Prof. Ausaji Aloysius Ayuk

MBBS (Sydney), FRACS (Paediatric Surgery)

Ausaji Aloysius Ayuk bagged a Bachelor of Agriculture from the prestigious University of Calabar in 1992 He then went for post graduate studies in the University of Ibadan, Ibadan where he obtained his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition and Ruminant Nutrition, in 1997 and 2003 respectively. He joined the University of Calabar, Department of Animal Science as an Assistant Lecturer on the 18th of August, 1999. He became a Professor of Ruminant Nutrition in 2014 and is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Wildlife Resources Management. He is a 2014 Fellow of the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), a Professor of Ruminant Nutrition and a delegate to the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) conferences in Kenya 2011 and Rwanda 2014 and presently a member of the global ICT4Agric group. He is widely travelled and has attended international conferences in Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States of America. He is a registered Animal Scientist of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) Chartered-RAS/0139, member of the Animal Science Association of Nigeria (ASAN) and other professional bodies. He is forward looking and among a select group of stakeholders who drafted “The Future now: Cross River State in the next 50years” in 2017. He was a member of the Biotechnology Committee of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) 2010-2013. He is a STEP-B grant Implementer and an awardee of 2016 TETFUND institution based research grant. He served as assistant examination officer in 2003 and became the Departmental examination officer from 2004-2010 and is currently the chairman SERVC for Radiography and the Institute of Public Policy and Administration (IPPA). He had served as the Chairman of the Departmental Lecture series committee and Chairman of the exam malpractice committee of the Department of Animal Science. He served as Acting- acting’ HOD of Animal Science in 2010 and Acting HOD in 2011-2013. He is a Pastor in The Redeemed Christian Church of God and happily married. .