The Vice-Chancellor, Professor K.O. Adebowale, FAS, mni, cordially invites you to the 582nd Inaugural Lecture, to be delivered by Professor Victor I. Akinmoladun of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (CoMUI).
TITLE: THE SCALPEL AND THE LABORATORY: COLLABORATION AGAINST THE LAWLESS
DATE: THURSDAY, 5TH JUNE, 2025
TIME: 3:00 P.M. West Central Africa
VENUE: TRENCHARD HALL, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
TO BE DELIVERED BY: PROFESSOR VICTOR I. AKINMOLADUN
Thank you
Prof. Temidayo Ogundiran FAS
Provost
PROFESSOR VICTOR I. AKINMOLADUN BIODATA
Professor Victor I. Akinmoladun was born to Dr. Olufemi and Mrs Adefolurin Akinmoladun in Ondo, Ondo state. Both parents were teachers before proceeding to the United States for further education in the late 60s. He spent his earlier years with his grandparents who were farmers in his home town of Ondo, while his parents were studying abroad. He had his primary education at the little known C.A.C Primary School, Oke-Igbala, Ondo and his secondary education at the Saint Thomas Aquinas College, Akure (1977 to 1982). He was admitted to the Obafemi Awolowo University to study Dentistry in 1983 and obtained the BCh.D degree in 1989. He had his housemanship at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City. His National Youth Corp Service took place at the General Hospital, Ikeja Lagos.
He worked briefly with the Lagos State Hospitals’ Management Board before proceeding to the United Kingdom for specialist training. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FDSRCS) as well and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (FFDRCS). Professor Akinmoladun is also a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons and a one-term member of the Board, Faculty of Dental Surgery of the College.
Upon his return to Nigeria after his sojourn in the United Kingdom, he joined the Ondo State Hospitals’ Management Board as a Consultant, at the then State Specialist Hospital, Akure, before he secured an appointment with the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. He was promoted Senior Lecturer in 2008. He obtained the Master of Science (M.Sc) degree, in Chemical Pathology from the University of Ibadan in 2008. He also acquired a Certificate in Immunology and Molecular Laboratory Techniques from the Makere University, Kampala, Uganda in 2012. He obtained the Ph.D (Basic Science-Immunology) of the University of Ibadan in the year 2021. He teaches tumour Immunology to the M.Sc students of the department of Immunology, University of Ibadan.
Professor Akinmoladun was promoted to the rank of a Professor by the University of Ibadan in 2019. He has co-authored over 80 articles in local and international journals and two book chapters. He was a recipient of the University of Ibadan Senate Research Grant in 2012 and was also awarded the TETfund Research and Training Grant in 2014. He is a recipient of several Smile Train (USA) Travel Fellowship grants to participate in Cleft Lip and Palate workshops, trainings and conferences.
He has served the University in various capacities; Professor Akinmoladun was a Sub-Dean (Postgraduate), in the Faculty of Dentistry, and he is currently the head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He was a Regional Coordinator (South west), Continuing Medical Education, of the Nigerian Medical Association. He is a reviewer to several local and international journals and an examiner to Dental schools in Nigeria and the West African College of surgeons.
He was the Deputy Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee (2015-2016) and then Chairman, (Director of Clinical Services, Research and Training (2016-2020) at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. He has attended several administrative management and leadership courses and holds the Policy, Strategy and Leadership Course (PSLC) certificate of the National Institute, Kuru, near Jos. Apart from service to the University and the University College Hospital, he is a Pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God and a member of the Board of Management of the Redemmer’s Health Centre, Ibadan. He is a member of several learned societies including the Nigerian Association of Cleft Lip and Palate, British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons, African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTC), and the Nigerian Society for Immunology amongst others. Professor Akinmoladun was Secretary, International Association for Dental Research (Nigerian Division) and the Nigerian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He is married to Dr. Janet A. Akinmoladun of the department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.