Mr. Effiom Eyo Ita
DepartmentGenetics and Biotechnology
DesignationAssistant Lecturer
EmailAbout Mr. Effiom Eyo Ita
Ita, Effiom Eyo was born in Calabar Municipal Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. He holds a BSc, MSc, and PhD (Plant Biotechnology) degrees from the Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. He was appointed Assistant Lecturer in the same Department in April, 2016. He was a visiting researcher in the Laboratory of Plant Cell Technology, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo Campus, Chiba, Japan (October, 2017 to September, 2019) and a beneficiary of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation grant (Program for Emerging Agriculture Research Leaders-PEARLs) for postgraduate research on ‘Biotechnology approach for producing disease-free, high-performing yam seedlings’. He is a member of Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (BSN), Genetics Society of Nigeria (GSN) and American Society of Microbiology (ASM). His current research interest include: collection, characterization and conservation of neglected and underutilised plant species (NUS), genetic engineering of plants for stress resistance and increased productivity, regulation of gene expression by small RNAs, CRISPR, and germplasm conservation.
| S/N | Qualification | School Atttended | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First School Leaving certificate (FSLC). | Sacred Heart Primary School, Calabar Cross River State, Nigeria. | 1988 | 1996 delete_forever | |
| Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). | Hope Waddell Training Institution, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. | 1996 | 2001 delete_forever | |
| B.Sc. Hons. Genetics and Biotechnology (Second Class, Upper divission ). | The University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. | 2004 | 2008 delete_forever | |
| M.Sc. Genetics and Plant Breeding | The University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State. | 2010 | 2013 delete_forever | |
| Ph.D Plant Biotechnology | University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. | 2014 | 2019 delete_forever |
| S/N | Publication |
|---|---|
| Uyoh E. A., Ntui V. O., Umego C., Ita, E. E., & Opara C. (2019) Morphological and molecular screening of rice accessions for salt tolerance. African Journal of Biotechnplogy, 18(27), 612 - 621. | |
| Udensi, O. U., Ita, E. E., Ikpeme, E. V., Ubi, G., & Emeagi, L. I. (2017). Sequence analysis of Maturase K (MATK): A chloroplast-encoding gene in some selected pulses. Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 23, 213 - 230. | |
| Uyoh, E. A., Ita, E. E., Essien, M., Ewona, E. F., & Binang, M. (2016). Effect of synthetic hormone substitutes on rooting of vine cuttings in water yam (Dioscorea alata L.). Amrican Journal of Plant Sciences, 7, 1372 - 1379. | |
| 4. Godwin Michael Ubi, Israel Philip Eno, Imaobong Sunday Essien, Umego Chukwudi, T. & Ita, E. E. (2016). Screening of some hybrid lines of Telfairia Occidentalis (F. Hook) for adaptability to the rainforest ecology and resistance to Telfairia mosaic virus (TeMV). Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International, 7(1), 1 - 7. | |
| Uyoh, E. A., Chukwurah, P. N., Ita, E. E., Okparaugo, V., & Erete, C. (2014). Evaluation of nutrients and chemical composition in underutilized Eremomastax (Lindau.) species. International Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 4(2), 124 -130. | |
| Uyoh, E. A., Ita, E. E., & Nwofia, G. E. (2013). Evaluation of chemical composition of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schum and Thonn) Taub. accessions from Cross River state, Nigeria. International Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 3(3), 386-394. | |
| Uyoh, E. A., Ita, E. E., & Nwofia, G. E. (2013). Variability in nutritional traits in Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schum and Thonn) Taub. from Cross River State, Nigeria. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 12(8), 701-707. | |
| Ibiang, Y. B., Ita, Effiom Eyo, Ekanem, B. E., & Edu, N. E. (2012). Effect of different pretreatment protocols on seed germination of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schum and Thonn). Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology, 2 (3), 25 - 29. |
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| S/N | Conference | Description | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd International conference on Neglected and Underutilized Species - for a food secure Africa which held at Mensvic Grand Hotel, Accra, Ghana. | Uyoh, Edak Aniedi and Ita, Effiom Eyo (2013). Variation in nutrient composition in twenty accessions of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schum. and Thonn.) from Cross River State, Nigeria and its implication in breeding programmes. | 2013-09-25 | 2013-09-27 | |
| Industrial Biotechnology Congress held at Birmingham, UK, | Edak A. Uyoh, Effiom E. Ita, Peter N. Chukwurah and Chukwudi Umego (2015) Potential of selected spice and medicinal plants in Southern Nigeria as raw materials for food and drug industry. | 2015-08-10 | 2015-08-12 | |
| 16th annual scientific conference of Society for Experimental Biology of Nigeria held in Calabar, Nigeria. | Edak A. Uyoh, Effiom E. Ita, EkemeAbasi Ewona, Mercy Essien and Mary Binang. (2016) Effect of synthetic hormone substitutes on rooting of vine cuttings in Water yam (Dioscorea alata L.). | 2016-04-27 | 2016-04-30 | |
| 29th annual conference of Biotechnology Society of Nigeria held in Calabar, Nigeria. | Evaluation of genetic diversity in Fonio (Digiteria exilis and D. iburua) using protein markers. Solomon Okon Abraham, Effiom Eyo Ita and Edak Aniedi Uyoh (2016). | 2016-08-28 | 2016-08-21 | |
| 29th annual conference of Biotechnology Society of Nigeria held in Calabar, Nigera. | Osuagwu, Aniefiok Ndubuisi, Ukpuho NyaknoAbasi, and Effiom Eyo Ita (2016) Phenotypic and genotypic evaluation and micropropagation of four landraces of aerial yam (Dioscorea bulbifera L.). | 2016-08-28 | 2016-08-31 |