Tolu Olukayode Odugbemi (born 30 January 1945) is a Nigerian professor of

Medical Microbiology Medical microbiology, the large subset of microbiology that is applied to medicine, is a branch of medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. In addition, this field of science studies various ...

, educational administrator and former

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of the

University of Lagos The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is a Public university, public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria, which was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the education in Nigeria#First generation universities, first generation universities in ...

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. He was the 9th

of the

Education

He had his elementary education at Emmanuel Primary School,

Ado-Ekiti Ado Ekiti is the capital city of Ekiti State, Nigeria. It is the Headquarters, headquarter of the Ekiti central senatorial district, Points of the compass, southwest, Nigeria. History Ado Ekiti is an ancient city, founded by Ewi Awamaro the ...

and St Stephen's Primary school in

Ekiti State Ekiti () is a state in southwestern Nigeria, bordered to the North by Kwara State for 61 km, to the Northeast by Kogi State for 92 km, to the South and Southeast by Ondo State, and to the West by Osun State for 84 km. Named for the Ekiti ...

. He attended

Christ's School Ado Ekiti Christ's School, Ado Ekiti is a day and boarding, government-owned secondary school located in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Originally conceived as a boys school, it attained a co-educational status when, in 1966, it was merged with its girl ...

(1958– 1964) for his secondary education. He had his Bachelor of science (B.Sc) degree in

Microbiology Microbiology () is the branches of science, scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular organism, unicellular (single-celled), multicellular organism, multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or non-cellular life, acellula ...

and MB;BS degree from the

. He obtained his Doctorate degree (Ph.D) from the

University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield (informally Sheffield University or TUOS) is a public university, public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Fir ...

School of

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in 1978 and a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in 1982. He is also a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians (FWACP (Lab.Med.)), Fellow National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (FMCPath) and Fellow Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath), U.K

Life and career

He started his academic career in

College of Medicine, University of Lagos College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL) also known as Medilag is the medical school affiliated with the University of Lagos in Nigeria. It is located in Idi-Araba, Lagos beside its sister institution, the Lagos University Teaching Hospital ...

and rose through the ranks to be appointed Professor of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology in 1983. He was also Honorary Consultant Medical Microbiologist to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). At various times he was Honorary Lecturer,

(1976–1978), Guest Researcher, U.S Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (1982–1983) and Foundation Professor and Head of Medical Microbiology,

University of Ilorin University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) is a federal government-owned public research university in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. The university's main campus sits on an expansive area of land, about 5,000 hectares in the ancient city of Ilorin; making ...

(1983–1985). He also served as the Chairman of the Nigerian Association of Colleges of Medicine (1998–2000). He also served was the President and Chairman Board of the National Postgraduate Medical College,

. and Vice-Chancellor,

Ondo State University of Science and Technology Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology formally Ondo State University of Science and Technology is a state owned university located in Okitipupa, Ondo State, Nigeria. It was established in 2008 by the Ondo State Government under th ...

(2010–2015). Since 2019, he's a Member of Board of Trustees of the Nigerian Academy of Medicine.

Awards and honors

Nigerian National Order of Merit Award The Nigerian National Order of Merit Award (NNOM) is an academic award conferred on distinguished academicians and intellectuals who have made outstanding contributions to the academic, growth and development of Nigeria. The award is often conferre ...

(2007) *Officer of the

Order of the Niger The Order of the Niger (OON) is the second highest Award, national award in Nigeria. It was instituted in 1963 and is junior to the Order of the Federal Republic, the highest order of merit in the country. Award The two highest honours, the Gr ...

Award (2008) *Honorary Doctor of Science Degree, University of Sheffield (2011) *Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science (1997) *Fellowship of the Nigerian Academy of Medicine

Education

Life and career

Awards and honors

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