Name: Godwin I. OGBOLE Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Alternate Email Address 1: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.oThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Alternate Email Address 2: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Biography: Dr. Godwin I. Ogbole stands at the forefront of medical innovation as a distinguished Neuroradiologist and Professor of Radiology in Nigeria, renowned for his unwavering dedication to revolutionizing healthcare in Africa. Born with a passion for merging cutting-edge technology with compassionate patient care, his journey has been marked by groundbreaking contributions to neuroimaging in Stroke Epilepsy and Dementia research in Africa. Early in his career, Dr Ogbole recognized the pressing need for the development of adaptable, patient-centred imaging systems in resource-limited settings across Africa. His visionary approach led him to the forefront of the medical imaging community, where he has become a driving force in the pursuit of accessible MR imaging solutions in Africa. As the Team Leader for the Stroke Investigative and Educational Research Network (SIREN), Dr Ogbole spearheads imaging solutions for Africa's largest stroke study. This ambitious initiative spans 15 sites in West Africa, aiming to accelerate the detection and reduction of stroke risk. His leadership has facilitated groundbreaking research and fostered a collaborative environment that transcends 3 continents. In recognition of his outstanding contributions, Dr. Ogbole is a member of the ILAE Neuroimaging Task Force. He is also the Principal Investigator of a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) grant for expanding global biomedical imaging. This prestigious role reflects his commitment to building platforms for expanding MRI capability and developing intelligent neuroimaging systems. Through collaborative initiatives within Africa and partnerships with institutions in the Global North, he aims to catalyse advancements in clinical translational neuroscience research throughout Africa. Dr. Ogbole's work extends beyond the confines of a traditional medical career. His vision for a healthier, more equitable future has positioned him as a thought leader and catalyst for change. Whether working with limited resources or collaborating on an international scale, he continues to inspire colleagues and students alike, leaving an indelible mark on the landscape of neuroradiology and global health by serving and mentoring students at various universities. a. Current Research and Capacity Building Projects including Grants 1. Ttile: Strengthening MRI Access Research and Training in Africa (SMART Africa) 2. Ttile: Chronic Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of SARS-Cov-2(CNS-SARS-Cov-2)https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10719097">National Institutes of Health (NIH) . 3. Title: Growing Data-science Research in Africa to Stimulate Progress (GRASP) b. Completed Research 1. Stroke Investigative Research & Educational Network (SIREN) Lead radiologist of the Stroke Investigative and Educational Research SIREN project (U54HG007479). A project designed to catalyze stroke risk identification and reduction in Africa, with over 150 investigators across Africa, Europe and USA, led by Owolabi MO (co-investigator); and over 8000 subjects enrolled, over 10,000 community dwellers screened for free for vascular risk factors, and largest biobank in Africa with over 160,000 biological samples stored for Transomics studies and an imaging database of >5000 stroke cases from 15 sites across west Africa. 