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Prof.
FABIYI
Akinyele
viro logist, educationist,Research Profes sor and Director of Virology, Virus Research Laboratory, University of Ibadan; Born 2,1924 in Lagos; Edu cation: Attended Holy Cross School Lagos; St. Gregory's College Ikoyi, Lagos; Syracuse University, United States of America, September 1948 - January 1952, University of Illinois Urbana, February 1952 - February 1953, University of Washington, Mar ch 1952 - February 1954; University of Pennsylvania, September 1954 - February 1958; holds the B.Sc, M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees; appointed research assistant, University of Illi nois, Department, of Botany June 1952 - February 1953; University of Washington Department of Botany, April 1953 - June 1953; teaching assistant, Department of Microbio logy, University of Washington, Sep tember 1953 - June 1954; became research fellow. Research Depart ment, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, September 1954 - Fe bruary 1958, and at the Department of Epidemiology and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh; fellow. The Rockfeller Foundation Virus Labora tories, Research Institute for Medi cal Research, New York, September 1958 - January 1959, was visiting fellow. The Rockfeller Foundation Virus Laboratory, Belem, Brazil and Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratroy, January 1959 - May 1959; back in Nigeria, became Scientific officer (research virologist). The West Afri can Council for Medical Research, Yaba, June 1959 - April 1961, went abroad again as research associate, Department of Pediatries, University of Kansas Medical Centre, April 1961 - June 1962; Instructor in Padiatrics, University of Kansas Sch ool of Medicine, Department of Pe diatrics, July 1962 - August 15, assistant professor, George-town Uni versity School of Medicine, Washing ton, April 27, 1965 -June 1968, Re search Associate Professor, Depart ment of Neurology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and cohead, Laboratory of Neurovirology, July 1968 - August 1970; has been appointed Research Professor Viro logy, Virus Research Laboratory University of Ibadan September 19- 70 and Director of the Laboratory, May 1971 has been consultant viro logist. University College Hospital, Ibadan since May 1971; member, Medical Research Council of Nigeria since January 1973; member, World Health Organisation Expert Advisory Panel on Virus Diseases since 1974; Fellow, New York Academy of Scie nces; Fellow Royal Society of Tropi cal Medicine and Hygiene; Fellow, The American Academy of Microbio logy; member, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Married, and has two daughters, Address (Office) Virus Research Laboratory, (University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State; Telephone: Ibadan 25021; Hobby: soccer, reading.
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Virologist , University Lecturer
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