Prof.
Oyetunde Timothy Oyeyemi
Biographical Info
Biographical Info:
Oyetunde Oyeyemi is a Professor of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine in the Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria and the Director of Central Office for Research and Development (CORD). He holds a Ph.D. degree in Zoology and specializes in Parasitology. His research activities are focused primarily on epidemiology and control of transmission of parasitic diseases. He is currently unmasking schistosomes proteins which can serve as diagnostic blueprints for schistosomiasis. Oyeyemi is a fellow of the Nigerian Science Leadership Programme (FNSLP), Nigerian Young Academy (FNYA), the African Scientist Institute (FASI), and AREF Excell Researcher and Leadership Development Programme (an initiative that seeks to build the capacity of African ‘rising stars’ in global health). He was a Section Editor (Biological Sciences & Health) of Annals of Science and Technology (2020-2024), and he has guest edited a number of topics in tropical medicine-related disciplines. He is a beneficiary of few local and international research grants and several international travel grants. He was a Visiting Scientist at the University of Essex, United Kingdom, and a former Postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India, and Rene Rachou Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He was a recipient of the Fulbright African Scholars Programme tenable at the Old Dominion University, United States. He was awarded the Best Researcher in 2018, and an Outstanding Researcher in 2022 at the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo. He’s an ardent scholar with a very wide network of collaborators in countries like; United Kingdom, United States, Brazil, Germany, China, India, and many African countries. Dr. Oyeyemi seeks to facilitate knowledge transfer in Africa through networking and collaboration for capacity building. His long-term goal is to be a research champion in Africa who will facilitate drug, vaccine, and efficient diagnostics discovery against tropical parasitic diseases.
Discipline:
Zoology
Area Of Specialization:
Institution:
University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria
Research interest:
Parasite epidemiology and public health, drug discovery and nanomedicine, proteomics
Awards:
1. Fulbright Visiting Scholar Programme Award tenable at the Old Dominion University, Virginia, Norfolk, United States (November 2022 – July 2023).
2. Most outstanding researcher of the year senior academics category, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria (Year 2022)
3. Principal Investigator – National Research Foundation – Tertiary Education Trust Fund (NRF-TETFund) 2021 – 2023 (Award value – 30 million naira)
4. TWAS-CNPq Postdoctoral Fellowship award tenable at Rene Racho Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Fiocruz, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (June 2019 – May 2020)
5. International Visiting Fellowship award tenable at the University of Essex, UK, March 10-March 24, 2019.
6. Collaborator – Africa Research Excellent Fund – Excell Programme Capacity Building Grant 2021 (Award value - € 20,000).
7. Co-Principal Applicant – Seeding Labs Instrumental Access grant 2019 awardee
8. Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) – Excell Fellowship – (2018 - 2020)
9. Vice Chancellor Award of Best Researcher of the Year in the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Nigeria (2018 edition)
10. Principal investigator - Babcock University Research Grant, 2017
11. Collaborator – Systematics Research Fund by the Linnean Society of London and the Systematics Association, UK, 2015
12. ANDI/ASRT Training and Fellowship Programme on Project Based Program on Development, Production and Access to Diagnostics at the Immunology Department in Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI), Cairo, Egypt (November 1-December 11, 2015)
13. Research Training and Fellowship for Developing Countries Scientists (Postdoc) – National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India (April 12-October 1, 2014)
Roles/Contributions:
1. Section Editor - Biological and Health Sciences - Annals of Science and Technology (the Official Journal of the Nigerian Young Academy)
2. Chair - Biological and Health Sciences Working Group (2018-2020).
3. Secretary LOC - NYA Annual Conference and General Assembly held at the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria in 2018.
Exit Year:2020
Website:https://www.tmddlab.com/
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