Dr Etinosa Igbinosa earned his BSc (Hons), MSc and PhD degrees in Microbiology at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria and the University of Fort Hare, South Africa respectively. He is a research professor and a leader of a research group at the University of Benin, Nigeria, His expertise is in pathogen biology and disease transmission. Prof Etinosa Igbinosa his research focuses on the microbial ecology and biotechnology, bacterial evolution and epidemiology of antibiotic and/or biocides resistance.  Dr Igbinosa's work finds applications nationally and internationally in tackling antimicrobial-resistant strains of leading water/food safety problems and in the environment. Dr Etinosa Igbinosa was appointed to the roster of Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) expert of the Joint FAO/WHO Committee on food safety for a period of five years (2018-2023). To provide scientific advice on foodborne antimicrobial resistance, including expert advice on risk management options that are aimed at improving food safety. Prof Igbinosa is a senior Humboldt Fellow at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin. Also, he is a Fellow of the Africa Science Leadership Programme (ASLP) at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Prof Igbinosa intends to continue with the cornerstones of effective scholarship and leadership at a higher level.