Oyewale Tomori

Oyewale Tomori
President of the Nigerian Academy of Science
Vice chancellor of Redeemer's University
In office 2004–2011
Personal details
Born	3 February 1946 Osun State, Nigeria
Political party	Non-Partisan

Oyewale Tomori (born 3 February 1946, Osun State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professor of virology, educational administrator, and former vice chancellor of Redeemer's University, Ogun State, Nigeria.^[1][2][3][4]

Life and career

Tomori was born in Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria on 3 February 1946. He received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine(DVM) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria as well as a Doctorate degree, Ph.D in virology from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria where he was appointed professor of virology in 1981, the same year he received the United State of America Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Certificate for contributions to Lassa Fever Research.^[5][6][7] Three years (1984) after his appointment as a professor of virology, he was appointed the head of the Department of Virology. At the University of Ibadan Tomori's research interest focuses on viral infections including Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, Yellow Fever, Lassa Fever.^[8] He served as the Regional Virologist for the World Health Organization Africa Region ( 1994-2004) before he was appointed as the pioneer vice chancellor of Redeemer's University, Ogun State, Nigeria, a tenure that ended in 2011.^[9][10]

Other activities

• Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), Member of the Polio Research Committee (PRC)
• International Consortium on Anti-Virals (ICAV), Member of the International Steering Committee
• Nigeria Expert Review Committee on Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization, Chairman
• World Health Organisation, Member of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization

Awards and fellowships

He is a receiver of several awards and fellow of many international academic organizations. Among others are;

• Nigeria National Order of Merit (NNOM) (2002), the country’s highest award for academic excellence. He is the incumbent President of the Nigerian Academy of Science^[11]
• United State of America Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Certificate
• Nigeria National Ministry of Science and Technology Merit Award for excellence in medical research
• Fellow of the Academy of Science of Nigeria.^[12]
• Fellow of the College of Veterinary Surgeons of Nigeria
• Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of the United Kingdom
• International member of the United States National Academy of Medicine^[13]

See also

• List of vice chancellors in Nigeria

References

1. "PROFESSOR OYEWALE TOMORI".
2. Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to ...
3. Jide Osuntokun. "Redeemer's University's 5th Convocation".
4. Our Correspondent. "New Telegraph – Ebola: Time to reactivate surveillance for infections, says virologist".
5. "Oyewale Tomori". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
6. "Ebola: Nigeria is not out of the woods yet — Prof. Tomori - Vanguard News". Vanguard News.
7. "What can Nigeria's Ebola experience teach the world?". the Guardian.
8. "Tomori's appraisal of Nigerian scientists". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper.
9. "Committee Biographies - Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin - NCBI Bookshelf".
10. "WHO - Professor Oyewale Tomori".
11. "Tomori takes over as Nigerian Academy of Science president". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper.
12. "Prof. Tomori advocates for One Health Workforce - University of Nigeria".
13. "National Academy of Medicine Elects 79 New Members | National Academy of Medicine". nam.edu. Retrieved 2016-10-27.