{"id":4312,"date":"2025-05-28T10:02:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T10:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=4312"},"modified":"2025-05-28T10:04:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T10:04:49","slug":"akeredolu-excellence-olasimbo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=4312","title":{"rendered":"AKEREDOLU EXCELLENCE OLASIMBO"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4312\" class=\"elementor elementor-4312\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92418e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92418e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c7d18e\" data-id=\"5c7d18e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac223e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac223e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-2-300x269.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4314\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-2-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-2-163x146.jpg 163w, https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-2-50x45.jpg 50w, https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-2-83x75.jpg 83w, https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-2.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71820b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71820b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86ae054\" data-id=\"86ae054\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-860862d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"860862d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TITLE (PROF\/DR\/):<\/strong> <strong>DR.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>NAME:<\/strong> <strong>AKEREDOLU <\/strong>EXCELLENCE OLASIMBO<\/p><p><strong>POSITION:<\/strong> ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR<\/p><p><strong>SPECIALISATION: <\/strong>CONSERVATION\/ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION<\/p><p><strong>EDUCATION\/TRAINING<\/strong> <em>(Begin with Bachelor\u2019s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add\/delete rows as necessary.)<\/em><\/p><table width=\"684\"><thead><tr><td width=\"288\"><p><strong>INSTITUTION AND LOCATION<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"114\"><p><strong>DEGREE<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>(if applicable)<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"102\"><p><strong>Completion Date<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>MM\/YYYY<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"180\"><p><strong>FIELD OF STUDY<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td width=\"288\"><p>Federal University of Technology, Akure\u00a0 (FUTA)<\/p><\/td><td width=\"114\"><p>B.Tech.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"102\"><p>02\/2000<\/p><\/td><td width=\"180\"><p>Fisheries and Wildlife Management<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"288\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>University of Ibadan ,Oyo state ,Nigeria<\/p><\/td><td width=\"114\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>M.Sc\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .<\/p><\/td><td width=\"102\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>06\/2002<\/p><\/td><td width=\"180\"><p>Fisheries Management\/Aquatic Pollution<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"288\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>University of Ibadan , Oyo State, Nigeria<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom<\/p><\/td><td width=\"114\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Ph.D.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Graduate Certificate<\/p><\/td><td width=\"102\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>06\/2008<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>05\/2016<\/p><\/td><td width=\"180\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Fisheries management\/Wetland Resource\u00a0 Conservation\/Aquatic Pollution<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Endangered Species Management<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Personal Statement<\/strong><\/p><p>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.<\/p><p><strong>Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Director at Large and Board Member, Society for Ecological Restoration (International), May 31<sup>st,<\/sup> 2022, to date<\/li><li>Wetland Champion and Nigerian Representative Society for Wetland Scientists, Africa Section, March 18<sup>th,<\/sup> 2022, to date<\/li><li>West African Director, Society for Ecological Restoration, African Section<\/li><li>August 2021 to date<\/li><li>Member of the Board of Directors, Freshwater Working Group of the Society for<\/li><\/ul><p>Conservation Biology (U.S.A) (Since 2017)<\/p><ul><li>Pioneer and the Faculty Advisor to the Society for Ecological Restoration<\/li><li>University of Lagos Student chapter, which is also the first student chapter of the society in Africa (October 25<sup>th,<\/sup> 2021)<\/li><li>Member of West African IUCN Pangolin Working Group (Since 2022)<\/li><li>Member, IUCN Pangolin Specialist Group.<\/li><li>Served as the Director of Program, Nigerian Pangolin Working Group (2020-2021)<\/li><li>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<\/li><li>Member, Conservation Leadership Programme Team Award Committee, of Birdlife International, which funds and supports conservation projects led by early-career conservationists<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Selected Most Recent Publications \/Contributions to Knowledge<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Akeredolu Excellence, <\/strong>Egure M. Oizamsi, Ovioma G. Onoriode, Kuton M. Pentho, Johnson O. Deborah, Isibor P. Omoregie, Akinsanya Bamidele<strong> (2024). <em>Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, D. Histology and Histochemistry.<\/em> 16(2): 185-201. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21608\/eajbsd.2024.401310\"><strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21608\/eajbsd.2024.401310<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li>Tobi O. Ayoola<strong> , Akeredolu Excellence , <\/strong>Akinsanya Bamidele,\u00a0 Sultan O. Junaid Kofoworola, Z. J. Ovioma ,\u00a0 Godwin Onoriode ,\u00a0 Zainab A. Otubanjo , Mary Uwayo, Patrick Omoregie<strong> (2024). <\/strong>Comparative bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in <em>Synodontis clarias<\/em> and <em>Tilapia zilli<\/em> in Lekki Lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria. <em>Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, B. Zoology<strong>. 16(2): 159-172. Doi:10.21608\/eajbsz.2024.394786<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><strong>Akeredolu Excellence<\/strong><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Soladoye Iwajomo, Omole A. Damilola, Olaleru Fatsuma, Isibor O. Patrick, and Akinsanya Bamidele<strong>. (2024). <\/strong>Comparative Biodepurative Potentials of Metadavinae Cestodes and Strongyloides Nematodes on Trace Metals in the Intestine of white-bellied Pangolin (<em>Phataginus tricuspis<\/em>). \u00a0<em>Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Science<\/em><strong>16 (1):155 -171<\/strong><\/li><li>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., <strong>Akeredolu, Excellence<\/strong>., Andrew, I. B., Barrett, T. A., Bern\u00e1thov\u00e1, I., Bolf\u00edkov\u00e1, B. \u010c., Diffo, J. L., . . . Smith, T. B.\u00a0(2023).\u00a0Genomic analyses reveal poaching hotspots and illegal trade in pangolins from Africa to Asia.\u00a0<em>Science<\/em>.\u00a0382, 1282- 1286. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/adi5066\">https:\/\/doi.org\/adi5066<\/a>.<\/li><li>Cooke, S. J., Frempong Manso, A., Piczak, M. L., Karathanou, E., Clavijo, C., Ajagbe, S. O., <strong>Akeredolu, E<\/strong>., Strauch, A. M., &amp; Piccolo, J. (2022). A freshwater perspective on the United Nations decade for ecosystem restoration. Conservation Science and Practice, 4(11), e12787. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/csp2.12787\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/csp2.12787<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Collaborators\/ Networks (International inclusive)<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Dr Jen Tinsman, Senior Research Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Tropical Research, Los Angeles, U.S.A<\/li><li>Kevin Njabo, Bottom of FormSenior Research Scientist, Program Coordinator for the Applied Biodiversity Science (ABS) program &amp; Director of the P3 Conservation Collaboratory, Texas A&amp;M University.<\/li><li>Dr Kerry Brink, Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa<\/li><li>Dam removal Advisor, Global River restoration project manager, Swimway Africa manager, and World Fish Migration Day Manager (Netherlands).<\/li><li>Alexis Kriel, Co-Chair at African Pangolin Working Group, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.<\/li><li>Steven Ellery, Principal Scientist and Wetland Ecologist at GroundTruth, Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): DR. 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