard Award winner! These four groundbreaking projects, selected from 18 applications across the globe, showcase the transformative potential of microbiota research in healthcare and public health.

And the winners are:

Il Prof Lucky Legbosi Nwidu: Restoring Gut Health in Nigeria’s vulnerable children: The power of Ogi as a probiotic solution.

 Dr. Luz Breton: Metagenomic approach to monitoring pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes in public wastewater system in Mexico.

 Dr. Thuy Ha Dang: Orchestrating microbiome in pediatrics: A paradigm shift from maternal health to lifelong wellness via early-Life interventions.

Il Dr. Gbenga Alle: Denormalizing Metronidazole use as first line treatment of acute Diarrhea in Nigeria.

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