University of Lagos, College of Medicine and the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

University of Lagos, College of Medicine and the Lagos University Teaching HospitalUniversity of Lagos, College of Medicine and the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), established by an Act of the South African Parliament in 1962, is the first and only medical and dental school in Nigeria. LUTH offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Physiotherapy, Pharmacology, Physiology, Nursing, Radiography and Laboratory Technology as well as Medicine and Dentistry. Through the APIN Project, Harvard has worked closely with LUTH since the early 2000s. Currently, Harvard and Northwestern collaborate with LUTH on capacity building through the Building Research and Innovation in Nigeria’s Science (BRAINS) proposal. This project extends a decade of research and collaboration in the areas of HIV outcomes research, community medicine, genomics of infectious disease, and innovation in biomedical engineering that have resulted in over 74 joint publications.


Site Director

Dr. Folasade Ogunsola Professor Folasade Ogunsola, Professor of Medical Microbiology, Chairman, Academic Publishing Centre, University of Lagos
sadeogunsola@gmail.com

Professor Ogunsola is a Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the College of Medicine University of Lagos, Nigeria and a Deputy Vice Chancellor Development services University of Lagos. As a Clinical Microbiologist, her research interest has been in diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases. From community intervention programs to laboratory studies, clinical trials as well as outbreak responses, she has led research focused in these areas to improve patient safety and prevent infections. She has been involved in Infection Control for 20 years and contributed significantly to raising awareness of infection Control in Nigeria. She was a founding member of the Nigerian Society for Infection Control (Formerly Nigerian Infection Control Association, NICA) in 1998 and has assisted in setting up infection control programs in institutions in the country. She was the Chair of the Infection Control Committee of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital till 2012 and the team lead for Infection Prevention and Control during the 2014 Ebola disease outbreak in Nigeria. She has worked as a consultant in IPC with the World Health Organisation since 2009 and is interested in the community applications of Infection Control principles in under resourced communities. She recently with her team wrote a curriculum for a 6month diploma in Infection Control. She is a member of the Global Infection Prevention and control Network, board member of the Nigerian Society of Infection Control and Chair of the Infection Control African Network.


Mentors

Olayinka AbosedeOlayinka Abosede, Professor of Community Health and Primary Health Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos
yinkabosede02@yahoo.com

Olayinka Akanke Abosede is a Professor of Community Health and Primary Health Care at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, an Associate Professor at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria and Chairman of the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board. She is interested in sustainable community-based health interventions, poverty amelioration and early life education for under-fives.

Joseph AdeyemiJoseph Adeyemi, Professor of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos and Lagos University Teaching Hospital
jdadeyemi@hotmail.com

Professor Adeyemi is a Professor of Psychiatry at the College of Medicine in the University of Lagos. His main interests are related to mental illness, clinical psychiatry, and psychopharmacology.

Professor Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo, Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Lagos
wadeyemo@unilag.edu.ng

Professor Adeyemo is a Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Lagos. His major area of research interest is genetics and genomics and environmental influence in the aetiology of orofacial clefts. As a cleft surgeon, Prof. Adeyemo has been involved in clinical and surgical management of orofacial clefts since 1999. His research group has published research works on prevalence, clinical presentations and management of orofacial clefts in Nigerian population. Prof. Adeyemo’s present research focus is in the area of gene-environmental interactions in the etiology of craniofacial defects, particularly orofacial clefting. Through collaborative efforts with University of Dundee, University of Iowa, University of Pittsburgh and several other Nigerian universities, has been involved in investigating genetic etiology of orofacial cleft in Nigerians and Africans (Butali et al., 2011; Butali et al 2014; Butali et al; Butali et al 2015; Gowans et 2016; Leslie et al 2016; Butali et al 2018). The understanding of the molecular genetics orofacial clefts will go a long way in understanding the pathogenesis, prevention and possibly gene therapy application in orofacial cleft prevention. Presently, he serves as a reviewer to more than 50 international and national reputable journals. He has presented more than 100 research papers at both international and local conferences and workshops.

Bosede Afolabi, MBChB(Ife), DM(Notts), FRCOG, FWACS, FMCOG | oneSCDvoiceProfessor Bosede Bukola Afolabi, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Lagos
bosedeafolabi2003@yahoo.com

Professor Afolabi is internationally recognized for her research in sickle cell pregnancy. Her interests are in maternal and fetal medicine, minimal access (laparoscopic) surgery and medical education. She is a fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists UK, West African College of Surgeons, and the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. Prof. Afolabi has 74 peer-reviewed publications including six systematic reviews published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists UK, the West African College of Surgeons and the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. She is also a Fellow of the Foundation for the Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER), USA and a member of the Nigerian Association of Medical Educators. Prof. Afolabi was recently awarded a $2.5 million research grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for her project titled, “Intravenous Versus Oral Iron for Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Pregnant Nigerian Women (IVON): a randomised controlled trial.”

