Ajakaye Remilekun
Principal InvestigatorIfeoluwa Olabode
Molecular BiologistOla Esther
ParasitologistIsijola Rasheed
Research AssistantDogari Darius
Molecular Biologist
(PhD FUTA, MSc Port Harcourt, BSC Ilorin)
Principal Investigator/Senior Lecturer
Email Address ajakayeslab@gmail.com
Phone 08052097385
Address Building 2, Central Lab, Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko (AAUA)
Oluwaremilekun obtained her Ph.D. from the Federal University of Technology, Akure. She joined the Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Adekunle Ajasin University as a lecturer and researcher in 2019. Following the completion of her postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Health, USA in 2023, she started her independent research laboratory at her the Adekunle Ajasin University. Her researcher centers on molecular epidemiology, parasitology and pathogen genomics of neglected tropical diseases.
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2023
2015 – 2020
(PhD Student, AAUA)
Molecular Biologist
Email Address: ifeoluwaolabode@springboardafrica.com
Address Building 2, Central Lab, Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko (AAUA)
Ifeoluwa Olabode is a molecular biologist. She is actively involved in projects on molecular diagnostics, parasitology, and population genetics, with a focus on schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminthiasis. She is also a PhD student at the Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Adekunle Ajasin University.
(PhD Student, AAUA)
Parasitologist
Email Address: olaesther@springboardafrica.com
Address Building 2, Central Lab, Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko (AAUA)
Ola Esther M. holds a B.Sc. degree in Environmental Biology and Fisheries and an M.Sc. degree in Applied Parasitology. Esther is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in applied parasitology and conducts her research at the Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology and Genomics of Neglected Tropical Diseases. Her research focuses broadly on neglected tropical diseases, with emphasis on molecular parasitology, pathogen genomics, and epidemiology. She is a recipient of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) Early Career Grant.
(Research Assistant, PhD Student, AAUA)
Parasitologist
Email Address: rasheedisijola@springboardafrica.com
Address Building 2, Central Lab, Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko (AAUA)
Isijola Rasheed is a research assistant and PhD student in Applied Parasitology at the Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Adekunle Ajasin University, His research focuses on molecular parasitology, particularly Schistosoma snail vectors
(PhD Student, AAUA)
Molecular Biologist
Email Address: dogaridarius@springboardafrica.com
Address Building 2, Central Lab, Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko (AAUA)
Dogari Darius Daniel is a molecular biologist whose research interests are focused on parasitology and the molecular mechanisms of host–parasite interactions. He is currently conducting his PhD at the Department of Animal and Environmental Biology. His PhD research is focused on developing a genotyping assay for Cryptospordium and evaluating the knowledge and perceptions of health care workers regarding the parasite
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