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Cyril Onwuelazu Uteh is a Microbiologist and a Public Health professional with experience working in the field and public health laboratory as a: health educator, monitoring and evaluation officer, laboratory analyst, and non-profit coordinator. He holds professional experiences from the Global South & North and across the Trans-Atlantic.

Prior to joining the NIHR Innovation Observatory at 缅北禁地, Cyril worked with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), and the Ministry of Health Oyo State in Nigeria. He currently consults for the Academy of Communication in Healthcare (ACH) as a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant.

Academic Qualifications:

• (First Class Honours) - University College Dublin, Ireland
• - Maastricht University, Netherlands
• - University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
• - University of Ibadan, Nigeria
• (2:1 Honours)- University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Teaching Qualification:

Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)

Professional Memberships:

• Academy of Communication in Healthcare (ACH)
• British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
• European Public Health Association (EUPHA)
• Faculty of Public Health (FPH)
• Immunising Pregnant Women and Infants Network (IMPRINT)
• The Health Equity Network
• UK International Coronavirus Network (UK-ICN)

Honours and Awards:

• Erasmus+ Erasmus Mundus Excellence Scholarship (Europubhealth+) from the European Union
• Chevening Scholarship from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
• Delta State Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship from the Delta State Government of Nigeria
• Mandela Washington Fellowship from the United States Department of State
• Don Lavoie Fellowship from the Mercatus Centre at George Mason University, United States
• Global Education of Medicine and Science (GEMS) Participation Grant to present at the 13th International Conference on Nutrition and Growth (N&G 2026), Prague, Czech Republic
• World Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID) Fellowship to present at the 14th World Congress of the World Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID 2025), Bangkok, Thailand
• Travel and Participation Grant for the 2023 Youth Pre-Conference and the 3rd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2023), Lusaka, Zambia
• Travel and Participation Grant for the 2023 ENRICH Healthcare Communication Course (ENRICH 2023), Austin, Texas, United States
• Travel and Participation Grant to present at the 2022 International Symposium on Pneumonia and Pneumococcal Diseases (ISPPD-12), Toronto, Canada
• Travel and Participation Grant for the 2019 International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH 2019), San Diego, United States
• Best Poster Award for the 2022 Europubhealth+ Poster Gallery at the EHESP School of Public Health, Rennes, France

About the NIHR Innovation Observatory

The NIHR Innovation Observatory is a world leading health and care innovation scanning centre providing data-driven insights to foster innovation and equitable access to high quality care. We aim to transform health systems and improve population health by providing advanced data-driven insights that foster innovation and equitable access to high quality care. At the core of our work is the development of data-driven methods to identify, capture and synthesise intelligence on new health innovations. We develop and share cutting edge methods in horizon scanning, building capacity in the systems across the public, voluntary and industry sectors.

We deliver essential intelligence and insights about medicines and MedTech innovation to the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS England, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the NIHR, the UK Health Security Agency, the Department for Health and Social Care and industry - allowing these organisations to prepare for policies, regulation and frontline delivery for new, emerging and disruptive technologies.

Cyril's research interests revolve around evidence synthesis, health technology assessment, public health surveillance, and health inequalities. He works with the NIHR Innovation Observatory monitoring health technologies and developing briefings to inform the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on emerging and re-emerging innovative health technologies to appraise.

Current research experience:

• Co-supervising master's dissertation for MPH students
• Co-supervising research project for the North East NIHR Methodology Internship Programme

His previous research experiences included:

• Investigating the existing funding mechanisms for antimicrobial resistance research and development
• Exploring the links between the level of antimicrobial usage in hospital wards, and the abundance of antimicrobial resistance genes in hospital sewages at the ward level
• Assessing the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Escherichia coli clinical isolates against different brands of ceftriaxone available in Ibadan, Nigeria
• Evaluating the occurrence of Salmonella and Vibrio species in frozen and thawed Mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) retailed in Choba, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
• Appraising immunisation coverage and childhood pneumonia deaths in Nigeria
• Evaluating COVID-19 prevention and control measures in workplaces

Leadership & Volunteering Experiences:

• Abstract Reviewer – 2026 International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit, Panama. Co-organised by the Johns Hopkins Centre for Communication Programmes
• Session Chair: The 2nd Asian Conference on Innovative Therapies for Diabetes Management (ATTD-ASIA 2025), Singapore. Organised by the Advanced Technologies and Treatments of Diabetes (ATTD).
• Abstract Reviewer – 2025 Preventive Health Conference, Canberra, Australia. Organised by the Public Health Association of Australia
• Abstract Reviewer – 2025 International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Organised by the Academy of Communication in Healthcare
• Abstract Reviewer – 2025 International Conference on Family Planning, Bogotá, Colombia. Co-organised by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewer for Elsevier since 2024
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Co-Chair – 2023 International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, Rio Mar, Puerto Rico. Organised by the Academy of Communication in Healthcare
• Scientific Programme Advisory Committee (SPAC) Member for the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Conferences, United States since 2021

