Ifeanyi Ezeonwumelu, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Business Service Ctr
Chancellor/EVC/FAS

Awards

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• Embark, Gladstone’s Presidential Postdoctoral Program, Gladstone Institutes, 2022
• INPhINIT “la Caixa” PhD Fellowship, "la Caixa" foundation - the European Commission´s Marie Sklodowska-Curie action, 2018-2022
• Erasmus Mundus Masters scholarship award, Education, Audiovisual, and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) of the European Commission, 2015-2017

Education & Training

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• PhD Immunology Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona 09/2022
• MSc Forensic Science Instituto Universitario Egas Moniz 09/2017
• MSc Forensic science Universidad de Cordoba 09/2017
• MSc Forensic Science University of Lincoln 09/2017
• BSc Biochemistry Nnamdi Azikiwe University 07/2011

Publications (19)

Top publication keywords:
Virus DiseasesSTAT Transcription FactorsJanus KinasesVirus LatencyVirusesInterferon Regulatory Factor-7PyrimidinesSeroconversionAlloxanHIV-1Virus ActivationTranscription, GeneticDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalJanus Kinase InhibitorsHIV Infections

• Modulation of IRF7-driven transcription as a strategy to control HIV-1 latency.
  Frontiers in immunology 2026 Ezeonwumelu IJ, Garcia-Vidal E, Felip E, Cabrero-de Las Heras S, Clotet B, Badia R, Ballana E, Riveira-Muñoz E, Nevot M
• Anatomical, subset, and HIV-dependent expression of viral sensors and restriction factors.
  Cell reports 2025 George AF, Neidleman J, Luo X, Frouard J, Elphick N, Yin K, Young KC, Ma T, Andrew AK, Ezeonwumelu IJ, Pedersen JG, Chaillon A, Porrachia M, Woodworth B, Jakobsen MR, Thomas R, Smith DM, Gianella S, …
• Impact of the 2008 economic crisis on the burden of hepatitis B and C diseases in Southern European countries.
  BMC public health 2024 Palladino C, Ramis R, Ezeonwumelu IJ, Biondi A, Carreras G, Fischer F, Gallus S, Golinelli D, Gorini G, Hassan S, Kabir Z, Koyanagi A, Lazarus JV, Mentis AA, Meretoja TJ, Mokdad AH, Monasta L, Mulita …
• SAMHD1 expression is a surrogate marker of immune infiltration and determines prognosis after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in early breast cancer.
  Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) 2023 Gutiérrez-Chamorro L, Felip E, Castellà E, Quiroga V, Ezeonwumelu IJ, Angelats L, Esteve A, Perez-Roca L, Martínez-Cardús A, Fernandez PL, Ferrando-Díez A, Pous A, Bergamino M, Cirauqui B, Romeo M, …
• SAMHD1 expression modulates innate immune activation and correlates with ovarian cancer prognosis.
  Frontiers in immunology 2023 Gutiérrez-Chamorro L, Felip E, Bernat-Peguera A, Ezeonwumelu IJ, Teruel I, Martínez-Cardús A, Clotet B, Riveira-Muñoz E, Romeo M, Margelí M, Ballana E

