Adeyinka Gladys Falusi

Adeyinka Gladys Falusi
Nationality	Nigerian
Alma mater	University of Ibadan University College Hospital(PhD)
Awards	L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science
Scientific career
Fields	Haematology Molecular genetics Bioethics
Institutions	University of Ibadan
Thesis	Alpha Thalassaemia in Nigerians  (1986)
Doctoral advisor	George Joseph Folayan Esan

Adeyinka Gladys Falusi, FAS NPOM, is a Nigerian Professor of haematology and former Director of the Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.[1][2]

She specializes in human genetics, bioethics and molecular genetics related to hereditary blood diseases such as sickle-cell disease and alpha-thalassemia.[3]

Early life and education

She hails from Ekiti State, southwestern Nigeria. she was brought up in Efon Alaaye in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Prof. Falusi was inspired to study science by an older girl (Grace Oladunni Olaniyan, now Prof. Taylor) who lived in their neighbourhood.[4] She studied Chemistry at the University of Ibadan (UI).[5] She proceeded to move from Chemistry to Haematology (blood study) at the College of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan where she received her M.Phil in 1981 and PhD in 1986.[6][7]

Career

Professor Falusi conducts research on the genetics of Sickle Cell Disease.[8] She is currently focused on awareness and education of the public on sickle cell disease.[9] She is a co-founder of Sickle Cell Association of Nigeria (SCAN), as well as the founder and trustee of the Sickle Cell Hope Alive Foundation.[10][11][12]

In 2001, she was appointed the Chairperson of the University of Ibadan and University College Hospital Institutional Review Committee where the first well-organized and functional Institutional Ethics Committee in Nigeria was established in the University of Ibadan under her leadership.[13] In 2005, she became the coordinator for Nigeria Networking for Ethics of Biomedical Research in Africa.[14]

Honors and awards

Professor Falusi won the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science in 2001 for her research in hereditary blood diseases.[15][16][17] She served in that capacity for 4 years.

In 2005, she was bestowed with the National Productivity Order of Merit Fellowship.[18] In 2009, she was elected as fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science, the apex scientific organization in Nigeria.[19] In 2013, she received the Ekiti State Merit Award and was decorated by Kayode Fayemi, the governor of Ekiti State.[20] She was given the Access to Basic Care (ABC) Distinguished Personality Award for promoting the welfare of sickle cell patients globally and beyond the call of duty in 2014.[4]

Publications

She co-authored over 60 journal articles and book chapters, and over 80 conference articles and proceedings. She has researched and published in the genetics of some non-communicable diseases such as breast cancers, asthma, malaria and specifically the haemoglobinopathies of sickle cell disease and the thalassaemias and other genetic modifiers.[21][22][23][24][25][26] Besides publications in sickle cell research, she also co-authored journal article and book chapter on ethics and research conduct.[13][27]

Family

She is married to Professor Abiodun Falusi, a Professor of Agricultural Economics with five children.[28]