Graduate Teaching Assistant for the PHPS20010 Module at the University College Dublin, Ireland, during the 2020/2021 academic year:

• Tutored undergraduate medical students in small groups on public health and biostatistics introductory courses
• Examined and graded students' group presentations on selected public health emergency topics

Seminar Lead for Microbiology and Immunology for Food and Health Module (NUT1011) at 缅北禁地:

• Led small group seminar sessions for students from the Nutrition and Dietetics Programme
• Examined and provided feedback on students' individual and group presentations on selected food and water pathogens and zoonotic diseases

Leadership & Volunteering Experience:

• Clearing Advisor (Hotline): 缅北禁地's 2025 Clearing and Confirmation

• Articles

  • Uteh CO, Yetkin O, Dompe C, Ejiohuo O. . Public Health in Practice 2026, 11, 100739.
  • Uteh CO, Johnson EE, Robinson T, Moradi N, Inskip A, Beyer FR, Thomson K, Sagoo GS. . Pharmacoeconomics 2025, 43, 469-472.
  • Ejiohuo O, Uteh CO, Olaleye OO, Lawal SA, Maigoro AY, Onyeaka H. . Global Health Journal 2025, 9(2), 124-135.
  • Johnson EE, Uteh CO, Belilios E, Pearson F. . Patient 2025, 18, 109-114.
  • Ejiohuo O, Akuffo-Addo W, Edi P, Uteh CO, Onyeaka H. . Current Problems of Psychiatry 2025, 26, 156-174.
  • Ogunyemi A, Uteh C, Fairbairn R, Meader N, Craig D. . BMJ Open 2025, 15(11), e101643.
  • Tanner L, Still M, Ghasri S, Sadiq A, Harris B, Haston S, Potter R, Uteh CO, Al-Assaf A, Johnson EE, Moral SGG, Mkwashi A, Craig D, Angadji A, Thomas M, Pearson F. . Musculoskeletal Care 2024, 22(4), e1949.
  • Jagusiewicz A, Uteh CO, Götz JP, Robertz J, Zijlman MA, Siepmann I. . South Eastern European Journal of Public Health 2023.
  • Ingram C, Downey V, Roe M, Chen Y, Archibald M, Kallas KA, Kumar J, Naughton P, Uteh CO, Rojas-Chaves A, Shrestha S, Syed S, Cléirigh Büttner F, Buggy C, Perrotta C. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(15), 7847.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Uteh CO. . In: The 13th International Conference on Nutrition and Growth (N&G 2026). 2026, Prague, Czech Republic: N&G.
  • Uteh CO. . In: The International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases and Related Neurological Disorders (ADPD26). 2026, Copenhagen, Denmark: Alzheimer's Disease International.
  • Uteh CO. . In: The International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases and Related Neurological Disorders (ADPD26). 2026, Copenhagen, Denmark: Alzheimer's Disease International.
  • Tuharska Z, Ordóñez-Moya K, Uteh C, Khan S, Thomson K, Garcia Gonzalez-Moral S. . In: International HealthTechScan (i-HTS) by EuroScan international network e. V.. Futures, Foresight & Horizon Scanning Conference 2024. 2025, 缅北禁地 Upon Tyne, UK: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House.
  • Uteh CO. . In: The 14th World Congress of the World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID25). 2025, Bangkok, Thailand: World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
  • Uteh CO. . In: Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes Asia (ATTD-ASIA) Conference. 2025, Singapore: SAGE Publications.
  • Ogunyemi A, Uteh C, Fairbairn R, Meader N, Craig D. . In: ISPOR Europe 2024. 2024, Spain: Elsevier.
  • Uteh CO. . In: The 12th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases (ISPPD-12). 2022, Toronto, Canada: Kenes Group.

• Reports

  • Tanner S, Still M, Harris B, Haston S, Potter R, Uteh CO, Sadiq A, Al-Assaf A, Ghasri S, Johnson EE, Garcia Gonzalez-Moral S, Mkwashi A, Craig D, Pearson F. . Orthopaedic Research UK: NIHR Innovation Observatory in partnership with Orthopaedic Research UK, 2024.
  • Uteh CO. . Maastricht University, 2022.

• Review

  • Ejiohuo O, Bagonza V, Nwaogazie FO, Ade-Adekunle OA, Uteh CO. . Paracelsus Proceedings of Experimental Medicine (PPExMed) 2026, 1(1), 25-39.