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CURRICULUM VITAE 1. CIVIL STATUS: Name and Surnames: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Country of Birth: Family Status:

NKWELANG GERARD 22 August 1962 MBANGA Cameroon MARRIED

2. CONTACT ADDRESS: 12657 E. Bates Circle, Aurora, CO 80014, USA Tel: 720 427 9440 Email: [email protected] Immigration Status: Lawful Permanent Resident in USA

3. EDUCATIONAL RECORD SECONDARY EDUCATION Lycee de Kribi: 1981 – 1982: (GCE ‘O’ Level) Lycee de Kribi: 1983 – 1984: (GCE’A’Level)

b) UNIVERSITY EDUCATION/CERTIFICATE OBTAINED 1984 - 1988:

University of Yaounde, Cameroon - B.Sc. Life Science. Option: Botany.

1990 - 1993:

University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Nigeria - Professional Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences

1993 - 1995:

University of Calabar, Nigeria - M.Sc. Microbiology

1996 - 2001:

University of Calabar, Nigeria - Ph.D. Microbiology

2003 - 2004:

WHO Collaborating Centre for Water Research, ONEP -Rabat, Morroco - International Certificate on Water Quality Management 2004: Kriger Research Institute, Toronto Canada - Clinical Research Associate (CRA) Training Program

4. EMPLOYMENT RECORD Senior Lecturer of Microbiology Faculty of Science University of Buea, Cameroon May 2006 till date Assistant Lecturer of Microbiology Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Cameroon February 2002 – May 2006

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Senior Instructor of Microbiology Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Cameroon October 2001 – February 2002 Assistant Lecturer of Bacteriology School of Medical Laboratory Sciences University of Calabar Teaching hospital, Nigeria 1997-1999 Part-Time Lecturer of Microbiology Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Calabar, Nigeria 1995 – 2001 5. THESIS WRITTEN

1. Biodegradation of oily Sludge Generated from a Petroleum Tank Farm. Ph.D. Thesis submitted to the University of Calabar, Nigeria, 2001

2. Effect of Yeast Fermentation on the Nutrient Status and on Some Toxic Components of Icacina mannii. M.Sc. Thesis submitted to the University of Calabar, 1995, Nigeria

3. Correlation of Culture, Pus cells, Nitrite and Protein in the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections amongst In/Out Patients Attending a Semi-rural Clinical Setting. Project Submitted to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, 1993, Nigeria 6. PUBLICATIONS (1)- Gerard Nkwelang ; George E Nkeng; Kamga F L Henri and S P Antai (2009) Effect of Crude Oil Effluent (Produce Water) On Brackish Water Fish and Microbial Growth In Aquarium Environment. (IN PRESS). Pacific Journal of Science and Technology published in USA

(2)- Nkwelang Gerard; Henri FL Kamga; George, E Nkeng; S P Antai (2008). Successional Studies of Hydrocarbon Utilizers in Tropical Soil Polluted with Oily Sludge . African Journal of Biotechnology. 7 (8): 1075-1080 (3)- JF Akoachere, T Nkuo-Akenji, F Yongabi, G Nkwelang and RN Ndip (2008). Lubricating Oil-Degrading Bacteria in Soils from Filling station and automechanic workshops. African Journal of Biotechnology. 7 (11): 1700-1706

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(4)- Jane Francis T. K Akoachere, Pius M. Oben, Beryl S Mbivnjo, Lucy M. Ndip, Gerald Nkwelang and Roland N. Ndip (2008): Bacterial indicators of pollution in the Douala Lagoon, Cameroon: Public Health Implications. African Health Science 8(2): 85-89 (5)- Roland Ndip; S N Ntiege, Lucy Ndip; Nkwelang Gerard; Jane-Francis Akoachere (2008) Antimicrobial agents of the Upper Respiratory Tract of school children in Buea Cameroon. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition. 26(4): 397-404 (6)- Kamga, F. Gerard Nkwelang; Gabriel, C. Ejezie. (2003): Health Education Strategy in the Control of Urinary Schistosomiasis. Journal of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences 16(3); 137-141 (7) -Antai, S P and Nkwelang, G (1998). Reduction of some toxicants in Icacina mannii by fermentation with Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Plant food for human Nutrition.53:103-111.

7. Conferences (1)- Gerard Nkwelang, George E. Nkeng, Lysette B Tankoua, Henri F L Kamga, and S P Antai (2007). Studies on the Optimization of Bioremediation factors of refinery Oily Waste in Soil. . In: Steven K Starret; Jihua J Hong; R. J Wilcock, Qilin Li, John. H Carson, and Samantha Arnold (Eds), Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2:81-86 (2)-George E Nkeng, Gerard Nkwelang, Otang Mathew, Zachary W Senwo (2007). Bioremediation of Petroleum Refinery Oily Sludge in Tropical Soil. . In: Steven K Starret; Jihua J Hong; R. J Wilcock, Qilin Li, John. H Carson, and Samantha Arnold (Eds), Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2:87-92 (5)-Nkwelang Gerard, Henri F.L. Kamga, George E. Nkeng, and S.P. Antai (2006): Recycling Agricultural Waste to Produce Oil Dispersant: An Ecotoxicological and Bioremediation Perspective. In: Steven K Starret; Jihua J Hong; and William G Lyon (Eds), Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2:92-97 (4) -George E. Nkeng, Nkwelang Gerard, Henri F.L. Kamga, (2006): Effect of a Natural Emulsifier on the Biodegradation of Oily Sludge. In: Steven K Starret; Jihua J Hong; and William G Lyon (Eds), Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2:59-65 (5) -George. E. Nkeng, Gerard Nkwelang, Marie L Limla, Roland N. Ndip, (2005): Development of a consortium of hydrocarbon utilizing microorganisms for seeding oil polluted sites. In: William G Lyon; Jihua J Hong; and Ramesh K (Eds) Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2:86-91

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8. AWARDS -Distinguished Author Award presented by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science 2004 CLS July 2004 Volume 16, Number 3. -Award of Honor” Best Lecturer of the year 1998-1999” presented by the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar (2000) -Certificate of Merit “National Union of Cameroon Students”, Nigeria, 1998 and 1999. 8. ADMINISTRATIVE POST HELD - Acting Coordinator of Microbiology Program, University of Buea, October 2005 – August 2006 - President National Union of Cameroon Students (NUCS) Nigeria, Calabar Branch 1997 – 1999 - Student Delegate, Faculty of Sciences, University of Yaounde, 1985 – 1988. 9. THESIS SUPERVISED (M.S. LEVEL) 1) Development of a Consortium of hydrocarbon utilizing microorganisms for Seeding oil polluted Site. 2) Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus associated with multi drug resistance in some hospital in Buea Health District in the South West Province of Cameroon

3) The Effect of HIV/AIDS and Malaria Co-Infection on Clinical and Haematological Parameters 4) Prevalence of Pathogenic Bacteria in open and surgical wounds of patients attending Hospitals in Buea Health District 10. OFFICES HELD WITHIN OR RESPONSIBILITY CARRIED FOR LEARNED OR PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES - Hon. Secretary, Scientific Committee – National Bureau of the Cameroon Association Medical Laboratory Science (CAMELS).

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11. MAJOR ACADEMIC VISITS AND COLLABORATIONS Foreign Fellowship: Studies on Water Quality Management in Morocco, at the WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Studies on Drinking Water and Sanitation under the sponsorship of the German Government 2004.

Nkwelang Gerard

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