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Chukwudi Alex Emeh (MSc)

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CAREER OBJECTIVES

To build a long term career in healthcare, teaching and research in the area of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Science in order to gain in-depth knowledge, skills and experience to tackle major issues in publ ic health and to suggest solutions to public health policy makers.

To publish my findings in open access peer -reviewed scientific journals.

To build a network of researchers for future research collaborations EDUCATION BACKGROUND

2013 – 2014 MSc Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine (Merit) University of Glasgow: Project supervisor, Dr Jason M.R. Gill Dissertation Title: Does Cardio-Respiratory Fitness, Physical Activity and Body Composition Influence Fat Oxidation in West African Women Living in the UK? [Distinction] My project examined the influence of cardio-respiratory fitness, physical activity and body composition

(CPB) on fat oxidation in West African women living in the UK. Existing evidence shows that obesity is a severe problem exhibited in the population of West African women in the United Kingdom. Low rates of fat oxidation have been reported in various studies to increase weight gain and weight regain following weight lost in these group of women. It is not known whether cardio-respiratory fitness, physical activity and body composition (CPB) influence fat oxidation in West African women in the UK. 2008 – 2012 BSc Sport and Exercise Science

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana: Second class upper (2.1) Dissertation Title: Prevalence and Perceived Effects of Performance Enhancing Drugs among Athletes in Ashanti Region. [Distinction]

Drug control has become an important component of modern day sport. It is no doubt that athletes who engage in the use of performance enhancing substances suffer tremendous harmful side effects. Therefore, my project investigated the extent of the use of performance enhancing drugs among athletes in the Ashanti region; to find out the various drugs and substances that are abused by these athletes to enhance performance and to determine the dangers and health risk associated with the use of performance enhancers in sport. WORK EXPERIENCE

November 2014 – present Manuscript in Preparation

Fat Metabolism in Response to Feeding and Exercise Between West Africans and European Women

Authors: Iqbal Al-Shayji1,2*, Chukwudi Emeh1, Laura McCrimmon1, Nabeha S.A. Hawari1, JohnWilson1, Jason M.R. Gill1 FBASES

April 2014 – November 2014 Graduate Research Assistant, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. I led a research team under the supervision of Dr Jason M.R. Gill. We investigated the difference in fat metabolism in response to feeding and exercise between West Africans and White European women. Evidence shows that West African origins seem to be more susceptible to obesity or weight gain than other ethnic group such as white Europeans, particularly when they adopt a westernized lifestyle. Low rates of fat oxidation have been reported in various studies to increase weight gain and weight regain following weight loss. This study seeks to investigate if any differences in fat oxidation exist between West African and White European women. This knowledge could help us to develop new ways of preventing and treating obesity in West African people in the future. I was also involved in a research examining the effects of four weeks shuttle run training on insulin sensitivity in sedentary men.

Main Responsibilities:

Involved in the development of research ideas, developing safe experimental procedures, costing of projects, application for ethical approval and time tabling of daily activities.

Involved in participant recruitment, screening of participants for any potential health problem in order to determine eligibility for participation in a study, data collection, statistical analysis, interpretation of results and dissemination of study conclusions and results both to individual participants and to the group as a whole.

Oral presentation and poster presentation of findings in seminars and workshops.

Involved in preparation of manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

Responsible for training and supervision of undergraduate students assigned to my team.

First aid management of participants.

November 2012 - October 2013 Teaching Assistant, Ayede Community Grammar School, Ayede, Oyo state, Nigeria.

Main Responsibilities:

Prepared lessons and teaching of physical and health education, English and Religious knowledge to students of Junior Secondary School 1-3.

Organized and supervised pupils in a range of curricular and extra-curricular activities.

Counselling pupils on any problems that hinder their performance.

Prepared exam questions, marked and recorded exam scores.

Head class teacher for JSS 1.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

August 2014 – November 2014 Care Worker, Highland Care Agency, Glasgow, United Kingdom Main Responsibilities:

Responsible for providing personal and practical service for people with a wide range of illnesses and disability such as dementia, neurological disorders etc.

Help in the promotion of physical activity and mental health of service users.

Assist service users with mobility problems and physical disability in the use of personal equipment and care.

Maintain accurate, concise, up-to-date and timely records of the service user's care, diary sheets, financial transaction sheets and time sheet.

Participation in the reviews of service user's care plan. June 2014 Telephone Campaigner, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom Main Responsibilities:

Calls to prospective students

Ensuring that questions about the university or admission status from prospective students are appropriately answered.

Ensuring that the students are satisfied at the end of the call.

Sending feedback emails to students concerning unanswered question during the call. May - July 2011 Physiotherapist Assistant, Aninwah Medical Centre, Kumasi Ghana. Main Responsibilities:

Rehabilitation of patients with fractured or dislocated limbs.

Rehabilitation of stroke patients.

Working with children with cerebral palsy.

Short Courses Attended

September 2015 CPR training, certified by American Heart Association. September 2014 Stewart First Aid Training, Glasgow, United Kingdom. August 2014 Manual handling, Highland Care Agency, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Yet to begin Phlebotomy Course

LEADERSHIP ROLES/ HONORS

2011 – 2012 Financial Secretary and Treasurer, Department of Sports and Exercise Science Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. 2012 – 2013 Community Development Service (CDs) Coordinator during service year in Ajaawa, Ogo-Oluwa Local Government Oyo State, Nigeria. 2012 – 2013 Coordinator, National Association of Catholic Corps Members [NACC] Oyo State Chapter, Ogo-Oluwa Local Government Nigeria. 2012 - 2013 Awarded by Oyo state NYSC chairman for the rehabilitation of the major borehole in Ajaawa Ogo-oluwa Local Government, Nigeria during National Youth Service. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICE/VOLUNTARY SERVICE

May – November 2014 British Heart Foundation (BHF), Glasgow Scotland, United Kingdom. June 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow Science Centre Workshop, Glasgow Scotland June 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow Science Festival: Game for Debate 2012-2013 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Oyo State, Nigeria.

(Rehabilitation of the major borehole in Ajaawa Ogo-oluwa Local Government Area, Oyo State). CONFERENCES ATTENDED

5th June, 2014 Institute of Health and Wellbeing Conference (IHAWC), University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

7th February, 2014 Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE), Hot Topic Sympo sium, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

2014 – present British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES)

2014 – present The Nutrition Society (NS)

POSTER PRESENTATION

Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Does cardio-respiratory fitness, physical activity and body composit ion influence fat oxidation in West African women living in the UK?

REFEREES

1. Dr Jason M.R. Gill

BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre,

Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences,

College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow. G12 8TA, UK. Tel: 014*-***-****

Email: *****.****@*******.**.**

2. Dr Iqbal AlShayji

West Medical Building,

Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences University of Glasgow G12 8QQ. UK.

Email: *********@*****.***

3. John Wilson

209 West Medical Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ Tel: 014*-***-****

Email: ****.******@*******.**.**

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