Microbiology (Virology, Infectious Diseases, and Environmental Health)
Qualifications
Ph.D. Medical Microbiology (Virology), University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria (2006)
M.Sc. Environmental Microbiology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria (2002)
M.Sc. Health Planning and Management (MHPM), University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria (2023)
B.Sc. Microbiology (Second Class Upper), University of Ilorin, Nigeria (1998)
Professional Affiliations
• Fellow, Royal Society of Biology, United Kingdom.
• Fellow, Royal Society for Public Health
• Fellow, Academy of Public Health
• Fellow, Nigerian Young Academy
• Fellow, Society for Environmental and Public Health Professionals of Nigeria (SEPHON)
• Member, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, USA
• Member, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, United Kingdom.
• Member, Microbiology Society, United Kingdom.
• Member, Applied Microbiology International, United Kingdom.
• Member, Nigerian Bioinformatics and Genomics Network.
• Member, American Society for Microbiology, Washington D.C USA.
• Member, Nigerian Society for Microbiology
• Member, Science Association of Nigeria
• Member, Nigerian Society of Experimental Biology
Research Affiliations
1. Arbovirus seroprevalence xSTAR project supported by Wellcome Trust Grant, in collaboration with Imperial College London, United Kingdom. Ongoing. £2,072,800.00
2. Environmental Surveillance Infectious Disease Project for Nigeria, supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant, in collaboration with the Nigeria Center for Disease Control. Ongoing. £3,603,203.76
3. Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study (IAS), University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom. Role: Principal Investigator, 2022-2204 £8,520
4. World Health Organisation, Africa Regional Office, (WHO AFRO) Grant on COVID-19 Seroprevalence Unity Study. Role: Principal Investigator, 2021-2022 £51,236
Undergraduate Teaching
MCB 319 Virology
MCB 309 Bacteriology
MCB 307 Immunology
MCB 422 Medical and Veterinary Microbiology
MCB 406 Epidemiology and Public Health
MCB 499 Project Supervision
MCB 402 Seminar
Postgraduate Teaching
MCB 845 Bacterial and Viral Diseases of Man and Other Animals
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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hodmicrobiology@unilorin.edu.ng