TITLE (PROF/DR/): DR.

NAME: AKEREDOLU EXCELLENCE OLASIMBO

POSITION: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

SPECIALISATION: CONSERVATION/ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION

EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with Bachelor’s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)

 Personal Statement

I am an associate professor at the University of Lagos and an accomplished conservation biologist specializing in species conservation and ecosystem health. With a Ph.D. in fisheries management and expertise in endangered species Management, I am interested in studying the effects of pollutants on aquatic and terrestrial life, particularly vulnerable species such as turtles and pangolins. My work focuses on the UN Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), 14 (Life below Water), and 15 (Life on Land). I possess extensive expertise in wetland management, aquatic toxicology, wetland rehabilitation, and ecosystem restoration.

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Director at Large and Board Member, Society for Ecological Restoration (International), May 31^st, 2022, to date
• Wetland Champion and Nigerian Representative Society for Wetland Scientists, Africa Section, March 18^th, 2022, to date
• West African Director, Society for Ecological Restoration, African Section
• August 2021 to date
• Member of the Board of Directors, Freshwater Working Group of the Society for

Conservation Biology (U.S.A) (Since 2017)

• Pioneer and the Faculty Advisor to the Society for Ecological Restoration
• University of Lagos Student chapter, which is also the first student chapter of the society in Africa (October 25^th, 2021)
• Member of West African IUCN Pangolin Working Group (Since 2022)
• Member, IUCN Pangolin Specialist Group.
• Served as the Director of Program, Nigerian Pangolin Working Group (2020-2021)
• Member of Publications Committee for Restoration Ecology, the flagship bi-monthly scientific and technical peer-reviewed journal of the Society for Ecological Restoration, 2024-date
• Member, Conservation Leadership Programme Team Award Committee, of Birdlife International, which funds and supports conservation projects led by early-career conservationists

Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge

• Akeredolu Excellence, Egure M. Oizamsi, Ovioma G. Onoriode, Kuton M. Pentho, Johnson O. Deborah, Isibor P. Omoregie, Akinsanya Bamidele (2024). Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, D. Histology and Histochemistry. 16(2): 185-201. https://doi.org/10.21608/eajbsd.2024.401310
• Tobi O. Ayoola , Akeredolu Excellence , Akinsanya Bamidele,  Sultan O. Junaid Kofoworola, Z. J. Ovioma ,  Godwin Onoriode ,  Zainab A. Otubanjo , Mary Uwayo, Patrick Omoregie (2024). Comparative bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in Synodontis clarias and Tilapia zilli in Lekki Lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria. Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, B. Zoology. 16(2): 159-172. Doi:10.21608/eajbsz.2024.394786
• Akeredolu Excellence, Soladoye Iwajomo, Omole A. Damilola, Olaleru Fatsuma, Isibor O. Patrick, and Akinsanya Bamidele. (2024). Comparative Biodepurative Potentials of Metadavinae Cestodes and Strongyloides Nematodes on Trace Metals in the Intestine of white-bellied Pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis).  Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Science16 (1):155 -171
• Tinsman, J. C., Gruppi, C., Bossu, C. M., Prigge, L., Harrigan, R. J., Zaunbrecher, V., Koepfli, P., LeBreton, M., Njabo, K., Wenda, C., Xing, S., Abernethy, K., Ades, G., Akeredolu, Excellence., Andrew, I. B., Barrett, T. A., Bernáthová, I., Bolfíková, B. Č., Diffo, J. L., . . . Smith, T. B. (2023). Genomic analyses reveal poaching hotspots and illegal trade in pangolins from Africa to Asia. Science. 382, 1282- 1286. https://doi.org/adi5066.
• Cooke, S. J., Frempong Manso, A., Piczak, M. L., Karathanou, E., Clavijo, C., Ajagbe, S. O., Akeredolu, E., Strauch, A. M., & Piccolo, J. (2022). A freshwater perspective on the United Nations decade for ecosystem restoration. Conservation Science and Practice, 4(11), e12787. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12787

 Collaborators/ Networks (International inclusive)

1. Dr Jen Tinsman, Senior Research Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Tropical Research, Los Angeles, U.S.A
2. Kevin Njabo, Bottom of FormSenior Research Scientist, Program Coordinator for the Applied Biodiversity Science (ABS) program & Director of the P3 Conservation Collaboratory, Texas A&M University.
3. Dr Kerry Brink, Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Dam removal Advisor, Global River restoration project manager, Swimway Africa manager, and World Fish Migration Day Manager (Netherlands).
5. Alexis Kriel, Co-Chair at African Pangolin Working Group, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
6. Steven Ellery, Principal Scientist and Wetland Ecologist at GroundTruth, Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa