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Prof. Oluyinka Ajibola, IYIOLA

Prof. Oluyinka Ajibola, Iyiola

Post
Professor
Department
Zoology (Cell Biology and Genetics Unit)
Email
iyiola.oa@unilorin.edu.ng
Office Address
Department of Zoology, Cell Biology and Genetics Unit, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Teaching and Research Area
Zoology, Genetics, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

Qualifications

  • PhD Cell Biology and Genetics Molecular Biology and Biotechnology , University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • MSc Zoology (Cell Biology and Genetics) University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
  • BSc Zoology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Research Affiliations

  • Imperial college London

Undergraduate Teaching

  • Introductory Animal Diversity (Course Leader)  Introductory Ecology  Introduction to Molecular and Cell Biology  Introductory Genetics and Evolution  Genetic Analysis and Introductory Cytogenetics  Advanced Genetics (Course Leader)  Mammalian Forms and Functions (Course Leader)  Basic Invertebrate Zoology  Basic Chordate Zoology  Animal Behaviour  Human Genetics  Zoological Techniques and Laboratory Practice (Course Leader)  Biology of Arthropods  Biology of Free Living Non-Arthropod Invertebrates (Course Leader)  Comparative Animal Physiology  Animal Histology  Wildlife Management and Conservation (Course Leader)  Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy  Nigerian Animals  Introduction to Genetics and Molecular Biology

Postgraduate Teaching

  • Molecular Biology & Genetic Techniques (Course Leader)  Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens (Course Leader)  Cellular Organization & Compartmentalization (Course Leader)  Macromolecular Structures and Functions (Course Leader)  Advanced Cytogenetics (Course Leader)  Molecular Genetics (Course Leader)  Population and Quantitative Genetics (Course Leader)  Bioinformatics (Course Leader)  Advanced Molecular Biology for PhD students (Course Leader)  Advanced Genetics for PhD students (Course Leader) 

Research Interest

  • * Molecular and Genetic Diversity Analyses of Insects, * Health, Molecular Basis of Cancer and other Genetic Diseases * Diseases, Genomic Analyses of Parasites of Biomedical and Veterinary Importance, Human and Animal Parasites and Vectors of Human and Veterinary Importances