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• Phylogeography of hepatitis B virus: The role of Portugal in the early dissemination of HBV worldwide.
  PloS one 2022 Marcelino R, Ezeonwumelu IJ, Janeiro A, Mimoso P, Matos S, Briz V, Pimentel V, Pingarilho M, Tato Marinho R, Maria Marcelino J, Taveira N, Abecasis A
• Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000-2018.
  BMC medicine 2022 Haeuser E, Serfes AL, Cork MA, Yang M, Abbastabar H, Abhilash ES, Adabi M, Adebayo OM, Adekanmbi V, Adeyinka DA, Afzal S, Ahinkorah BO, Ahmadi K, Ahmed MB, Akalu Y, Akinyemi RO, Akunna CJ, Alahdab F, …
• Pharmacological Inhibition of IKK to Tackle Latency and Hyperinflammation in Chronic HIV-1 Infection.
  International journal of molecular sciences 2022 Ezeonwumelu IJ, Garcia-Vidal E, Riveira-Muñoz E, Felip E, Gutiérrez-Chamorro L, Calba I, Massanella M, Sirera G, Clotet B, Ballana E, Badia R
• Coadministration of L-alanine and L-glutamine ameliorate blood glucose levels, biochemical indices and histological features in alloxan-induced diabetic rats.
  Journal of food biochemistry 2022 Ezeonwumelu IJ, Mode AM, Magaji UF, Nzoniwu NA, Tangaza MH, Tanimu FI, Dandare SU
• IRF7 expression correlates with HIV latency reversal upon specific blockade of immune activation.
  Frontiers in immunology 2022 Ezeonwumelu IJ, García-Vidal E, Felip E, Puertas MC, Oriol-Tordera B, Gutiérrez-Chamorro L, Gohr A, Ruiz-Riol M, Massanella M, Clotet B, Martinez-Picado J, Badia R, Riveira-Muñoz E, Ballana E
• Healthcare provider-to-patient perspectives on the uptake of teleconsultation services in the Nigerian healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic era.
  PLOS global public health 2022 Ezeonwumelu IJ, Obijiaku IJ, Ogbueche CM, Reunlearn360 2020 Cohort, Nwaozuru U
• JAK-STAT Pathway: A Novel Target to Tackle Viral Infections.
  Viruses 2021 Ezeonwumelu IJ, Garcia-Vidal E, Ballana E
• Cyclin-dependent Kinases as Emerging Targets for Developing Novel Antiviral Therapeutics.
  Trends in microbiology 2021 Gutierrez-Chamorro L, Felip E, Ezeonwumelu IJ, Margelí M, Ballana E
• L-alanine supplementation improves blood glucose level and biochemical indices in alloxan-induced diabetic rats.
  Journal of food biochemistry 2020 Dandare SU, Ezeonwumelu IJ, Shinkafi TS, Magaji UF, Adio AA, Ahmad K
• Epidemic history and baseline resistance to NS5A-specific direct acting drugs of hepatitis C virus in Spain.
  Scientific reports 2020 Palladino C, Ezeonwumelu IJ, Mate-Cano I, Borrego P, Martínez-Román P, Arca-Lafuente S, Resino S, Taveira N, Briz V
• Erratum: Castellví, M. et al. Pharmacological Modulation of SAMHD1 Activity by CDK4/6 Inhibitors Improves Anticancer Therapy. Cancers 2020, 12, 713.
  Cancers 2020 Castellví M, Felip E, Ezeonwumelu IJ, Badia R, Garcia-Vidal E, Pujantell M, Gutiérrez-Chamorro L, Teruel I, Martínez-Cardús A, Clotet B, Riveira-Muñoz E, Margelí M, Esté JA, Ballana E
• Pharmacological Modulation of SAMHD1 Activity by CDK4/6 Inhibitors Improves Anticancer Therapy.
  Cancers 2020 Castellví M, Felip E, Ezeonwumelu IJ, Badia R, Garcia-Vidal E, Pujantell M, Gutiérrez-Chamorro L, Teruel I, Martínez-Cardús A, Clotet B, Riveira-Muñoz E, Margelí M, Ballana E
• Accidental Father-to-Son HIV-1 Transmission During the Seroconversion Period.
  AIDS research and human retroviruses 2018 Ezeonwumelu I, Bártolo I, Martin F, Abecasis A, Campos T, Romero-Severson EO, Leitner T, Taveira N
• Epidemic history of hepatitis C virus genotypes and subtypes in Portugal.
  Scientific reports 2018 Palladino C, Ezeonwumelu IJ, Marcelino R, Briz V, Moranguinho I, Serejo F, Velosa JF, Marinho RT, Borrego P, Taveira N