Bene Ekine-Afolabi

Biography:

Bene Ekine-Afolabi is a graduate of River State University of Science & Technology in Applied Biology (Medical Microbiology option); with an MRes degree at University of East London, United Kingdom. She had her PhD. study & worked at the Department of Natural Sciences, Middlesex University, UK. Trained in practical approach to toxicology in drug development (American College of Toxicology/British Toxicology Society). Bene does research in Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Cancer: Her current focus of research (which has yielded eight designed models), is on the Investigation of molecular mechanism of colorectal cancer and due to the current pandemic, has been involved in drug development for COVID-19. Bene had Harvard University part-sponsored training in therapeutic research in Cancer Biology & Therapeutic. Bene has been involved in three published peer reviewed article, two manuscript awaiting publication, among which one is on COVID-19 and was submitted to the Chief Medical Officer of United Kingdom to assist in response to the pandemic.