I am a Research Assistant at BioRTC and a Peer-Review Fellow of the Genetic Society of America. My background is in Physiology, and I previously worked as a clinical physiologist at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. This experience shaped my commitment to advancing biomedical knowledge and motivated me to pursue an MSc at the Centre for Advanced Medical Research and Training (CAMRET), where I helped clarify a 25-year-old debate in the management of inflammatory bowel disease.

As an aspiring scientist from Africa, I recognize our limited access and representation in research models. At BioRTC, I am developing African cell models for personalized medicine. I contributed to establishing a biobank of human cells for the African iPSC Initiative and generated the first fibroblasts from African Giant Cane Rats. My current work focuses on characterizing the genetic architecture of these cells using GWAS and identifying novel APOE variants using Next-generation Sequencing.

In parallel to my research and as part of my training under Professor Maina, I chaired a fellowship funded by the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, where I coordinated and mentored ten postgraduates through ten months of advanced imaging experiments. I have optimized most lab protocols including a surveillance mechanism for Malaria-gene deletions, and I currently manage the technical aspects of laboratory operations at BioRTC. Outside the lab, I lead high-school outreaches and teach biorisk management, bioinformatics, and computational biology. My contributions have been recognized by several service awards and grants from BioRTC, CAMRET, US-DTRA, and the Sigma-Xi Scientific Honor Society.