Education
GRADUATE:
Purdue University
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Drug Discovery, Immunology & Infectious Diseases
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London
Degree: Postgraduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases
University of Jos
Degree: Postgraduate Diploma in Management
POSTGRADUATE:
Jos University Teaching Hospital
Residency & Fellowship: Clinical Microbiology/Infectious Diseases Diagnostics
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of Ilorin, College of Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Antimicrobial drug discovery
- Antimicrobial resistance studies especially in underserved populations
- Infection control and antimicrobial stewardship
- Emerging and re-emerging infections, including severe malaria diagnostics, treatment and surveillance
Publications
- Onyedibe, K. I., Nemeth, A. M., Dayal, N., Smith, R. D., Ernst, R. K., Melander, R. J., Melander, C. and Sintim, H. O. (2023) Re-sensitization of multidrug resistant and colistin resistant Gram-negative bacteria to colistin by Povarov/Doebner-derived compounds. ACS infectious diseases.
- Dayal, N., Onyedibe, K. I., Gribble, W. M., & Sintim, H. O. (2022). Membrane acting Povarov-Doebner derived compounds potently disperse preformed multidrug resistant Gram-positive bacterial biofilms. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 240, 114550.
- Naclerio, G. A., Abutaleb, N. S., Onyedibe, K. I., Karanja, C., Eldesouky, H., Liang, H., Dieterly, A. Aryal, U. K., Lyle, T., Seleem, M. N., & Sintim, H. O. (2022). Mechanistic Studies and In Vivo Efficacy of Oxadiazole-Containing Antibiotic. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 65(9):6612-30.
- Onyedibe, K. I., Elmanfi, S., Hedrick, V., Aryal, U. K., Kononen, E., Gursoy, U. K. & Sintim H. O. (2022). Global proteomics of fibroblast cells treated with bacterial cyclic dinucleotides, c-di-GMP and c-di-AMP. Journal of Oral Microbiology, 14:1, 2003617.
- Onyedibe, K. I., Dayal, N. & Sintim H. O. (2021). SF5 and SCF3-substituted tetrahydroquinoline compounds as potent bactericidal agents against multidrug resistant persister Gram-positive bacteria. RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 12, 1879-1893.
- Onyedibe, K. I., Shehu, N. Y., Pires, D., Isa, S. E., Okolo, M. O., Gomerep, S. S. & Egah, D. Z. (2020). Assessment of hand hygiene facilities and staff compliance in a large tertiary health care facility in northern Nigeria: a cross-sectional study. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 9(1): 30.
- Onyedibe, K. I., Dawurung, J, Iroezindu M.O, Shehu, N.Y, Okolo, M.O, Shobowale, E, Afolaranmi T.O, Dahal, S, Maktep, Y, Pama, P.N, Isa, S.E and Egah D.Z. (2018). A cross-sectional study of dengue virus infection in febrile patients presumptively diagnosed of malaria in Maiduguri and Jos plateau, Nigeria. Malawi Medical Journal, 30(4), 276-282.
- Shittu, A.O.; Oyedara, O.; Abegunrin, F.; Okon, K.; Raji, A.; Taiwo, S.S.; Ogunsola, F.; Onyedibe, K. I., Elisha, G. (2012). A multicenter study on the characterization of methicillin-susceptible and-resistant staphylococci in Nigeria. BMC-Infectious Diseases 12: 286
Honors and Awards
- 2021 Bilsland Fellowship Award for Antibacterial Discovery, Purdue University
- 2017 Lynn Fellowship Award, Purdue University
- 2014 Tolu Odugbemi Prize for Medical Microbiology, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria
- 2012 Awoonor-Renner Prize for Laboratory Medicine, West African College of Physicians