**Meet the editor**

Ibeh Bartholomew MSc, Ph.D is currently Assistant Director of Medical Biotechnology Department, National Biotechnology Development Agency, Abuja. He has obtained several grants and awards. Dr. Ibeh has served as an external examiner and supervised over 30 university students on various HIV research topics. Though his work on HIV serodiscordant infection in blacks is

widely acknowledged, his current research interest is on development of efficient immunodeficient mouse models using current genetic engineering tools. He is a member of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
