Anjorin, A. AbdulAzeez (PhD, MSc, Medical Microbiology- Virology) is a promising young Scientist with problem-solving skills and passion for novel discovery and research excellence. He is a Faculty member, Virology and Immunology Lecturer at the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Lagos State University.
Dr. Anjorin, AA has won both local and international Scholarships. His public health enlightenment, 2020 on COVID-19 was widely read in the BusinessDay special interview and recommendations to the Nigerian Presidential Task Force https://businessday.ng/interview/article/pandemic-viruses-usually-spread-for-about-6-to-18-months-anjorin/. He was a Guest speaker at the Lagos University Medical Society 2019 Scientific Conference on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections. In 2018, he was invited to the Centenary World Influenza Conference 2018 in Beijing, China. He received the Lagos State University Vice-Chancellor Commendation in 2017. AbdulAzeez was awarded the 6th European Scientific Working group on Influenza (ESWI) Young Scientist grant to Riga, Latvia in 2017. He was the Channels Television- Health matters Special Guest on Avian Influenza virus in Nigeria in 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZt3Gvxo4Ck&index=2&list=WL. The Institute of Immunology, Centre de Recherche Public (CRP) de la Santé / Laboratoire National de Santé (now Luxembourg Institute of Health), Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 2014 invited and awarded him training fellowship for deserving Scientists from a developing country, where he was trained on Molecular Virology of Influenza virus; attended the 17th SAAR-LOR-LUX Workshop on Virology Research at The University of Lorraine, France, and visited the University of Trier, Germany. He was a Federal Government of Nigeria TETFUND PhD Scholar, 2014; University of Lagos Muslim Alumni PhD Scholar, 2013; He won the Master of Science (M.Sc.) Scholarship awarded by Lagos State Government, 2010 and the Lagos State Scholarship Awards (2007, 2006, 2005, 2000 and 1999); Otunba Fola Ogunnowo Memorial Trust Award Imota (2006) and the Buba Marwa Scholarship Grant in Nigeria (2004/05).
Research Interests
Professional Skills
Research Experience
Visiting scientist/Training fellowship on sero-molecular epidemiology of viruses.
Work ExperienceLagos State University- Lecturer I (October, 2017- Date). Lagos State University- Lecturer II (Oct., 2014-Sept., 2017). Lagos State University- Assistant Lecturer (July, 2011- Sept., 2014). Lagos State University- Graduate Assistant (April, 2009-July, 2011).
Nestle Nigeria, Plc- Quality Assurance Officer (March- April, 2009). FGGC Potiskum- NYSC Biology/PET (Mar, 2008- Mar, 2009). Nestle Nigeria Plc- Quality Assurance Attaché (March- August, 2007).
Adefemi Hospital- Lab Technologist (Oct., 2001- Nov., 2002). Adefemi Hospital- Lab Attaché (Oct., 1999- Feb., 2000).
He bagged a Certificate of Training on Applications of PCR from the World bank supported STEP-B project at the Centre for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases, Department of Virology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. He was trained on Molecular Biology Typing techniques at the Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Division, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Lagos. He holds a certificate of training in Phylogenetics from Inqaba Biotec, South Africa in collaboration with Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research at the University of Ghana, Legon and Certificate in Bioinformatics from the Nigerian Young Academy in Collaboration with Federal University of Technology, Minna.
He attended:
o The 17th SAAR-LOR-LUX Workshop on Virology Research at The University of Lorraine, Nancy, France with the financial support of Association Lorraine pour la Recherche et le Developpement de Composes Bio-Actifs, France.
o Workshop on Pro-Oncogenic transcription factor STAT3 at the cross-roads between Cancer and Inflammation by Prof. Valeri Poli (Molecular Biology, University of Turin, Italy) at the Amphitheatre- Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL).
o Lagos State Ministry of Health Disease Control Department/ WHO Disease Surveillance Technical Training for Medical Officers of Health (MOHs) and Clinicians at LCCI, Alausa, Ikeja.
Education
PhD research work on sero-molecular epidemiology of influenza virus in Lagos State, Nigeria
MSc Dissertation on Molecular detection of influenza virus in Lagos, Nigeria.
BSc Project research on Hepatitis virus
Higher National Diploma (SLT-Microbiology) & National Diploma (SLT)
Presentations/Talks
Membership
Media Publications
Prizes and Awards
- Others Prizes and Awards:
- Fellowship on RMPD-MAE4 by Luxembourg Ministry of Ext. Affairs; Institute of Immunology, WHO European Regional/National Ref Lab for Influenza, Luxembourg (2014).
- University of Lagos Muslim Alumni PhD Scholarship (2013).
- Lagos State Government Master of Science (M.Sc.) Scholarship (2010).
- Lagos State Government Undergraduate Scholarship (2007, 2006, 2005; 2000, 1999).
- Otunba Fola Ogunnowo, Imota Memorial Trust Award (2006).
- The Buba Marwa Undergraduates Scholarship Grant (2004/2005).
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