Dr Iyanuloluwa Ojo

Dr. Iyanuloluwa S. Ojo is an Ibadan-born medical doctor, R data analyst, and global health researcher with expertise in international health and epidemiology. He has led multiple international research collaborations across diverse public health domains, including the epidemiology of non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa, time-series modelling of climatic influences on zoonotic diseases, and the application of medical technologies in low-resource settings.

His recent work on monoclonal gammopathies in Sub-Saharan Africa, an underexplored field in the region, was accepted for presentation by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and featured in OncoDaily. He is currently leading another international collaboration investigating the effectiveness of mental health interventions among refugees in high-income countries.

Dr. Ojo is a UK Government Chevening Scholar and a full member of both the John Snow Society and United States academic research honor society, Sigma Xi. He has contributed to major medical textbooks, reflecting his commitment to academic scholarship and knowledge dissemination. He also has expertise in advanced statistical methods including meta-analysis, multivariate modelling, and time-series forecasting.

Beyond academia, he has demonstrated strong leadership in community health. As the pioneer Ekiti State Coordinator for the Slum and Rural Health Initiative Africa, he translated research into advocacy through community-based outreaches aimed at improving health literacy and addressing harmful health myths.