Dr. Ojuederie, Omena Bernard is the Ag. Head, Department of Biological Sciences, Kings University. He graduated from the University of Benin with a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Microbiology and obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in plant genetics from the University of Ibadan.

He is a Professional Natural Scientist of the Republic of South Africa (South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions), and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Underutilised Legumes. He has research expertise in plant genetics and biotechnology.

Dr. Ojuederie currently serves as the Chief Examiner of the Department of Biological Sciences, and in several University committees which includes Member Business Committee of Senate, Member Committee on Transfer Students, Member Curriculum Review Committee, and Member Committee on Internally Generated Revenue. He is a grantee of the International Foundation for Science (IFS) Sweden and also serves as a reviewer to several peer-reviewed international journals.