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Curriculum vitae - Falodun

  1. (a)    Name:                                                                        Olutayo Israel Falodun

(b)       Date of birth:                                                              6 May, 1968

(c)        Department:                                                                Microbiology

(d)       Faculty:                                                                       Science

 

II. (a)  First Academic Appointment                                      Assistant Lecturer (27 September, 2012)

(b)        Present Post:                                                               Lecturer II (10 June, 2014)

(c)        Date of last promotion:                                               N/A

 

III. University Education (with dates):

(a)   Ondo state University, Ado-Ekiti

(Now Ekiti State University)                                      1988–1993

(b)   University of Ibadan, Ibadan                                      1998–2000

(c)   University of Ibadan, Ibadan                                      2008–2014

 

IV. Academic Qualification (with dates and granting bodies)

(a)   B.Sc. (Microbiology)                                               1994 (Ondo State University, Ado-Ekiti)

(b)   M.Sc. (Microbiology)                                               2000 (University of Ibadan)

(c)   Ph.D. (Microbiology)                                               2014 (University of Ibadan)

 

V. Professional Qualification and Diplomas:                      Nil

 

VI. Scholarships, Fellowship and Prizes (with dates)

(a)   Federal Government Postgraduate Scholarship          1996

(b)   University of Ibadan Postgraduate School

Teaching and Research Assistant                               2009-2012

(c)   African doctoral dissertation fellowship (ADDRF)   2010

(d)   Keystone Global Health Travel Award                      2012

(e)   Keystone Global Health Travel Award                      2014

(f)    Keystone Global Health Travel Award                      2015

 

VII. Honours, Distinctions and Membership of Learned Societies 

(a) Member, American Society of Microbiology (AM)

(b)Member, International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)

 

VIII. Details of Teaching/Work Experience

(a)   Number of Years of Experience at the University Level

Teaching and Research Assistant, Postgraduate School

University of Ibadan                                                         2009–2012

Assistant Lecturer, University of Ibadan                         2012–2014

Lecturer II, University of Ibadan                                      2014- till date

 

(b)   Participated in teaching of the following courses:

MIC 307 Immunology

MIC 322 Bacteriology

MIC 324 Environmental Microbiology

MIC 326 Introductory Virology

MIC 405 Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology

MIC 407 Pathogenic Microbiology

MIC 422 Microbial Ecology

MIC 703 Advanced Soil Microbiology

MIC 704 Aquatic Microbiology

 

(c)   Undergraduate Project Supervision

(1) Already Supervised                                                     7

(2)   Presently Supervising                                                 3

 

(d)   Postgraduate Dissertation Supervision

(1) Already Supervised                                                     3

 

(e)   Administrative Responsibilities

(1)  Assistant Coordinator, Student Industrial Training Programme

(2) Assistant Coordinator, Departmental Library and Internet

(3) Assistant Course Level Coordinator

(4) Coordinator, Environmental and Sanitation Committee

(5) Departmental Quality Assurance Committee and CenSo Member

(6) Level Coordinator

 

(IX) Research:

(a) Completed:

(1)   Evaluation of direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to four first line drugs by nitrate reductase assay and microscopic observation drug susceptibility.

(2)   Comparison of drug resistance patterns of HIV-positive and HIV-negative tuberculosis patients in Ibadan, Nigeria

 

(b) In Progress: 

(1)   Prevalence and characterisation of environmental pathogens in abattoir and hospital wastewater in Ibadan Nigeria: Pathogenic bacteria are being isolated from abattoir effluents and the effect of these microorganisms on the environment is being studied).

