TITLE (PROF/DR/): PROF.

NAME: SOLAYIDE ADESIDA

POSITION: PROFESSOR                                         SPECIALISATION: MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

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 a dedicated Medical Microbiologist with extensive experience in interdisciplinary research and teaching. My primary research focuses on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in fungal and bacterial pathogens of significant public health concern. I employ a holistic One Health approach to investigate these organisms at the human – animal – environment interface, acknowledging the critical interconnectedness of ecosystems in the emergence and spread of resistance. A major emphasis of my work has been on WHO-priority pathogens including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp., and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) – and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, and clinically important Candida species, among others.

Beyond exploring conventional mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, my work also investigates alternative antimicrobial strategies, particularly the potential of natural products as alternative to traditional antibiotic therapy. Combining molecular epidemiology and advanced laboratory diagnostics with translational research and cross-sectoral collaboration, I aim to drive innovative contributions to the global response to AMR by promoting sustainable, data-driven interventions and evidence-based public health policies.

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Member – National Technical Committee on MEAT, POULTRY, EGGS AND RELATED PRODUCTS of the Standard Organization of Nigeria| September, 2024
• Co-investigator/Advisor| Africa Research Excellence Fund, 2020/2023
• Co-investigator | UKRI GCRF/Newton Fund (UK Research and Innovation and the Global South Partnership on (UKRI) COVID-19), 2020
• Journal Reviewer
  • Alexandria Journal of Medicine
  • Bulletin of the National Research Centre
  • Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, Egypt.
  • Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences
  • Sierra Leone Journal of Biomedical Research

Selected Most Recent Publications/Contributions to Knowledge

1. Isokpehi RD, Simmons SS, Makolo AU, Hollman AL, Adesida SA, Ojo OO, Abioye AO. 2025. Insights into Functions of Universal Stress Proteins Encoded by Genomes of Gastric Cancer Pathogen Helicobacter pylori and Related Bacteria. Pathogens. 13; 14(3):275. doi: 10.3390/pathogens14030275.
2. Orababa OQ, Adesida S.A, Peters RF, AbdulGanniyu Z, Olakojo O and Abioye A. 2023. Showing the limitations of available phenotypic assays to detect Burkholderia pseudomallei from clinical specimens in Nigeria. Access Microbiology; 5:000604.v5
3. Enwuru, N. V., Adesida, S. A., Enwuru, C. A., Mendie, U. E. 2023. Accessory gene regulators and virulence genes associated with the pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus from clinical and community settings in Lagos, Nigeria. South African Journal of Science, 119(9/10).
4. Adesida SA, Orababa OQ, Peters RF, Odumosu BT, Adagbada AO, Solanke TO. 2022. Distribution and Evaluation of Multiple Antibiotic Resistance (MAR) Index of Clinical Isolates of Enterococcus species in Lagos, Nigeria. Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica. 38 (4): 301-308
5. Adesida, S.A., Iyebeye, M.I., Aina, O.O., Peters, R.F., Ezeaku, C.C. and Amosun, E.A., 2022. Chemical composition and healing potential of essential oil of Dennettia tripetala on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: infected wound model. Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 11(91). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43088-022-00272-6

Collaborators/ Networks (International inclusive)

1. Raphael D. Isokpehi, USA
2. Abioye Olusegun, USA
3. Adebayo Shittu, OAU
4. Oluwatosin Orababa, UK