My contribution to science and its impact on society
As President of the Nigerian Young Academy (NYA), I facilitated conferences and workshops that provided leadership towards nurturing outstanding and aspiring young scientists in a bid to improving the state of society. The NYA under my leadership also served as a leading voice for Young Scientists in Nigeria and Africa on critical issues of relevance to the development of Science and the African society. I am an Ambassador/Member of the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS); and was elected the Coordinator of Network of African Young Academies (NAYA) by representatives of 12 African Young Academies at the TWAS-ROSSA Young Scientist Conference and 6th General Assembly of the NYA held in Lagos, Nigeria in August, 2016. NAYA is charged with the responsibility of working with other stakeholders to midwife the formation of a virile and functional network of Young African Scientists and Professionals towards fast racking inclusive growth and sustainable development of Africa. I also served as Chairman of the “Communicable Disease and Sanitation Working Group” of the 2nd African Young Academies Regional Conference held in Mauritius, October 2016; as well as participated in the 2nd Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies held at Stockholm, Sweden in 2015. I also led the Nigerian Young Academy and partners to winning the IAP/CARNEGIE Grant to conduct a research on the State of Early/Mid Career Women Scientists in West Africa.