Prof. Oyeronke Adunni Odunola

Professor of Biochemistry
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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’.