 
        Dr  
        Chinaza  
        Ikpendu   
        
        Dr  
        Chinaza  
        Ikpendu   
        Lecturer1  
        Michael Okpara university of agriculture,Umudike Nigeria   
Biography
        I am Dr  Chinaza Ikpendu. I was born October 15,1983 in Nigeria.
I am a veterinarian,trained at Michael Okpara university of agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria.
I teach in the department of Veterinary Microbiology,in the above institution. I obtained a masters in Veterinary Microbiology from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and my PhD is in view.I am married with kids.  Research interests
        My research interests are Immunology of infectious diseases and vaccinology. I am interested in understanding the mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions, in order to profer novel and innovative solutions to infectious diseases  Projects you're working on
        Immunomodulatory functions of Aiden fruit extract to Infectious bursal disease IBD virus  Discipline
        Immunology – B-cells      Immunology – T-cells      Immunology – innate      Molecular biology  Host species
        Fish      Poultry      Small ruminants  Pathogen
        Bacteria›Aeromonas      Viruses      Viruses›Infectious bursal disease virus      Viruses›Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus      Viruses›Infectious salmon anaemia virus      Viruses›Newcastle disease virus      Viruses›Paramyxoviruses      Viruses›Peste des petits ruminants virus  Stage of vaccine development
        Adjuvants      Correlates of protection – immunomonitoring      Vaccine delivery