Alani AkanmuProfessor Alani Sulaimon Akanmu, Professor of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, University of Lagos and Lagos University Teaching Hospital
asulaimona@gmail.com

Professor Akanmu is a Professor of Haematology and transfusion medicine with special interests in immunohaematology haemato-oncology and HIV medicine. He chairs the National Task Team on antiretroviral therapy. Prof. Akanmu currently leads the antiretroviral services programme for the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). He also chairs the National technical working group on HIVDR surveillance working to implement WHO strategies for HIVDR surveys in Nigeria. As the Director of antiretroviral services for the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Prof. Akanmu provides leadership and heads the Harvard PEPFAR investments at the hospital since 2004- the clinic which has enrolled over 22,000 patients since inception and the laboratory that provides viral load and DNA PCR assay to monitor antiretroviral therapy and for early infant diagnosis of HIV infection. Together, his team has demonstrated increased aggressiveness in biological behaviour of HIV associated malignancies. Prof. Akanmu has over 160 publications appearing in local and international journals.

Olufemi Fasanmade

Professor Olufemi Fasanmade, Professor of Medicine, University of Lagos and Lagos University Teaching Hospital
ofasanmade@gmail.com

Professor Fasanmade has a wealth of experience in endocrinology, having trained as a medical practitioner with specialisation in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism. His research has covered genetic epidemiology of diabetes, insulin resistance and thyroid diseases. Prof. Fasanmade has been the co PI or assistance PI in a number of international grants and has been part of many international, regional and national study or research groups. He currently heads the Endocrine, Diabetes and Metabolism division of the Department of Medicine at the Lagos University Teaching hospital (LUTH). Prof. Fasanmade was the chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee of LUTH, which is tasked with supervising all the clinical and non clinical heads of department in the hospital, supervising research, training and clinical services. Currently, he is the Chief clinical coordinator of the NSIA-LUTH Cancer centre which is the biggest cancer centre in West Africa. Prof. Fasanmadewas the chairman of the Nigerian Chapter of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and president of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Society of Nigeria.

Dr. Folasade Ogunsola Professor Folasade Ogunsola, Professor of Medical Microbiology, Chairman, Academic Publishing Centre, University of Lagos
sadeogunsola@gmail.com

Professor Ogunsola is a Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the College of Medicine University of Lagos, Nigeria and a Deputy Vice Chancellor Development services University of Lagos. As a Clinical Microbiologist, her research interest has been in diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases. From community intervention programs to laboratory studies, clinical trials as well as outbreak responses, she has led research focused in these areas to improve patient safety and prevent infections. She has been involved in Infection Control for 20 years and contributed significantly to raising awareness of infection Control in Nigeria. She was a founding member of the Nigerian Society for Infection Control (Formerly Nigerian Infection Control Association, NICA) in 1998 and has assisted in setting up infection control programs in institutions in the country. She was the Chair of the Infection Control Committee of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital till 2012 and the team lead for Infection Prevention and Control during the 2014 Ebola disease outbreak in Nigeria. She has worked as a consultant in IPC with the World Health Organisation since 2009 and is interested in the community applications of Infection Control principles in under resourced communities. She recently with her team wrote a curriculum for a 6month diploma in Infection Control. She is a member of the Global Infection Prevention and control Network, board member of the Nigerian Society of Infection Control and Chair of the Infection Control African Network.

Professor Njideka Okubadejo, Professor of Medicine/Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos
Njide_okubadejo@yahoo.com

Professor Okubadejo has 20 years of experience as an academic researcher/neurologist and clinician. She has gained considerable expertise as a mentor, capcity-builder, trainer and research administrator through several collaborative opportunities. Prof. Okubadejo’s major research interests are in Neurodegenerative Disorders (Parkinson disease, Neurodegenerative dementias and atypical parkinsonism). She currently leads a national research team investigating the genetic epidemiology and clinical perspectives of Parkinson’s disease in Nigerians, and a national study on environmental risk and gene interactions in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) and Parkinson’s disease and Atypical Parkinsonisms (PDAP).