{"id":14166,"date":"2017-03-07T11:27:33","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T10:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=14166"},"modified":"2017-11-23T16:06:42","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T15:06:42","slug":"osuntokun-professor-benjamin-oiukayode","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/osuntokun-professor-benjamin-oiukayode\/","title":{"rendered":"OSUNTOKUN, Prof Benjamin OIukayode"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MB, BS, Ph.D, MD, D.Sc, neuro logist, born January 6, 1935, Ilawe-Ekiti, EkitiState; marriedOlabopo Adepeju Aduke Cameron-Cole 1962, three sons, two daugh ters; Education: Christ&#8217;s School, Ado-Ekiti, 1946-51, University College, Ibadan, 1954- 61, University of London, Wales and Newcastle-on-Tyne; Career: Appointed MedicalOfficer,WesternNigeria Public Ser vice, 1961-63; Senior House Office, Profes sorial Unit, Welsh Medical School of Medi cine, 1963-64; Smith andNephew Research Fellow, University of London andNewcastleon- Tyne, 1964-65; Lecturer\/Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan, 1966-68; Consultant Neuroscientist, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Mary land, USA, 1977-80; Professor of Medicine, University of London and The Royal Post graduate Medical School and Consultant Neurologist, Hammer smith Hospital, 1978- 79; Provost\/Medical Director, Aro Neurop sychiatry Hospital, 1983-85; Professor of Medicine (Neurology), University ofIbadan, since 1970; Chief Medical Director, Univer sity College Hospital, Ibadan, since 1985; member, Royal College of Physicians, Lon don, 1964; fellow, Royal College of Physi cians, London, 1974; fellow, Nigerian Medi cal College of Physicians, 1970;fellow, West African College of Physicians, 1976; mem ber, National Brain Research Organisation Council, since 1979; member, International Epidemiological Association; member, American Academy of Neurology, 1979; member, American Neurological Associa tion, 1982; Secretary, PanAfrican Associa tionForNeurosciences, Nigerian Society For Neurosciences, 1966 and President, 1982; member, International Society For Neuro- Chemistry, 1986; Traditional Titles: Asiwaju of Okemesi; Bobajiro of Aramoko; National Honours: Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic, 1978; Nigerian Na tional Merit Award, 1984; Honorary de gree: D.Sc (Honoris Causa)(London), 1977; Publication: Law and Psychiatry, Univer sity of Ibadan Press, 1986; Hobbies: lawn tennis, hunting, photography; Official Ad dress: Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan; Telephone: 022- 400-010-29 or 400-080-98 Extension: 2515; Home: No. 34, Osuntokun Avenue, Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State. Telephone: 022-414-745.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[176,174],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-14166","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-academia","category-medicine"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/14166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/14166\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14166"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=14166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}