Dr
Oyetunde Timothy Oyeyemi
Biographical Info
Biographical Info:
Dr. Oyetunde Oyeyemi is a Reader and the Deputy Director of the Central Office for Research and Development at the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Nigeria. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Zoology with a specialization 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. Dr. Oyeyemi chaired the Biological and Health Sciences Working Group of the Nigerian Young Academy (2018-2020). He currently serves as an Assistant Section Editor of the NYA official journal; Annals of Science and Technology. He was a Visiting Scientist at the University of Essex, United Kingdom in 2019. He had postdoctoral training at the Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India, and also at the Rene Rachou Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He is a fellow of the Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) Excell Researcher and Leadership Development Programme and a current Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the Old Dominion University, VA, Norfolk, United State. He has 52 Scopus documents and has been awarded a number of international research grants. Dr. Oyeyemi seeks to facilitate knowledge transfer in Africa through networking and collaboration for capacity building.
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.unimed.edu.ng/staff/profile.php?sid=11
Scopus:https://scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56732871100