Dr. Adesola Oluwafunmilayo Olalekan
Department of Medical Laboratory Science

Dr. Adesola Oluwafunmilayo Olalekan

Senior Lecturer

Education / Training

Institution and LocationDegreeCompletedField of Study
University College Hospital, IbadanAMLSCN/BMLS05/1997Bacteriology
Lagos University Teaching Hospital LagosFMLSCN10/1999Chemical Pathology
Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, EdoPostgraduate Diploma08/2003Microbiology
Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho West Africa Post-Graduate College of Medical Laboratory ScienceMSc PhD FWAPMLS02/2004 02/2013 02/2020Medical Microbiology Medical Microbiology Molecular diagnosis

Positions, Scientific Appointments and Honours

  • 2021 – Present Senior Lecturer, University of Lagos, Nigeria
  • 2018 – 2021 Lecturer 1, University of Lagos, Nigeria
  • 2018 – 2021 Chairman, Association of Female Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria Caretaker Committee
  • 2014 – 2018 Adjunct Lecturer, University of Lagos, Nigeria
  • 2002 – 2018 Assistant Director, Laboratory Services of Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Nigeria
  • 2011 – Present Training Facilitator and Examiner, Lagos State College of Medicine, Lagos, Nigeria
  • 2006 – 2018 Research Scientist and Lecturer at the School of Medical Laboratory, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos

Honours

  • 2023 Africa Research Excellence Fund Seed Grant
  • 2022 Research Development Fellowship; Africa Research Excellence Fund, University of Leeds
  • 2020 College of Medicine support grant for COVID-19 on Assessment of Psychological Effect & Infection Control Practices among Health Workers in COVID-19 Treatment Centers in Nigeria
  • 2019 Global health travel award - Keystone symposium Functional care and Eradication of HIV; Molecular immunology, Vancouver, Canada
  • 2019 DAAD scholar revisits Eberhard Kahl, Universität Tübingen, Germany
  • 2018 TWAS/DFG cooperation research, University of Muenster, Germany
  • 2013 Postgraduate School Prize 2nd-best Ph.D. Thesis for the 2012/2013 academic session
  • 2011 Scholar, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
  • 2012 Global health travel award - Keystone conferences on molecular and cellular biology and HIV pathogenesis, British Columbia, Canada
  • 2005 Outstanding Performance for Contribution to Development of Psychiatric Hospital, Lagos
  • 1999 Best Academic Student in Chemical Pathology, SMLS LUTH, Lagos
  • 1997 Best Student in Medical Microbiology, SMLS UCH, Ibadan
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