Dr. Lawrence Awugo Ibom

MBBS (Sydney), FRACS (Paediatric Surgery)

Dr. Lawrence Awugo Ibom is an Associate Professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics in the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Wildlife Resources Management, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. He joined the services of the University in 2011 as Lecturer I. His appointment was regularized to the rank of Senior Lecturer in 2012 and was later promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in 2016. He holds a B. Agric. degree in Animal Science (1998), M.Sc. (2005) and PhD (2010) degrees in Animal Breeding and Genetics, all from the University of Calabar, Nigeria. Dr Ibom is an erudite scholar and a prolific writer, teacher, researcher and mentor. He is the first African to successfully cross the black-skinned x white-skinned ectotypes of giant African land snails (Archachatina marginata) that won the 2010 STEP-B IOT Grant. He has served the University in other capacities including serving as Acting Head, Department of Animal Science between 2017 and 2019. He has successfully supervised and co-supervised over four graduate students’ theses comprising one PhD and three MSc students. He has authored and co-authored over sixty journal articles in reputable learned foreign and local Journals. He has attended a series of local and international Conferences where he presented scientific papers in both poster and oral modes. He also co-authored a text book titled “Snail Breeding and Snailery Management”. Dr. Ibom is a reviewer to several reputable learned journals. He has also edited a series of Conference proceedings. Dr. Ibom is a Registered Animal Scientist and member of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science. He served as a member of the Animal Genetics and Breeding Discipline Committee of the Institute from December, 2014 to September, 2017. He is also a member of other Professional bodies, including Animal Science Association of Nigeria, Nigerian Society for Animal Production, Genetics Society of Nigeria, Animal Breeders & Geneticists Network, Nigeria and Nigerian Malacology Society. Dr. Lawrence Ibom is happily married and the marriage is richly blessed with four children..