About Us
ISTH Virtual Research Clinic
About Us
The ISTH Virtual Research Clinic (IVRC) is a virtual research management and capacity-building platform. It is an online campus for researchers, scientific and ethics reviewers and research sponsors. The PANDORA-ID-NET ISTH purposely created the IVRC to support Nigerian researchers at all stages of their research without needing to leave their physical location. The primary targets are emerging and mid-career researchers, ethics and scientific review committees in Nigeria’s research institutions and industries. Although the IVRC is virtual, it has its physical location at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria.
The Research Clinic Executive
Prof A.D. Asogun
MBBS, MHMA, FWACP
Head, Virtual Research Clinic
Prof Danny Asogun, MBBS, MHMA, FWACP, is the head of the ISTH virtual research clinic. He is the principal investigator, Nigeria PANDORA.ID.NET; chief consultant public health physician with Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, and Head of Department of Community Medicine, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria
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Dr. Chiedozie Godian Ike
MBBS, MPH, FWACP, FRSPH, MNIM,CIP
Manager
Dr. Alphonsus Aigbiremmolen
MBBS, FWACP, MSc (Geog. & Env Mgt), Cert. FGHR (Washington)
Executive Secretary
Dr. Osahon Otaigbe
MBBS , MSc (Medical Statistics), FWACP, Gradstat
Statistician
Dr. Etanuro Ohwovoriole
MBBS, MWACP
Event Manager
Mr. Ulinfoh Odianosen Mark
Bsc (Computer Science), MSc (Information Technology), CCNA (CISCO), NSE (FORTINET)
ICT Manager
Mrs. Okonofua Grace Naregose
BSc (Microbiology), MSc(Medical Microbiology), PMIH, LMIH, FPM, (HRM & GW)
Project Manager
Mr. Ogbekhilu Marvel Ejefu
Bsc (Accounting), MSc (Accounting)
Finance Officer
Mrs. Evelyn Obiefuna
Hnd (Banking and Finance)
Front Desk Officer
Our Goals
- To provide a continuum of support to all higher institutions’ researchers with time-bound research project
- To foster seamless research process of individual and institutional research teams by creating a timely round-the clock virtual support
- To reduce the burden of academic travels associated with research through the provision of remote research consultations, training and management.
- To promote sound and ethical research through cost-effective virtual ethics training, ethics consultations, pre-committee-protocol reviews and remote collaborative ethics committee support for universities' ethics and departmental scientific committees.
- To create a cost-effective research capacity-building system for researchers and institutions.
- To reduce research waste by offering timely and uninterrupted pre-award reviews, collaborative grants, manuscript writing, and publication support to research students and their supervisors.
- To mitigate the impact of research brain drain by harnessing a pool of virtual research experts, ensuring a continuous circulation of research talents at all Nigerian research institutions.
- To support seamless research process during pandemics through a remote research management system.
- To build trust within the scientific community by supporting peer review and the responsible conduct of research.
- To ensure successful individual and institutional research by supporting the deployment of current project management approach to research
- To increase the awareness level of Nigerian researchers about trend in research methods and related issues through a regular publication of white papers and newsletters.