Outstanding Achievements
Outstanding Achievements
- Best Graduating Student in the finals of 1984 B.Sc. Degree Examinations in Biochemistry.
- IARC Travel Fellow to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France: for the “IARC training course on carcinogenicity” (1985).
- Best Graduating Student (M.Sc. 1986).
- African Petroleum Travel award for participation at the International Conference on Environmental Mutagens in Cleveland, Ohio. (1989).
- 1996, 1999, 2000: University of Ibadan Senate Research Grant Award for Individuals (Principal Investigator)
- Subject of biographical record in Who’s Who in the World 16th Edition (1999). Awarded by the Marquis Who’s Who Publication Board, US.
- First female Acting Head, Department of Biochemistry, U.I. 2010 - 2012.
- Enrichment in Staff and Student welfare during my tenure as Acting Head of Department - 2010 - 2012.
- First female Professor of Biochemistry in University of Ibadan - 2013.
- First female to present her inaugural lecture, Department of Biochemistry, U.I. - 2019
- First female Head, Department of Biochemistry, U.I. - 2020
- Letter of commendation as a ‘Distinguished Mentor in Africa’.
- Prof. Odunola and her mentee - Ms Olayemi G. Oparinde received a joint award as best ‘AGMCP Mentor-Mentee 2022’.