{"id":4391,"date":"2025-05-28T10:41:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T10:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=4391"},"modified":"2025-05-28T10:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T10:45:07","slug":"prof-ayolabi-c-i","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=4391","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Ayolabi, C. I."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4391\" class=\"elementor elementor-4391\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-952467c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"952467c\" 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-5bc66df\" data-id=\"5bc66df\" 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-4875626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4875626\" 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=\"389\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ayolabi-C.-I.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4398\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ayolabi-C.-I.jpg 389w, https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ayolabi-C.-I-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ayolabi-C.-I-156x146.jpg 156w, https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ayolabi-C.-I-50x47.jpg 50w, https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ayolabi-C.-I-80x75.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/>\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-a878581 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a878581\" 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-2100e22\" data-id=\"2100e22\" 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-5d24a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d24a80\" 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><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): <strong>PROFESSOR <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NAME: <strong>CHRISTIANAH IDOWU AYOLABI<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">POSITION: <strong>PROFESSOR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>SPECIALISATION<strong>: Medical Microbiology\/ Virology<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">EDUCATION\/TRAINING <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><\/span><\/p><table width=\"722\"><thead><tr><td width=\"348\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTITUTION AND LOCATION<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">DEGREE<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>(if applicable)<\/em><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Completion Date<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">MM\/YYYY<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FIELD OF STUDY<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td width=\"348\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ogun State University &#8211; Ago-Iwoye, Ogun Nigeria<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">B.Sc.<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11\/1995<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Microbiology<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of Ibadan &#8211; Ibadan, Oyo Nigeria<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">M.Sc.<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">01\/1999<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Virology<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FUNAAB \u2013 Abeokuta, Ogun Nigeria<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 M.Sc.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ph.D.<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">06\/2003<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">03\/2010<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Medical Microbiology<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Medical Microbiology &amp; Public Health<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Personal Statement<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ayolabi is a Professor of Medical Microbiology \/ Virology. My research is centered on epidemiology of viral infectious diseases: viral gastroenterology and pediatric infections \/ food borne viral infections, arboviral infections etc. to provide better preventive and control measures to combat these menace plaguing the world. \u00a0I teach both undergraduate and postgraduate students in medical virology and immunology. I had supervised over 200 B.Sc. projects, 20 M.Sc. dissertations, 3 Ph.D. theses and currently supervising 3PhD students. I have published over 45 scientific papers, and I belong to many professional bodies such as NSM, ASM, AMI, ASV, OWSD, SAN, NISEB, ESPID etc. I am a scholar and have won several grants both locally and internationally.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2023 &#8211; Date: Head, Microbiology Department, University of Lagos<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2018 \u2013 Date: Member, University of Lagos Senate<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2016 \u2013 2021: Examination Officer, University of Lagos<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2012 &#8211; 2015: Hall warden, Erastus Akingbola PG Hall, University of Lagos<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2025 \u2013 Date: Senate Representative on DLI Management Board<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Selected Most Recent Publications\/Contributions to Knowledge\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Desta, B. N., Pires, S. M., Hald, T., Gobena T., Macuamule, C., Moiane, B., Fayemi, O. E., <strong>Ayolabi, C.I<\/strong>.\u2026.(2025). The Epidemiology of acute gastrointestinal illness in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Tanzania: a population survey. <em>Epidemiology &amp; Infection<\/em> <strong>153: <\/strong>2025, e63 DOI:https\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/S095026882500038X<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thystrup, C., Majowicz, S. E., Kitila, D. B., Desta, B. N., Fayemi, O. E., <strong>Ayolabi, C.I., <\/strong>Hugho, E., Buys, E.M., Akanni, G. B\u2026Hald, T. (2024). Etiology-specific incidence and mortality of diarrheal diseases in the African region: aystematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health <strong>24<\/strong>(1):1864<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Arowolo, K. O., <strong>Ayolabi, C. I<\/strong>., Adeleye, I. A., Lapinski B., Santos, J. S. and Raboni S. M. (2023). Genetic diversity of Norovirus in Children with gastroenteritis in Southwest Nigeria, 2015 \u2013 2017. <em>Viruses<\/em> <strong>15<\/strong>(3):644,2023<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ayolabi, C. I<\/strong>., Olusola B. A., Lawal, A. A., Chibuike, A. D., and Nzekwue, B. N. ( (2021). Detection of novel paramyxoviruses in Chaerephon bat species in Nigeria and phylogenetics of paramyxoviruses co-evolution with bats in Africa. <em>Zoonoses and Public Health, <strong>69<\/strong>(2), 117\u2013135.\u00a0 <\/em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/zph.12900\"><em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/zph.12900<\/em><\/a> \u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ayolabi, C. I<\/strong>., Olusola B. A., Ibemgbo S. A and Okonkwo, O.G. (2019). Detection of Dengue viruses among febrile patients in Lagos, Nigeria and phylogenetics of circulating Dengue serotypes in Africa. <em>Infection, Genetics and Evolution<\/em> <strong>75<\/strong>:103947\u00a0\u00a0 doi:10.1016\/j.meegid.2019.103947.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Collaborators\/ Networks (International inclusive)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Prof<\/strong>. <strong>George Armah <\/strong>Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, University of Ghana.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> Tine Hald <\/strong>Technical University of Denmark<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> Babatunde Olusola<\/strong>, Virology Department, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\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\/): PROFESSOR NAME: CHRISTIANAH IDOWU AYOLABI POSITION: PROFESSOR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SPECIALISATION: Medical Microbiology\/ Virology EDUCATION\/TRAINING (Begin with Bachelor\u2019s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing,<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4391"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4391"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4406,"href":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4391\/revisions\/4406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}