I am Dr. Esienanwan Esien Efiong. I hold a PhD in Clinical Biochemistry (2015), from the University of Calabar. Currently I am an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsored postdoctoral fellow (Helmholtz Zentrum Munich, Germany, 2023 till 2025) and a tenure Lecturer (Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, 2015 till date). From 2016 till 2023, I was an adjunct lecturer at the centre for food technology and research, Benue State University, Nigeria. My current research interest focuses on proteomics, diabetic kidney disease mechanisms, and therapeutics from medicinal plants. Previously, my research was centred on nutrition, phytochemistry, and in vivo diabetic studies. I am a member of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, American Society of Nutrition, and Society of Toxicology. Awards received include Georg Forster Fellowship for Experienced Researchers, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation- Germany (2023), Adjunct Research Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Nigeria (2021 till date), and Visiting Postdoctoral Scientist, University of Bremen, Germany - The World Academy of Science- DeutscheForschungsgemeinschaft (TWAS-DFG) Cooperation Visits Programme (2021).