NAME: MARGARET ILOMUANYA

eRA COMMONS USER NAME: milomuanya@unilag.edu.ng

POSITION TITLE: ASSOICATE PROFESSOR

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Personal Statement

“My research expertise spans novel drug delivery techniques, development of topical dosage forms utilized as creams, hydrogels, organogels and electrospun fibres for delivery of drugs in HIV microbicide development, non-hormonal contraception, cosmeceuticals, and wound healing applications. I utilize artificial intelligence, via artificial neural networks, and central composite designs in my drug development research. I am actively involved in public health engagement through research, Provision of health information to health care workers and participation in Medical Outreach programs to underserved regions in Africa.”

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honors

• Consultant, Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, Rockefeller University New York United States 2020 – 2023
• Co-Investigator/Sub-Saharan Africa Partner 2021-2024 Office of HIV/AIDS, Bureau for Global Health US Agency for International Development (USAID) Microbicide Research and Development to Advance HIV Prevention Technologies through Responsive Innovation and Excellence (MATRIX) award https://www.matrix4prevention.org/people/milomuanya
• JEIVEN Fellow: Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, Rockefeller University New York USA (February 2020 – August 2021). https://popcouncil.org/insight/population-council-fellow-margaret-ilomuanya/
• R.A.I.N.S Fellow: Fogarty International Center of National Institutes of Health (FIC/NIH) 2018/2019; 2020/2021 https://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/march-april-2021/Pages/mepi-junior-faculty-margaret-ilomuanya.aspx

Selected Most recent Publications  

• Cardoso-Daodu, I. M, Ilomuanya, M.O (2025) Development of Curcumin Encapsulated Liposomes in Chlorhexidine-Loaded Organogel Using Ternary Phase Systems for Treatment of Omphalitis in Infants, Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2025, 6828052 https://doi.org/10.1155/adpp/6828052
• Ekama SO, Sheth AN, Ilomuanya MO, Okwuzu JO et al. (2025) Sexual Practices and HIV Prevention Strategies Used by Female Sex Workers in Lagos, Nigeria: An Assessment of the Willingness to Use a Microbicide. HIV AIDS (Auckl). 17:19-28 https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S468667
• Ilomuanya M.O, Oseni B.A, Okwuba B.C, Abia P, et al., (2024) Evaluation of MDR-specific phage Pɸ-mi-pa loaded mucoadhesive electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds against drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa- induced wound infections in an animal model. International Bio. Macromolecules, 277 (3) 134484 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134484
• Ilomuanya, M.O., Ogundemuren, D.A., Bassey, PO.O., Oseni B.A, Kola-Mustapha A.T., et al.,(2024). Enhanced viability of Lactobacillus via encapsulation in hyaluronan/PVA hybrid electrospun composites for vaginal drug delivery. Futur J Pharm Sci 10, 105 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43094-024-00675-5
• Ilomuanya, M. O., Bassey, P. O., Cardoso-Daodu, I. M., Hou, Y., et al. (2024) Evaluation of Far-Field Electrospun Polyvinyl Alcohol/Hyaluronic Acid Nanofibrous Membranes for Skin Tissue Engineering Applications. Mater. Eng. 2300299.  https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202300299.

Collaborators / Networks

• S.A Adeosun- Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos.
• A.N Amenaghawon- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Benin
• Dr N. Teleshova – Centre for Biomedical research, Population Council NYC. USA
• Alkiviadis Tsamis – Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Macedonia Greece
• D. A. Vorp – Departments of Bioengineering, Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA