Tobias Innocent Ndubuisi Ezejiofor (a.k.a, T.I.N. Ezejiofor) was born on 21st January 1966 at Aba and hails from Amorka, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. He had his primary and secondary education at Aba between 1970 and 1975, 1975 and 1980 respectively. Thereafter, he proceeded to the School of Health Technology Aba, wherein 1983 he obtained the diploma in Environmental Health(DEH) of the institution as well as the Public Health diploma(DPH) of the West Africa Health Examination Board(WAHEB) thereby qualifying as a Public Health Officer. Beyond this, Mr Ezejiofor obtained a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences from Rivers State University of Science & Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria (1988), an M.Sc. degree in Applied Biochemistry from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria (1997/98), and the degree of doctor of philosophy (PhD) in Environmental Health Biology from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria (2009/10). To cut his professional teeth, Dr. Ezejiofor also schooled at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria (1990) and the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria (1996) for the Associate and Fellowship of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria in Chemical Pathology and Medical Microbiology respectively. He is duly registered and Licensed by both the Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON) and the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN). He is also a Fellow, College of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (FCBET) of Nigeria; and Fellow, West Africa Postgraduate College of Environmental Health (FWAPCEH), as well as a member of several national and international professional and learned societies.
Environmental and Medical Biotechnology • Environmental epidemiology and burden of Infectious diseases in Nigeria • Medicinal properties and toxicology of indigenous plants and natural resources • Health Risks/Impacts of exposures to hazards /toxicants in the work / total environment • Development and validation of biomarkers of exposures and effects of various environmental agents • Waste to wealth: Environmental remediation/management strategies to turn wastes/pollutants into beneficial products or industrial raw materials for wealth creation Primary Teaching Area Medical and Environmental Biotechnology