Professor Zanna Muhammad

Designation:

Professor

Department:

Biology

Office:

Block B, Room 115

Biography

Prof. Zanna Muhammad is a graduate of Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria and Imperial College, London, UK, where he obtained his M.Sc., DIC and PhD. After the completion of his studies Dr. Muhammad was a post-doctoral research fellow in the Department of Biology at Imperial College at Silwood Park, Ascot under Dr Adrian Evans. He started his academic career with the University of Maiduguri where he attained the positions of Associate Professor, Head of Department and member of the Governing Council. At Maiduguri he engaged in consultancy services, administration, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research, and supervision.

Prof. Muhammad later joined the services of the Federal Government of Nigeria in Abuja and was part of a team that pioneered the setting up of a crucial Federal Agency where he was involved in policy development, administration, and planning. During his sojourn at the Agency, he undertook several national and international assignments.

Upon retirement from the services of the Federal Government as a Director he joined Nile University of Nigeria. Prof. Muhammad is a Parasitologist with interest in studying the survival mechanisms of parasites. He has published numerous local and international research papers on the subject.

Dr Muhammad is very interested in curriculum development and mentoring.

Recent Publications (Articles, Books, Book Chapters/Sections, Proceedings, etc.)

a, SEMINAR PAPER(S):
i. MUHAMMAD, Z. (1992). Propensity of Plant Parasitic Nematodes to enter diapauses. Paper presented at the Faculty of Science Seminar, University of Maiduguri, December 1992.

 

b, ABSTRACT OF CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:
i. MUHAMMAD, Z. and Evans, A.A.F. (1989). Diapauses in the Potato cyst nematodes? Abstracts of Papers given at a meeting of Association of Applied Biology, held at Imperial College, London, 20th December 1989.

 

c, PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PAPERS:
i. MUHAMMAD, Z. (1996). The potential use of Nematodes as model animals for monitoring environmental pollution. An invited paper, OBABS proceeding, Vol. IV.

 

d, PUBLISHED CHAPTER(S) IN BOOK(S):
i. Buahin, G.K.A.; Donli, P.O. and MUHAMMAD, Z. (1998). Effective monitoring and forecasting of pest and disease outbreaks in millet-based cropping system, pp. 138-153. In: Pearl Millet in Nigerian Agriculture. Production, processing and research priorities (Emechebe, A.M., Ikwelle, M.C., Ajayi, O. Aminu-Kano, M. and Anaso, A.B. eds.) LCRI Maiduguri and NARP Abuja, Nigeria.

 

e, ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS:
i. MUHAMMAD, Z. and Foy, B. C. (1993). Modification of the Baermann Funnel Method to improve soil nematode extraction. Annals of Borno 10: 85-91.
ii. MUHAMMAD, Z. (1994). The effects of storage conditions on subsequent hatching of Globodera rostochiensis. Nematologia Mediterranea 22: 163-169.
iii. MUHAMMAD, Z. (1994). Monoclonal antibody production and potentials in Nematode Identification. Bioscience Research Communications 6: 17-21.
iv. MUHAMMAD, Z. (1994). Diapauses in the nematode Globodera pallida. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 100:413-423.
v. MUHAMMAD, Z. (1996). Screening of crude homogenates of Potato cyst nematodes for hatching factors. Bioscience research Communications 8:111-115.
vi. MUHAMMAD, Z. (1996). The effects of storage conditions on subsequent hatching of Globodera pallida (Nematoda: Tylenchida). Pedobiologia 40:342-351.
vii. MUHAMMAD, Z. (1996). Dormancy characteristics in the nematodes Meloidogyne incognita and M. javanica. Research Journal of Science 2:49-56.
viii. MUHAMMAD, Z.; Mohammed, M. and Dikko, A. (1996). Survey of the Floodplain of the Komadugu-Yobe basin for Plant parasitic nematodes. Annals of Borno 13:214-222.
ix. MUHAMMAD, Z. and Evans, A.A.F. (1997). Hatching in the Potato Cyst Nematode Glododera rostochiensis indicating diapauses as cause of variability in emergence. Nematologia Mediterranea 25:141-149.
x. MUHAMMAD, Z. and Dibba, B. B. (1998) An Evaluation of the Baermann funnel and tray methods in extracting nematodes from soil different modified extraction media. African Journal of Natural Sciences 2:70-78.

 

f, TECHNICAL PAPERS
Several technical and policy documents.

Courses/Modules Taught

Undergraduate

  • Cell and developmental biology
  • Nematology
  • Research methodology
  • Developmental biology
  • Pathogenic microbes
  • Protozoology
  • Parasitology

Postgraduate

  • Research Methodology
  • Seminar
  • Advanced protozoology