FUHSI

Academic Qualifications

B.Sc. (Obafemi Awolowo University-2006), M.Sc., Ph.D. (University of Ibadan - 2016, 2022)

Research Interests

My research interest is evolution of bacterial pathogens, their origin, transmission, and adaptation to selective pressure. I use whole genome sequencing to address the routes of spread of many human and animal pathogens. In the local population, I aim to address bacterial adaption to human and animal hosts, antibiotics, and vaccine exposure. The hope is to understand how bacterial genome-wide association approaches can lead to the identification of genetic determinants responsible for bacterial adaptation to the host environment. My research interest seeks to be translational; to enable this, I am presently working with local hospitals, and national and international agencies.

Administrative & Teaching Roles

Teaching roles General Biology I (BIO 101) 2 units Year 1 General Biology II (BIO 102) 2 units Year 1 Experimental Biology I (BIO 107) 1 unit Year 1 Experimental Biology II (BIO 108) 1 unit Year 1 Introduction to Biostatistics (MCB 202) 2 units Year 2 Introduction to Biotechnology (MCB 241) 2 units Year 2 Basic Techniques in Microbiology (MCB 231) 2 units Year 2 Intro.. Pharmaceut.. Microbiology (PMB 201) 2 units Year 2 Microbial Ecology (MCB 305) 3 units Year 3 Soil Microbiology (MCB 311) 3 units Year 3 Administrative responsibilities Examination Officer, Department of Microbiology 2023-to date Deputy Director, Academic Planning Unit 2023-to date Senate Representative, Senate Research Grant Committee 2024-to date University TETFund Desk Officer 2024-to date

Memberships & Certifications

American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2020 to date Science Association of Nigeria (SAN) 2021 to date Applied Microbiology International (AMI) 2023 to date Microbiology Society 2023 to date

Awards & Honours

Honoured with a 1st Class Award Plaque by Obafemi Awolowo University Alumni 2006. Federal Government Scholarship for Studies in Nigerian Public Universities PhD Category Award No. FSB/NA/2020/01832 2021. Small Research Grant by the Thomas-Bassir Biomedical Foundation, University of Ibadan, Nigeria 2021. Award for publication of research article(s) from Ph.D. Thesis before final defense by the University of Ibadan Postgraduate College 2022. Sources and reservoirs of human-infecting ESBL Escherichia coli in Osogbo, Nigeria, funded by the Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund, University of Cambridge (Research Grant Number: G127153, UFS Project: PNAG/825) 2023. Best Reviewer of the Year 2023 by the Letters in Applied Microbiology 2023.

Publications & Research Papers

• A. G. Rabiu, A. J Marcus, M.O. Olaitan and O. I. Falodun 2024. Systematic review and meta-analyses of the role of drinking water sources in the environmental dissemination of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in Africa. International Journal of Environmental Health Research.

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• Solid waste dumpsite leachate and contiguous surface water contain multidrug-resistant ESBL-producing Escherichia coli carrying Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) genes

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• Potentially pathogenic Escherichia coli from household water in peri-urban Ibadan, Nigeria. Journal of water and health, 20(7), 1137–1149.

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