See also

• Babalola Chinedum Peace

References

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3. "The 2001 L'Oréal Awards for Women in Science with the Support of UNESCO: Exceptional Woman Researchers from Five Continents". UNESCO. 2001. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
4. Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) (2017). "Women in Science: Inspiring Stories from Africa" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-19. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
5. "Financial Aids | University of Ibadan". www.ui.edu.ng. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
6. "I almost blew up the laboratory in secondary school —Prof Adeyinka Falusi » Xquisite » Tribune Online". Tribune Online. 2020-01-18. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
7. "Professor Adeyinka G. Falusi". Sickle Cell Hope Alive Foundation. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
8. Falusi, Adeyinka Gladys (2004). The anaemias : a peep through the looking glass of genes : Thursday 29th July, 2004. University of Ibadan. Nigeria: University of Ibadan. ISBN 978-978-36756-4-3. OCLC 244264522.
9. Research, Gate (2022-06-19). "University of Ibadan, Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training (PIMRAT)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
10. "Foundation tasks president-elect on sickle cell disease". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
11. "CEOAfrica :: SCHAF calls on Govt to support Research to improve health in the country :: Africa Online News Portal". www.ceoafrica.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
12. "World Sickle Cell Day: Foundation wants recognition of day by FG". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
13. Falusi, Adeyinka G.; Olopade, Olufunmilayo I.; Olopade, Christopher O. (2007). "Establishment of a Standing Ethics/Institutional Review Board in a Nigerian University: A Blueprint for Developing Countries". Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics. 2 (1): 21–30. doi:10.1525/jer.2007.2.1.21. ISSN 1556-2646. PMID 19385889. S2CID 27614712.
14. Ekiti Honours Osundare, Olajide, Egunjobi, 13 Others, sharpedgenews, December 2013, retrieved March 2014
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18. "University of Ibadan Official Bulletin" (PDF). June 10, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
19. "Fellows of the academy". www.nas.org.ng. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
20. "Ekiti Honours Osundare, Olajide, Egunjobi, 13 Others". sharpedgenews.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
21. Atinuke, Fasola (2022-01-01). "The Effect of Alpha Thalassemia, HbF and HbC on Haemotological Parameters of Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Ibadan, Nigeria". Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases. 14 (1): e2022001. doi:10.4084/MJHID.2022.001. ISSN 2035-3006. PMC 8747010. PMID 35070208.
22. Akpa, Onoja; Babalola, Oluwatoyin; Odetunde, Abayomi; Fagbamigbe, Adeniyi; Fasola, Foluke; Brown, Biobele; Alamukii, Nanfizat; Babalola, Chinedum; Odaibo, Georgina; Falusi, Adeyinka (2022-07-04). "Correlates of transfusion transmissible infections among patients with sickle cell disease in Nigeria: case-control study". Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry. 43 (4): 435–451. doi:10.1080/15321819.2022.2046601. ISSN 1532-1819. PMID 35285420. S2CID 247436866.
23. Fasola, F A; Babalola, O A; Odaibo, G N; Odetunde, A; Alamukii, N A; Ajayi, D; Akpa, O; Brown, B J; Babalola, C P; Falusi, A G (2021-12-30). "Haematological Changes Associated with Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Individuals with and without Sickle Cell Disease: West Afr J Med. | 2021 Dec 30;Vol. 38(12): |1167-1173". West Africa Journal of Medicine. 38 (12): 1167–1173. doi:10.55891/wajm.v38i12.44. ISSN 0189-160X.
24. Ansari-Pour, Naser; Zheng, Yonglan; Yoshimatsu, Toshio F.; Sanni, Ayodele; Ajani, Mustapha; Reynier, Jean-Baptiste; Tapinos, Avraam; Pitt, Jason J.; Dentro, Stefan; Woodard, Anna; Rajagopal, Padma Sheila; Fitzgerald, Dominic; Gruber, Andreas J.; Odetunde, Abayomi; Popoola, Abiodun (2021). "Whole-genome analysis of Nigerian patients with breast cancer reveals ethnic-driven somatic evolution and distinct genomic subtypes". Nature Communications. 12 (1): 6946. Bibcode:2021NatCo..12.6946A. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27079-w. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 8626467. PMID 34836952.
25. Olatunya, Oladele S.; Albuquerque, Dulcinea M.; Fagbamigbe, Adeniyi F.; Faboya, Opeyemi A.; Ajibola, Ayotunde E.; Babalola, Oluwatoyin A.; Adebisi, Adewale O.; Falusi, Adeyinka G.; Adekile, Adekunle; Costa, Fernando F. (2021). "Diagnostic Accuracy of HemotypeSC as a Point-of-Care Testing Device for Sickle Cell Disease: Findings from a Southwestern State in Nigeria and Implications for Patient Care in Resource-Poor Settings of sub-Saharan Africa". Global Pediatric Health. 8: 2333794X2110167. doi:10.1177/2333794X211016789. ISSN 2333-794X. PMC 8138286. PMID 34046518.
26. Babalola, Oluwatoyin A; Chen, Christina S; Brown, Biobele J; Cursio, John F.; Falusi, Adeyinka G; Olopade, Olufunmilayo I (2019-12-22). "Knowledge and health beliefs assessment of Sickle cell disease as a prelude to neonatal screening in Ibadan, Nigeria". Journal of Global Health Reports. 3: e2019062. doi:10.29392/joghr.3.e2019062. ISSN 2399-1623.
27. Handbook for cancer research in Africa. Timothy R. Rebbeck, World Health Organization. Regional Office for Africa. Republic of the Congo. 2013. ISBN 978-92-9023-221-6. OCLC 1039362195.
28. "Prof. Adeyinka G. Falusi". SCHAF. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

External links

• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adeyinka-Falusi