2. The Systematic Investigation of Blacks with Stroke-Genomics (SIBS-Genomics) Lead radiologist in the Systematic Investigation of Blacks with Stroke - Genomics (SIBS-Genomics) Study 1R01NS107900 to unravel the genomics of ischemic stroke in Africans 3. Enabling Clinical Decisions from Low-power MRI in Developing Nations through Image Quality Transfer UCL Scheme (EP/R014019/1 01 Feb 2018 -31 Jan 2022) The investigators on the GCRF (EPSRC) Artificial Intelligence Medical Imaging grant was focused on advancing Imagine Quality Transfer (IQT) to exploit the latest machine learning techniques, enhance those techniques to provide confidence measures valuable for medical decision-making, and tailor solutions specifically to enhance images from the Ibadan paediatric clinic with those from similar cohorts in the UK. Books 1. Ogbole, G.I. , Obajimi,, Ahidjo, A., and Tahir, A 2013 (Eds.) Handbook of Introductory Abdominal Ultrasound for West Africa. Ultrasound of the Gastrointestinal System, Chapter VII NTEC Specialist & Associates Ltd. 74-93pp. ISBN: 978-978-922 503-3. (Nigeria) 2. Ogbole, G.I. (2015). Imaging Artifacts. Chapter 14. In Nzeh, DA., Obajimi, MO., Sackey, T., Akinlade, BI. (Eds.) Fundamentals of Radiological Physics. Ibadan: Bookbuilders Nig.263 – 297pp. ISBN: 978-978-921-096-1. (Nigeria) 3. Ogbole, G.I. , Obajimi,, Nzeh, DA., Obajimi, MO., Sackey, T., Akinlade, 2015 Fundamentals of Radiological Physics, Imaging Artifacts. Chapter 14. Ibadan: Bookbuilders Nig.263 – 297pp. ISBN: 978-978-921-096-1. (Nigeria) Journal Articles 4. Ogbole GI, Efidi C, Agunloye AM, Adeleye AO, Rimande J, Ogunseinde AO. 2023 Low-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging assessment of relationship between facet joint tropism and lumbar disc herniation in a cohort of black Africans with low back pain. African Journal of Biomedical Research. 2023;26(3):335-9. 5. Baillie J, Lone NI, Jones S, Shaw A, Hairsine B, Kurasz C, Ogbole G et al. 2023 Multiorgan MRI findings after hospitalisation with COVID-19 in the UK (C-MORE): a prospective, multicentre, observational cohort study. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 2023. 6. Godwin Ogbole, Richard Efidi, Joseph Odo, Chinonye Okorie, Tomiwa Makanjuola, Abiodun Adeyinka, Christina Sammet, Baiba Berzins, Akpa Onoja, Adesola Ogunniyi, Ann Ragin, Babafemi Taiwo 2023 Brain computed tomography perfusion analysis in HIV-seropositive adults with and without neurocognitive impairment in Nigeria: outcomes and challenges of a pilot study. Pan African Medical Journal. 2023;46:15. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2023.46.15.36320 7. Adebayo, O., Akpa, O., Asowata, O. J., Fakunle, A., Sarfo, F. S., Akpalu, A., Wahab, K., Obiako, R., Komolafe, M., Owolabi, L., Osaigbovo, G. O., Okekunle, A. P., Sunmonu, T., Tiwari, H. K., Jenkins, C., Arulogun, O., Appiah, L., Akinyemi, J., Adeoye, A. M., Ogbole, G.I , … SIREN 2023 Determinants of First-Ever Stroke Severity in West Africans: Evidence From the SIREN Study. Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(12), e027888. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.027888 8. Chibuzo IN, Smart A, Takure AO, Osobu BE, Rimande JU, Ogbole GI. 2023 Improving the specificity of uniparametric low‑field magnetic resonance imaging in prostate cancer assessment in resource‑limited settings. J Radiat Med Trop 9. Rodríguez-Leyva, I., K. Cantú-Flores, A. Domínguez-Frausto, A.E. Vaudano, J. Archer, B. Bernhardt, L. Caciagli, F. Cendes, Y. Chinvarun, P. Federico, W.D. Gaillard, E. Kobayashi, Ogbole, G.I., S. Rampp, I. Wang, S. Wang and L. Concha . 2023 Neurocysticercosis and epilepsy: Imaging and clinical characteristics. Epileptic Disord, 10. Okekunle, A.P., O. Asowata, O.M. Akpa, B. Ovbiagele, A. Fakunle, Ogbole, G.I., M. Komolafe, O. Arulogun, F.S. Sarfo, A. Akpalu and R. Obiako 2023 Dietary patterns associated with stroke among West Africans: A case–control study. International Journal of Stroke 11. Manso Jimeno, M., K.S. Ravi, Z. Jin, D. Oyekunle, Ogbole, G.I., and S. Geethanath, 2023 Identifying artifacts in low-field MRI of the brain using deep learning. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Volume 89, 42-48 12. Anazodo, U.C., J.J. Ng, B. Ehiogu, J. Obungoloch, A. Fatade, H. Mutsaerts, M.F. Secca, M. Diop, A. Opadele, D.C. Alexander, M.O. Dada, Ogbole, G.I., R. Nunes, P. Figueiredo, M. Figini, B. Aribisala, B.O. Awojoyogbe, H. Aduluwa, C. Sprenger, R. Wagner, A. Olakunle, D. Romeo, Y. Sun, F. Fezeu, A.T. Orunmuyi, S. Geethanath, V. Gulani, E.C. Nganga, S. Adeleke, N. Ntobeuko, F.J. Minja, A.G. Webb, I. Asllani and F. Dako 2023 A framework for advancing sustainable magnetic resonance imaging access in Africa. NMR Biomed. 