 

(c) Dissertation and Thesis:

(1)   Incidence of Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus aureus In Patients and Healthy Hospital Personnel (B. Sc. Project, 1993)

(2)   Heavy Metal Tolerance by Some Bacterial Strains (M.Sc.Dissertation, 2000)

(3)   Drug Resistance Patterns and Molecular Characterisation of Mycobacteria Species From Tuberculosis Patients In Ibadan (Ph.D Thesis, 2014)

 

X. Publications

(a) Books or chapter in Books Already Published:                                              Nil

(b) Chapters in Books already published:                                                                        Nil

(c) Articles that have already appeared in Refereed conference proceedings:    Nil

(d) Patents:                                                                                                           Nil

(e) Articles that have already appeared in learned journals:

  1. Cadmus S.I.B., Falodun O.I., and Fagade O.E. (2011). Methods of sputum decontamination with emphasis on local tuberculosis laboratories. African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Vol. 40, 5-14
  2. Falodun O.I., Adesokan H.K. and Cadmus S.I.B (2013). Recovery rates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using five decontamination methods. African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Vol. 41, Suppl. 181-185
  3. Falodun O.I., E.O. Cadmus, P. Alabi, O.M. Lawal, E.T. Osman, O.E. Fagade and S.I.B. Cadmus (2014). Delayed treatment seeking behaviors and associated factors among tuberculosis patients in Ibadan, Nigeria. African Journal of Epidemiology Vol 2, No 1, 27-33.
  4. Adekanmbi A.O and Falodun O.I. (2015). Physicochemical, microbiological and heavy metal studies on water samples and bacteria obtained from Dandaru River in Ibadan, South-western Nigeria. African Journal of Microbiology Research Vol.9, No 20, 1357-1365
  5. Adekanmbi A.O. and Falodun O.I. 2015.Heavy Metals and Antibiotics Susceptibility Profiles of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Several Points Receiving Daily Input from the Bodija Abattoir in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Advances in Microbiology: 5, 871-880
  6. Falodun, O.I. and Adekanmbi, A.O. 2016. Antibiogram of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas strains isolated from wastewater generated by an abattoir as it journeys into a receiving river. Advances in Microbiology Vol 6: 303-309
  7. Simeon Idowu Cadmus, Bassirou Diarra, Brehima Traore, Mamoudou Maiga, Sophia Siddiqui,  Anatole Tounkara,  Olutayo Falodun,  Wole Lawal, Isaac Folurunso Adewole,  RobMurphy, Dick van Soolingen,  and Babafemi Taiwo (2016). Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolated from Tuberculosis Suspects in Ibadan, Nigeria Journal of Pathogens Volume 2016, Article ID 6547363,

(f) Books, Chapters in Books and Articles Already Accepted for Publications: Nil

(e) Technical Reports and/or Monographs                                                           Nil

 

XI. Major Conferences Attended with Papers Read (In the Last 5 years):

(1.) Unibadan Biomedical Research Conference, on Biotechnology for Health and Development held between August 26-28, 2010 at the University of Ibadan Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Paper Read: Falodun O.I., Fagade O.E. and Cadmus S.I.B. (2010). Evaluation of five methods of sputum decontamination for the recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

(2.) Geneva Health Forum conference on Towards Global Access to Health – A Criticl Shift To Chronic Conditions held between April 18-20, 2012 at International Conference Center, Geneva, Switzerland

Paper Read: Falodun O.I., Fagade O.E., and Cadmus S.I. (2012).  Why wait? Patients delaying treatment seeking- Nigeria

(3.) Keystone symposia conference on E1, Drug Resistance and Persistence in Tuberculosis held between May 13-18, 2012 at the Speke Resort and Conference Centre in Kampala, Uganda

Paper Read: Falodun O, Ogunlade O, Fagade O, Adewole IF, Taiwo BO, Murphy RL and Cadmus SIB  (2012). Pattern of drug resistance among tuberculosis patients without

HIV infection in Ibadan, Nigeria

(4.) International conference on Science and Sustainable Development in Nigeria held between May 13-17, 2013 at the Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Paper Read: Falodun O.I., Fagade O.E. and Cadmus S.I.B. (2013). Prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria among patients diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis in Ibadan

(5.) Keystone symposia conference on Co-Infection: A Global Challenge for Disease Control held between March 15-20, 2015 at Centro de Artes e Convencoes (UFOP), Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Paper read: Falodun O.I., Fagade O.E. and Cadmus S.I.B. (2015). Comparison of drug resistance patterns of HIV-positive and HIV-negative tuberculosis patients in Ibadan, Nigeria.

 

 

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