Nnamdi Ekesi

Bio

Dr. Nnamdi Simon Ekesi is an Assistant Professor in the Gregg Wadley College of Science & Health Professions at Northeastern State University. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the FDAs National Center for Toxicological Research, studying interactions between the vaginal microbiome Lactobacillus and TSST-1producing Staphylococcus aureus in toxic shock syndrome, and S. aureus in secondary influenza superinfections, after earning his Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Arkansas.

The Ekesi lab investigates HostPathogen Interactions, including bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis, inflammatory bowel diseases, and secondary pneumonia after Influenza infection.

Dr. Ekesi is also very interested in high impact education--He teaches courses from Introductory Biology to upper-level Microbiology, Immunology, Developmental Biology, and Molecular & Cellular Biology labs. He incorporates experiential learning initiatives like CURE into his teaching to provide hands-on research experience and train students as ambassadors in the fight against antimicrobial resistance in the community.