Email:
udymark23@gmail.com
OFFICE LOCATION:
Minna, Niger State
About me:
Udom Mark Akpan is the Acting Head of The Electroplating Section, Department of Manufacturing Services, Scientific Equipment Development Institute, Minna, Niger State. Nigeria. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Chemistry and a Master of Science Degree in Industrial Chemistry (Polymer). For the past eight years Udom has been working on surface treatment of metallic materials fabricated in the institute by way of electroplating and other surface finishing procedures to enhance the aesthetics of final outputs. He is a passionate believer in hard work and creativity. He is unruffled under pressure especially when set goals and timelines are concerned. Udom is a very good team player, flexible in his attitude to work, humble in character with interesting research acumen. He can adapt to any work situation and condition with sustainable integrity in excellence. Issues of life kindled his passion for effective and total treatment of breast cancer and related diseases. This boost up his interest in the synthesis of materials for biological development in the field of Tissue Engineering. He is currently a registered Ph.D candidate in the department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja. Nigeria.
Education:
B.Sc Applied Chemistry (2003), M.Sc (Industrial Chemistry) Polymer (2008)
Ph.D Materials Science and Engineering (in view)
Research:
Udom has completed in vitro studies on sustained drug release to targeted breast cancer cell lines via drug-
loaded electrospun nanofibers as in vitro models for the extracellular matrix (ECM) of the cells. His current
research is to develop effective models for vascularization and regeneration of mammary epithelium using the
cross-kingdom approach.