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Dr Blessing Oyedemi Mbaebie

Lecturer in Biosciences

Blessing Oyedemi Mbaebie

  • School Faculty of Science and Technology

  • Department Natural Sciences

  • Location London

Research activities

Key Research Interests: AMR, Biofilms,Microbial Genomics

She has led projects on biofilmeradication benchmarks, antisense biomolecules targeting bacterial virulencepathways, and systems-level approaches using NGS, bioinformatic and analyticalapproaches to investigate bacterial resistance and persistence. 

 My academic journey has beenshaped by a strong interest in understanding the complex interactions betweenbiofilm-forming pathogens and host tissues, and how these interactionsinfluence healing outcomes and therapeutic efficacy.

I am interested in understanding howbiofilms contribute to chronic infections caused by WHO-listed priority ESKAPEpathogens, and in developing targeted interventions that can translate frombench to bedside to improve clinical outcomes

-Open to Collaborations and Prospective Research Students are welcome to chat


Current Teaching

Current Teaching across a broad range ofbioscience programmes in

-Medical Microbiology,

- Molecular Biology & Clinical Genetics,

-Biomolecular Sciences 

-Organismal and Cell Biology

-Research Methods/Professional SkillsDevelopment

-UG project supervision inAMR and biofilms.

Postgraduate module include: 

-AMR and Infection Control

-Public Health Microbiology

-PG Research &Supervision


Biography

Dr Blessing Mbaebie Oyedemi is a microbiologist with expertexperience in  HE Bioscience teaching, and research development inantimicrobial resistance (AMR), microbial genomics, and biofilmtherapeutics.  Linking to Middlesex University strategic vision 2031- Equity in Health and Wellbeing , and Sustainable Communities and the environment ,her applied research is rooted in advancing chronic infection treatments,bridging preclinical findings into clinical trial applications, for betterpolicy and practice outcomes.

Blessing obtained her PhD in Microbiology from UniversityCollege London School of Pharmacy, London. She pursued further postdoctoralresearch at the University of Nottingham and University of Warwick, working onmolecular microbiology and antimicrobial discovery before joining MiddlesexUniversity London as a Lecturer.  Among others, she is a champion of MicrobiologySociety, an advisory member Applied Microbiology International (AMI), BSAC andNational Biofilm Innovation Consortium (NBIC), where she contributes to policydiscussions and lead knowledge exchange initiatives. 

Blessing is passionate about translational research, particularlyshe is proud to have successfully delivered high-impact research projectsfunded by the Medical Research Council (MRC-African Research TrainingFellowship) and the Commonwealth Fellowship Grant (UK-DFID). Her work has beenpublished in reputable journals and presented at international scientificmeetings, been recognised by peers as a UK Royal Society Emerging scientist2018, and Next Einstein Fellow - Africa (2019) for her contributions toscience and innovation.

Publications

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