Etim Moses Essien

{{Short description|Nigerian haematologist (1934–2020)}} {{Infobox person | name = Essien Etim Moses | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|12|31|df=y}} | birth_place = Nigeria | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|11|12|1934|12|31|df=y}} | othername = | citizenship = Nigerian | occupation = {{flatlist| * Hematologist * Educationist * Researcher}} | parents = | relatives = | yearsactive = | known for = | awards = NNOM and OFR | website = }}

'''Essien Etim Moses''' , NNOM, OFR (31 December 1934 - 12 November 2020) was a Nigerian Professor of Hematology and Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian National Merit Award.<ref>{{Cite news |title=NIMR ex-director Essien dies at 86 |date=19 November 2020 |url=https://punchng.com/nimr-ex-director-essien-dies-at-86/ |access-date=6 October 2021|newspaper=The Punch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/new/etim-moses-essien-80/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Etim Moses Essien @ 80|accessdate=June 6, 2015|newspaper=The Nation}}</ref> Professor Essien began his career in 1970 at the University College Hospital, Ibadan as a lecturer and Consultant of Hematology. In 1977, he became a professor of Hematology in same university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nnma.gov.ng/users/etim-moses-essien-(ofr-nnom-fas-md-frcpath-fimcpath-twas-laureate-in-medicine)/722496456|title=Prof. Etim Moses Essien, (OFR, NNOM, FAS, MD, FRCPath, FIMCPath, TWAS Laureate in Medicine)|accessdate=June 6, 2015|archive-date=July 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707044612/http://nnma.gov.ng/users/etim-moses-essien-(ofr-nnom-fas-md-frcpath-fimcpath-twas-laureate-in-medicine)/722496456|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is a member of the WHO Expert Panel on Blood and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aasciences.org/index.php/nigeria/187-essien-etim-moses-prof|title=Essien Etim Moses|work=aasciences.org|accessdate=June 6, 2015}}</ref>

==Fellowship== *Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science *Fellow, African Academy of Sciences *Fellow, Royal College of Pathologists

==Awards== *TWAS Prize (1993)<ref name="Prizes and Awards">{{Cite web |url=http://twas.org/opportunities/prizes-and-awards |title=Prizes and Awards |date=2016 |publisher=The World Academy of Sciences}}</ref>

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