Education / Training
| Institution and Location | Degree | Completed | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladoke Akintola University of Technology | BMLS | August/2007 | Medical Laboratory Science |
| University of Lagos | MSc. | January/2011 | Cell Biology and Genetics |
| University of Lagos | Ph.D. | June/2023 | Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis |
Positions, Scientific Appointments and Honours
- Academic and Research Positions:
- Postdoctoral fellow – Imperial College London (March 2024 – October 2025)
- Research Scholar: Institut für Klinische Molekularbiologie, Kiel, Germany (August–October 2023)
- Research Scholar: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA (March–August 2021)
- Lecturer: Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, University of Lagos (2016– Present)
- Honors and Awards:
- African Research Excellence fund 2024
- University of Lagos Central research committee grant 2024
- Alexander von Humboldt Tandem Fellowship (2023)
- Wellcome Trust Travel Grant (2014)
- Contributions to Science
- Popoola, O.A., Samuel, T.A., Magbagbeola, O.A., et al. Interplay of serum apoptotic proteins and oxidative stress markers in prostate cancer and benign prostate hyperplasia. (In press).
- Akinloye, O., Kareem, O.I., Popoola, O.A., et al. Diagnostic potential of circulating PCA3 mRNA in prostate cancer patients. Scientific African, 17, e01343.
- Popoola, O.A., Samuel, T.A., Popoola, M., et al. Current evidence for hypogonadism in prostate carcinoma. Medical Research Archives, 11(6). Adekola S A, Popoola, O A, Ogundiran S M, Oparinde D P, Onuegbu A J. 2013. Is gamma glutamyl transferase a diagnostic marker of prostate disease? Int J Med Biomed Res; 2 (2):147-151.
- Atere, A., Chukwuemeka, C., Popoola, O., & Olawoye, T. (2022). Serum iron level and methemoglobin concentration among women with gestational diabetes. Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal (BBRJ), 6(4), 550-555. doi:10.4103/bbrj.bbrj_293_22.
- Taiwo, I. A, Iwalokun B.A, Samuel T.A, Olalekan A, Adekoya O.K. Akinloye O.M, Amegatcher G. Adenipekun E, Adewun D, Anwoju F.O , Popoola. O.A, Popoola, O.P, Iranloye B, Magbagbeola O.A and Akinloye O. (2020). Genomic Diversity and Phylogenetic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Circulating in Africa and Other Continents: Implications for Diagnosis, Transmission, and Prevention. Pan African Journal of Life Sciences, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.36108/pajols/0202/40(0370).
