Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Telephone: +47-98496174
Facsimile: +47-77646100
Email: arinze.s.okoli@uit.no
okoliarinze@yahoo.com
 

Project Title:
Functional genomics of vaccine-vector relevant naturally occurring and genetically modified orthopoxviruses during infection of human and mammalian cells

Profile:
Dr. Arinze S. Okoli received his PhD in 2009 from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, where he investigated the molecular basis of Enterohepatic Helicobacter species adaptations to hosts and environment. In his current project at the Norwegian Institute of Gene Ecology, Tromsø, Norway, he aims to identify hosts and viral factors that modulate the life cycles of naturally occurring and transgenic orthopoxviruses.
 

Peer-reviewed publications

1. Tania E. Farrar, Arinze S. Okoli, George L. Mendz. (2011). “Campylobacter spp. Responses to the Environment and Adaptations to Hosts”. In Hin-chung Wong (ed), Stress Response of Foodborne Microorganisms, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. NY, USA, Chapter 8. ISBN: 9781611228106. Access via the publisher here: https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=19856

2. Arinze S. Okoli, M.R. Wilkins, M.J. Raftery and G.L. Mendz. (2010). The Response of H. hepaticus To Bovine Bile. J Proteome Res. 9(3):1374-84.

3. Q. V. Tu, Arinze S. Okoli, Z. Kovach and G. L. Mendz. (2009). Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Prevalence of Helicobacter spp. and Molecular Pathogenesis. Future Microbiol. 4:1283-13301.

4. Arinze S. Okoli, C. Armalle and G.L. Mendz. (2009) The Year in Helicobacter: Other Helicobacter species. Helicobacter. 14 (1): 69-74.

5. Megan Duckworth, Arinze S. Okoli and G.L. Mendz. (2009). Novel Helicobacter pylori therapeutic targets: the unusual suspects. Expert Rev. Anti. Infect. Ther. 7(7): 835-867.

6. Arinze S. Okoli (2009). Insight into Host Adaptation of Enterohepatic Helicobacter Bacteria: A molecular study of the response of Helicobacter hepaticus to bile, and the effect of Helicobacter bilis on human hepatoma cells. PhD Thesis. University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG. ISBN: 978-3-639-27414-1

7. Arinze S. Okoli, T. Wadstrom and G.L. Mendz. (2007). Bioinformatic Study of Bile Responses in Campylobacterales. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology 49: 101-103.

8. Arinze S. Okoli, E.M. Fox, M.J. Raftery and G.L. Mendz. (2007). Effects of Helicobacter hepaticus on the proteome of HEp-2 cells. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 92: 289-300.

9. C.O. Okoli, P. A. Akah, and Arinze S. Okoli (2007). Potentials of leaves of Aspilia africana (Compositae) in wound care: an experimental evaluation. BMC Complement & Alternative Medicine. 7:24. Doi:10.1186/1472-6882-7-24.

10. Arinze S. Okoli and C.U. Iroegbu (2005). In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Synclisa Scabrida Whole Root Extracts. African Journal of Biotechnology 4: 946-952.

11. Arinze S. Okoli, and C.U. Iroegbu (2004). Evaluation of Extracts of Anthocleista Djalonensis, Nauclea Latifolia and Uvaria Afzalii for Activity against Bacterial Isolates from cases of Non-Gonococcal Urethritis. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 92: 135-144.

12. Arinze S. Okoli, M.I. Okeke, C.U. Iroegbu and P.U. Ebo (2002). Antibacterial Activity of Harungana madagasceriensis Leaf Extracts. Phytotherapy Research 15: 1-6.

13. M.I. Okeke, C.U. Iroegbu, E.N. Eze, Arinze S. Okoli (2001). Evaluation of Extracts of the Root of Landolphia owerrience for Antibacterial Activity.  Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 78: 119-127.

14. M.I. Okeke, C.U. Iroegbu, C.O. Jideofor, Arinze S. Okoli, and C.O. Esimone (2000). Antimicrobial Activity of Ethanol Extracts of two Indigenous Nigerian Spices. Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants 8: 39-46.

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