Dr Ukponobong E. Antia hails from Itukho in Ibiono Ibom LGA. He attended Monica Kindergarten Nursery and Elementary School, Nigerian Christian Institute and Saint Mary?s Senior Science College, Ediene Abak, where he obtained his West African School Certificate in 2002. He graduated with a B.Sc. degree in Microbiology from University of Uyo in 2007. He further obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Microbiology from the Prestigious University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 2011 and 2016, respectively.

He joined the services of Akwa Ibom State University in 2012 and rose to the rank of Lecturer I in 2019. He has been actively involved in the development of curriculum for the teaching of B.Sc. and M.Sc Microbiology Students in Akwa Ibom State University. He has supervised over 50 undergraduates and currently supervising 6 Postgraduate students.

Dr Ukponobong Antia belongs to many professional societies among which are, the Nigerian Society for Microbiology and American Society for Microbiology. He has published over 15 publications in peer reviewed journal, contributed to chapters in a book and presented papers in conferences. His Google scholar and Research gate addresses are https://Scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=jYj-CWcAAAAJ&hl=en and https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ukponobong-Antia, respectively

At Akwa Ibom State University, he has been appointed an Examination Officer, Departmental Postgraduate Coordinator, among other Departmental, Faculty and University appointments. He is currently the Head of Department and also a member, University Senate Business Committee.?

He has worked extensively on the production of bioethanol from mannan polysaccharides (Conversion of Wealth). Some of his Publications include:

1.? ? ? ? ?Antia, U. E., Asamudo, N. U., Nse, M. O. and Inyang, C. U. (2015). Effect of vinegar and NaCl on microbial Quality of cabbage and lettuce. Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Research, 3(4): 44-48.

2.? ? ? ? ?Antia, U. E., Akan, O. D., Stephen, N. U., Eno-Ibanga, C. K. Akpan, N. G. (2018) Isolation and screening of yeast isolates from Indigenous palm wine. Philippine Journal of Science, 147 (3): 411-417.

3.? ? ? ? ?Stephen, N. U., Ugwuanyi, O. J. and Antia, U.E. (2018). Technological properties and sugar tolerance performance of palm wine yeasts isolated from parts of Nsukka, Nigeria. African Journal of Biotechnology, 17(31): 959-972

4.? ? ? ? ?Antia, U. E., Stephen, N. U., Onilude, A.A. and? Ibanga, I. A. (2019) Studies of the Nutritional, Environmental Effects and Repressive Nature of Simple Sugars on the Production of endo-?-mannanase by Aspergillus flavus PT7 on Solid State Fermentation. Journal of Advances in Biology and Biotechnology, 21(4): 1-12

5.? ? ? ? ?Udoekong, N., Stephen, N., Antia, U.E. and Etta-Abgo, Bassey. (2019) The isolation of Multi-drug resistant Paenalcaligens sp. UN24 from Bivalve Molluscs in Douglas Creek, Nigeria. Journal of Infection and Public Health, Elsevier, 12(1)142.

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6.? ? ? ? ?Umoessien, U.S., Antia, U.E., Christopher, M and Owowo, E.E (2019). Antibiotics Susceptibility of Bacteria Isolated from Sachet-packaged Water Sold in Uyo Metropolis, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. International Journal of Pathogen Research, 3(1): 1-11.

7.? ? ? ? ?Antia, U.E., Stephen N. U., Onilude, A.A., Udo, I. M and Amande, T.J. (2021) Bioconvertibility of mannan-containing polysaccharides to bioethanol: a comparative study of palm kernel cake and copra meal feedstocks. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-01586-8