Prof. Damian Chukwu Odimegwu holds a Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy, and Master of Pharmacy Degree in Pharmaceutical Microbiology from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1999 and 2007 respectively. He obtained his PhD in 2014 in Molecular and Medical Virology from the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, under the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) program, and has recently received an LLM in Intellectul Property Law from Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. He is currently a Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he has been engaged in teaching, research and training of undergraduate and postgraduate students since 2008. He is also the Director of the University’s Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office (IPTTO) since 2016, and the Program Coordinator for the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – University of Nigeria In-Country/In-Regional postgraduate scholarship programme. He was the Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology from 2021 to 2023. In 2023, he was elected as the Vice Chair, African Research Security Consortium (ARSC),  position he has occupied till date. Prof Odimegwu specializes in pharmaceutical microbiology and biotechnology, pharmacy innovation, intellectual property and technology transfer, and research security.