Nigerian Scholar Takes Helm as Cambridge College President

The University of Cambridge has announced a Nigerian Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience, Ijeoma Uchegbu, as the seventh President of Wolfson college, one of Cambridge’s 31 colleges.

In statement by the college on its official website says, “Wolfson elects Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu as the College’s 7th President”

”We are delighted to announce that Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu, a ground-breaking nanoscientist, has been elected as Wolfson’s 7th President”

”Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu, a Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience known for her ground-breaking work in nanoparticle drug delivery, will become the 7th President of Wolfson. She will succeed current President, Professor Jane Clarke, on 1 October 2024”

”Professor Uchegbu is currently Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience at University College London. Her pioneering work on the mechanisms of drug transport have led to the development of new treatments which promise to transform pain relief, including the enkephalin pain medicine candidate, designed to address the opioid crisis”

Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has sent congratulatory message to Professor Uchegbu.

The President, according to a statement on Sunday by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, celebrated “the outstanding accomplishment and commends Professor Uchegbu for being an excellent ambassador for the country and for her relentless efforts to advance the frontiers of pharmaceutical science.”

He applauded Professor Uchegbu as epitomizing the ingenuity, brilliance, and hard work that are consistently synonymous with the great Nigerian people both at home and abroad

The President also wished her well as she assume her new role.

SOURCE: FRCN