36(3): p. e4846 13. Arulogun, O., M. Nichols, C. Jenkins, A.G. Fakunle, O. Akpa, F.S. Sarfo, A. Akpalu, K. Wahab, R. Obiako, M. Komolafe, L. Owolabi, G.O. Osaigbovo, A.P. Okekunle, J. Akinyemi, Ogbole, G.I., B. Calys-Tagoe, A. Adeleye, Y. Mensah, O.J. Asowata, A.M. Adeoye, L. Appiah, A. Singh, P. Adebayo, D. Arnett, H.K. Tiwari, D. Lackland, P. Ibinaiye, W. Oguike, C. Melikam, A. Sunday, A. Bello, O. Ogah, R. Akinyemi, B. Ovbiagele and M. Owolabi 2023 Are there differences in perceptions, preferences and attitudes towards disclosure of genetic testing for Stroke? A qualitative study among stroke-free SIREN-SIBS genomics study participants. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 32(3): p. 106978. (2023). CURRENT STUDENTS Masters Level 1. Medical image analysis using artificial intelligence (AI): Image retrieval (finding anomalies, such as brain tumors) A Case Study of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. Adekunle, Samuel, Msc 2023 Doctoral Level 1. Improved Detection of Hyperacute and Acute Staged Ischemic Brain Stroke using Medical Imaging and Deep Learning Approach. Adebowale, Ahmed Adedayo PhD, 2023 Fellowship Level 1. Ultrasound measured optic nerve sheath diameter as a marker of raised intracranial pressure among Nigerian pregnant women with preeclampsia. Oluranti Edugie Ojeyemi FWACS 2019, (in-view) PREVIOUS STUDENTS (Selected) Masters Level 1. Incidental paranasal sinus pathologies on cranial computed tomography scan in an African population Oboh David Ehijele MSc 2021 2. Analysis of Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Artefacts in a Nigerian diagnostic centre. Abdulrauph Opeyemi Lawal. MSc 2021 Doctoral level 1. Patient dosimetry in selected hospitals and investigation of a low-cost phantom suitable for quality assurance measurements in computed tomography in Nigeria. Mary-Ann Etim Ekpo (Medical and Health physics, University of Ibadan) PhD, 2016 Fellowship 1. Correlation Of Lumbar Disc Degeneration with Severity of Low Back Pain on Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Ibadan. UDE Anthony Chukwunonso. WACS 2019 2. Prenatal Ultrasonographic Screening for Congenital Anomalies Among High Risk Pregnant Women In Ibadan Ibukun Deborah Famosaya, WACS 2017Profile
Designation: Professor
Faculty: CLINICAL SCIENCES
Department: Radiology
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Funder: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Brief Summary : Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Expanding Global Access to Bioimaging This grant is aimed at expanding access to bioimaging equipment in Africa and promoting research and innovation in the field of bioimaging.
Role: Principal Investigator
Collaborators: Dr Johnes Obungoloch, Dr Edward Nganga
Brief Summary: DATICAN will enroll 72 participants, comprising MSc (36), PhD (12), postdocs (12) and junior faculty (12). These graduate students and faculty will each design, develop, and implement a data science project. The projects will concern analysis and information extraction from medical imaging data (e.g., mammogram, ultrasound, MRI and X-ray images) particularly with reference to non-communicable and infectious diseases that are high-priority public health concerns in Nigeria, including cancer, stroke, brain tumor and epilepsy, chronic lung diseases, malaria and tuberculosis
Role: Co-investigator
Collaborators: Prof Benjamin Aribisala, Dr Adenike Adeniji-Sofoluwe
Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant Number: 1UE5HL172183-01, Amount: $567,594.00 (September 18, 2023, to July 31, 2026)
Brief Summary: GRASP is aimed at developing a sustainable cohort of scientists to tackle the brain health burden by improving the data science skill of selected African scholars to unravel sociodemographic determinants and dietary & lifestyle factors affecting brain health & cardiovascular risk using the SIREN, ARISES, CHAIR, & other relevant datasets in H3Africa & DS-I Africa consortia and beyond.
Role: Co-investigator
Collaborators: Prof Mayowa Owolabi, Prof Benjamin AribisalaPublications
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