Chika Ejikeugwu holds a PhD in Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria (2017). He is a Senior Lecturer & Researcher with Enugu State University of Science & Technology (ESUT), Nigeria. Dr. Ejikeugwu is the Founder of www.MicrobiologyClass.net, an online platform for microbiology resources. Dr. Ejikeugwu has authored over 100 research papers in the area of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). He has demonstrated leadership in the field of Microbiology, and has contributed to research development in the area of AMR, generating data, with potentials to inform policies and programmes aimed at forestalling the spread of drug-resistant pathogens. Dr. Ejikeugwu was selected for Membership in the Global Young Academy (GYA), Germany, for a period of 5 years beginning June 2020. He is an active member of the Global Health (GH) Working Group and Science Education for Youth (SEY) Working Group of the GYA. Dr. Ejikeugwu have been active in programmes through which he impart the knowledge and skills in the field of microbiology he has accumulated over the years from both national and international institutions, on both students and researchers in Africa. He has worn several national and international recognitions including Rising Star Fellowship to Freie Universität (FU) Berlin, Germany; The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Young Affiliateship Award; Young Investigator Award on Antimicrobial Resistance from Institute Mérieux, France; DAAD Postdoctoral Fellowship Award to BAM Institute, Berlin, Germany; and Matsumae International Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship to Kyoto University.