Dr. Judith Chukwuebinim Okolo is an IFBA certified professional, a fellow of the Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (ELBI) program and member of the WHO Technical Advisory Group for Health-Security Interface. She is an alumni of the Youth4biosecurity and among the pioneer cohort of African Women Leaders in the frontiers of biosecurity and biosafety to prevent the next pandemics. She has coauthored a handbook on biosafety and biosecurity for students in Nigeria.