The Vice-Chancellor, Professor K.O. Adebowale, FAS, mni, cordially invites you to the 609th University of Ibadan Inaugural Lecture, to be delivered by Professor O. Owoeye on behalf of the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (CoMUI).

THEME:  THE HUMAN BRAIN: THE THREE (3s) THEREIN, AND NEUROPROTECTION

DATE:  THURSDAY, 02TH APRIL, 2026

TIME: 3:00 P.M. West Central Africa

VENUE:  TRENCHARD HALL, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN

TO BE DELIVERED BY:  PROFESSOR O. OWOEYE

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Prof. Temidayo Ogundiran FAS
Provost

 PROFILE OF PROFESSOR OLATUNDE OWOEYE

Professor Olatunde Owoeye is a distinguished Nigerian academic and medical professional, born on September 24, 1956, in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. He began his educational journey with exceptional academic performance, earning a Division One distinction in his West African School Certificate before proceeding to Government College, Ibadan, and later the University of Ibadan, where he obtained his M.B.B.S degree in 1983. During his medical training, he won notable prizes in Neurosurgery and Paediatrics. After completing his NYSC in Kano State, he worked as a Medical Officer in several hospitals before returning to academia to pursue postgraduate studies in Anatomy, earning both his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Ibadan.

He joined the University of Ibadan in 2001 as a Lecturer and steadily rose through the academic ranks to become a Professor of Anatomy in 2018. Over the years, he has played significant roles in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, particularly in gross anatomy, histology, and neuroanatomy. He has also held several administrative positions, including Acting and Substantive Head of the Department of Anatomy, and has contributed extensively to faculty, college, and university committees, reflecting his commitment to academic leadership and institutional development.

Professor Owoeye’s research focuses on neuroanatomy, with particular emphasis on neuroprotection, neurotrauma, and neural regeneration using pharmacological and plant-based antioxidants. He is a prolific scholar with over 85 publications in reputable journals, a strong citation record, and supervision of numerous postgraduate theses, including Ph.D. and M.Sc. candidates. His contributions to science have earned him recognition within and beyond Nigeria, including international research experience as a visiting scientist in Pakistan and active participation as an external examiner and journal reviewer across several institutions.

Beyond academia, he has contributed to professional bodies and community service through involvement in medical associations, faith-based organizations, and public service initiatives. He is a Fellow of the Anatomical Society of Nigeria and a member of several local and international scientific societies. Widely respected for his teaching excellence, he has received multiple awards from students and commendations from many institutions. Professor Owoeye is married with children and grandchildren, and he continues to serve as a leading figure in medical education and research in Nigeria. He continues to contribute actively to teaching, research, and academic leadership at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, maintaining a legacy of excellence in medical education and neuroscience research.

TITLE:  From Guideline to Practice: Key Updates and Insights from the 2025 AHA/ACC Hypertension Guidelines

DATE:    Saturday, 31st January, 2026

TIME: 5:00 P.M. West Central Africa

TO BE DELIVERED BY:  Professor Modele O. OGUNNIYI

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The Vice-Chancellor, Professor K.O. Adebowale, FAS, mni, cordially invites you to the 607th Inaugural Lecture, to be delivered by Professor Folake B. Lawal of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (CoMUI).

TITLE:  FROM SCHOOLS TO GLOCAL COMMUNITIES: IMPACTING THE ORAL AND GENERAL HEALTH OF GENERATIONS

DATE:  THURSDAY, 12TH MARCH, 2026

TIME: 3:00 P.M. West Central Africa

VENUE:  TRENCHARD HALL, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN

TO BE DELIVERED BY:  PROFESSOR FOLAKE BARAKAT LAWAL

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Prof. Temidayo Ogundiran FAS
Provost

607TH INAUGURAL LECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, BY PROFESSOR FOLAKE BARAKAT LAWAL

Folake Barakat Lawal attended Oritamefa Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Oritamefa, Ibadan, and she was at Saint Annes School, Molete, Ibadan between 1989 and 1994. She gained admission to study Dentistry at the University of Ibadan in 1995, graduating with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery Degree in February 2003. She did her internship at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, between 2003 and 2004 and the one-year National Youth Service Corp scheme between February 2004 and February 2005 at the Dental Centre of the Adeoyo Maternity Hospital, Yemetu, Ibadan.

She commenced residency training in October 2006, in Community Dentistry at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. She completed the programme and passed the Final Fellowship Examinations of the West African College of Surgeons in April 2012 and the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria in May 2012. She was appointed Lecturer I in the Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry of the University of Ibadan in July 2012, promoted to the grade of Senior Lecturer in 2015 and Professor of Community Dentistry from 1 October 2020.

Professor Lawal also has a Masters Degree in Dental Surgery from the University of Ibadan. She obtained a Certificate in Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden in March 2019. She was awarded  the Fellowship of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) for a Ph.D. in Community Dentistry, which she completed by defending her thesis titled “Comparison of Peer-led, Dentist-led and Teacher-led School-based Oral Health Promotion Strategies among Adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria” in August 2021.

Professor Lawal has completed certificate trainings in Project Management in Global Health as well as in Implementation Science from the University of Washington. She is a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Medicine. She has received numerous awards, scholarships, and prizes and has attracted grants to the University of Ibadan.  

She has served the University of Ibadan in various capacities. She has been a member of committees at Departmental, Faculty, College and University levels. She was a former Sub-Dean (Undergraduate) in the Faculty of Dentistry; Elected Member, College Academic Board between 2016 and 2020; Member, College of Medicine Research Grants Committee; and Faculty Representative, University Committee on Women Achievers of the University of Ibadan at 70 years, among others. She has served as the Head of Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry since August 2023.

