Biography

Dr. Aliyu Adamu is a lecturer and researcher at the Department of Mcrobiology, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria. After receiving his B.Sc. (Hons 2:1) in Microbiology from Bayero University Kano, Nigeria in 2010, Dr. Aliyu proceeded to the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK to obtain his M.Sc. in Medical Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. He carried out his M.Sc. project under the supervision of Dr. Karen P. Scott with whom he successfully determined an alternative way of detecting mosaic tetracycline resistant genes under a project entitled “alternative methods to differentiate tetracycline resistance genes in gut microorganisms“, and graduated with commendation in 2014. Dr. Aliyu did his Ph.D. at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Under the supervision of Prof. Fahrul Huyop, where they computationally characterised at molecular level, an L-2-haloacid dehalogenase (DehL). Dr. Aliyu has over five years research experience in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics and he authored over 10 peer-reviewed reports in world class reputable journals, which among others include Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics, Future Microbiology, Computational Biology and Chemistry, and SpringerPlus. Currently Dr. Aliyu is working on novel antimicrobial drug targets.