Oluwatoyin Asojo

Oluwatoyin Asojo is an experienced scientist and educator with nearly 30 years of expertise in project development, design, administration, and management in basic and translational sciences.

With a proven track record in leadership across various sectors including industry, academia, and government organizations, Oluwatoyin Asojo possesses over two decades of research and specialization in therapeutics and vaccine design for infectious diseases, cancer, and diseases of poverty.

Her background includes capacity development, international research, education, effective scientific writing, and communication with diverse audiences. She has served as an expert reviewer for accreditation agencies, foundations, and national and international funding agencies.

Oluwatoyin Asojo has a broad range of expertise spanning chemistry, biology, capacity building, curriculum development, graduate and undergraduate education, K-12 education, STEM, medical education, mentorship, parasitology, structural biology, biophysics, crystallography, and biochemistry. She has also demonstrated leadership roles in various professional organizations.

Her educational journey includes studying at Lester B. Pearson United World College Victoria BC for International Baccalaureate, International School Ibadan for London GCE and WAEC OL, Trent University for Bachelor's of Science Honours in Chemistry and Economics, and the University of Houston for a PhD in Chemistry.

Throughout her career, Oluwatoyin Asojo has held key positions such as Chair and Associate Professor at Hampton University, Scientific Collaborator at Department of Biochemistry, FUTMinna, Independent Consultant, Adjunct Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow at Obafemi Awolowo University, Collaborator at UCH Ibadan Ibarapa Programme, Assistant Professor at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Research Assistant Professor at Eppley Cancer Institute (University of Nebraska Medical Center), Fellow at the National Cancer Institutes (NCI), Structural Biologist/Staff Scientist at Tibotec, Postdoc at the National Cancer Institutes (NCI), and Graduate Student at the University of Houston.