Outside the University, she has been an examiner at the Membership and Fellowship Levels of the West African College of Surgeons since 2018. She also examines at the Part I level of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. She was a Visiting Professor at the School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA in 2024. She has served as External Examiner to the University of Lagos, Bayero University, Kano, the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and the University of the Gambia, Banjul, the Gambia. She has also served on accreditation panels to various training institutions in Nigeria and Ghana.

Professor Lawal has served the University College Hospital, as an Honorary Consultant, member or chairperson of committees and coordinator of programmes and has contributed to the expansion and development of the dental outposts of the University of Ibadan and the University College Hospital at Igboora and Idikan, respectively. She has previously served the Association for Dental Public Health Practitioners in Nigeria as the Treasurer, and she was elected the President of the Association in November 2025. 

Professor Folake Lawal has published more than 100 journal articles, and many other commissioned and non-commissioned academic writings. She has attended and presented at several scientific conferences and delivered numerous oral health awareness lectures in various places including schools, markets, worship centres, health centres, community or town halls, and other public places. She has supervised eight fellowship dissertations and is currently supervising two Ph.D. candidates. She serves as Associate Editor to the African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, the Journal of Evidence Based Dental Practice, BMC Oral Health and BMC Public Health.  

Folake Lawal is happily married to Taiwo A. Lawal, a Professor of Surgery in this University, and the current Dean, Faculty of Clinical Sciences.

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor K.O. Adebowale, FAS, mni, cordially invites you to the 597th Inaugural Lecture, to be delivered by Professor Taiwo Kotila of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (CoMUI).

TITLE:  UNMASKING THE MASQUERADE: THE STORY OF TWO SISTER BLOOD DISORDERS

DATE:  THURSDAY, 23RD OCTOBER, 2025

TIME: 3:00 P.M. West Central Africa

VENUE:  TRENCHARD HALL, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN

TO BE DELIVERED BY:  PROFESSOR TAIWO KOTILA

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Prof. Temidayo Ogundiran FAS
Provost

597TH INAUGURAL LECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, BY PROFESSOR TAIWO R. KOTILA

Professor Taiwo Rachel Kotila was born in Lagos, into the family of the late Major Michael Ayodele Kotila (rtd) and the late Mrs. Alice Abike Kotila. Both parents hailed from Ifaki-Ekiti, in Ido-Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

She received her early education at Ibadan City Council (ICC) Practicing School, Oke-Bola, Ibadan. She then proceeded to the Methodist Girls’ High School, Ifaki-Ekiti between 1972-1977 for her secondary education. She had a stint at Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo for Advanced Level studies. Thereafter, she gained admission to the University of Ibadan and graduated MBBS in 1987. She started her residency training in Haematology at the University College Hospital, Ibadan in 1990 and completed it in 1997 thus becoming a fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria.

She worked briefly at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, as the pioneer Head of the Pathology Division and a Consultant Haematologist. She joined the staff of the Department of Haematology, University of Ibadan in 1998 as Lecturer 1 and was promoted to the rank of a Senior Lecturer in 2001, Reader in 2016 and Professor in 2019. Professor Kotila is an honorary consultant to the University College Hospital, Ibadan. She obtained a Master of Science degree in Clinical Trials from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London in 2016.

She was a visiting research fellow at the Department of Haematology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel in 2009 and 2010. It was during this time that  she acquired expertise in the use of molecular methods in the diagnosis of the haemoglobinopathies. The visit was funded by a scholarship from the Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH). She returned to Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, Israel in 2016 when she spent her sabbatical year in the Department for Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immunotherapy.

Professor Kotila has served the University in various capacities. She was twice the acting Head of the Department of Haematology in 2013 and 2021, and was the Sub-Dean, Undergraduate of the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences between 1999 and 2002. She is the Dean, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, University of Ibadan. She was and is still a member of various committees in the Department, Faculty, College of Medicine and the University. She has supervised and co-supervised and is still involved in the supervision of Fellows of National Postgraduate Medical College, the West African College of Physicians, PhD and Masters students within and outside her faculty and the country. She has served as external examiner to Olabisi Onabanjo University, Afe Babalola University and the University of Ilorin. She was a visiting scholar to the School of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of the Gambia in 2022.

Professor Kotila received the Dr. Charles Majekodunmi Prize as the Best Part II FMCPath candidate in Haematology in 1997. She also, received the Young Investigators’ Award of the Nigerian Society for Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NSHBT) for the year 2000. She is a member of many professional associations, notably among which are College of Nigerian Pathologists where she was the  chair of  the Oyo State branch between 2019 and 2021. She was the Treasurer of the Nigerian Society for Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NSHBT) from 1999 to 2002. She was a member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee of the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) from 2019 to 2021. She was also a member of the Guidance and Guidelines (G&G) Committee of the ISTH between 2020 and 2022. She is currently the Director of the UCH Haemophilia Treatment Centre (HTC), an affiliate of the World Federation of Haemophilia (WFH).

Professor Taiwo Kotila is an astute clinician and avid researcher of international repute. She has over 70 publications in peer-reviewed journals. She is a recipient of many grants, including the Senate Research Grant, one of the first recipients of the University of Ibadan Research Foundation grant, a recipient of the Royal Society for Tropical Medicine (RSTMH) Centenary award, European Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) Travel Fellowship, World Federation of Haemophilia (WFH) research support progamme.

Her research interest is in the haemoglobinopathies especially the characterization of beta thalassaemia which was thought to be of little clinical significance among Nigerians until now.