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RESEARCH & SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE

  • Conduct and coordination of Basic, translational, and clinical research in child health and paediatrics
  • Provide mentorship and guidance for all junior academics in the department
  • Research Fellow and PhD candidate- Hematology and Hemotherapy Centre (Hemocentro), University of Campinas, Brazil, 2016 - 2018
  • Undergraduate MBBS Students’ Supervision 2012 till date
  • Undergraduate BSc. Physiology Students’ Supervision 2022 till date
  • Postgraduate Fellowship Supervision: Faculty of Paediatrics Parts I & II, West African College of Physicians and National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria 2018 till date

  • List of Postgraduate study supervision at M.Sc., Ph.D and Fellowship Levels

  • Evaluation of the School Health Programme in Ido-Osi LGA of Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria. (Postgraduate Fellowship completed in 2021)
  • Relationship between splenic rate and malaria parasitaemia in a rural community in Ekiti State ( Postgraduate Fellowship Completed in 2020)
  • Iron status and factors associated with iron deficiency/iron deficency anemia among apparently healthy 6-59 months children, in a rural community in Ekiti State, Southwesst Nigeria. (Postgraduate Fellowship Completed in 2022)
  • Comparative study of the ownership and utilization of insecticide treated nets and malaria parasitaemia in two communities in Ekiti State (Postgraduate Fellowship Completed in 2023)
  • Newborn Screening and Provision of Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Care in Ekiti State (Ongoing Fellowship & MD Thesis)
  • Relationship between microalbuminuria, kidney injury molecule-1, estimated glomerular filtration rate and disease severity of children with sickle cell anaemia in Ado-Ekiti (Ongoing Fellowship & MD Thesis)
  • Association between lactate dehydrogenase, haematologic parameters, disease severity score and transcranial doppler ultrasound velocities in children with sickle cell anaemia (Ongoing Fellowship)
  • Relationships between the clinical features of fetal malnutrition and serum albumin and prealbumin among newborns in Ado Ekiti (Ongoing Fellowship & MD Thesis)
  • Clinical and laboratory correlates of Tricuspid Regurgitant Velocity as a surrogate marker of pulmonary hypertension in children with sickle cell disease. (Ongoing Fellowship & MD Thesis)
  • Serum n-terminal pro b-type-natriuretic-peptide levels and myocardial performance index of children with haemoglobin ss in steady state: comparison with haemoglobin aa controls (Ongoing Fellowship)
  • The impact of electronic device use on sleep pattern and academic performance of public secondary school children in Ado-Ekiti, SouthWest, Nigeria. (Ongoing Fellowship & MD Thesis)

  • M.Sc (2 candidates):

  • Species determination of malaria parasites by PCR in comparison with conventional microscopy in children with sickle cell disease. (Completed in 2020 )
  • Prediction of respiratory diseases in children using data mining techniques. (Completed in 2020)

  • Other Services within the University with Dates:

  • Member of the Business Committee of the Senate, Ekiti State University August 2018 till January 2021
  • Member of the Senate Ekiti State University August 2018 till July 2020 and 2022 till date
  • Associate Editor, of the Nigerian Stethoscope Journal Official journal of the College of Medicine, Ekiti State University & Ekiti University Teaching Hospital & Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria EKSUTH Branch October 2018 till date
  • Member of College of Medicine Research & Development Committee (Ekiti State University) April 2019 till date
  • Member of the College of Medicine Examinations & Records Committee (Ekiti State University) August 2020 till date
  • Member of the College of Postgraduate Studies Board of Ekiti State University August 2020 till date
  • Member of the College of Postgraduate Studies Academic Research Committee (ARC) of Ekiti State University August 2020 till date
  • Member Ekiti State University 2021 Research Agenda Committee
  • Member Ekiti State University Amnesty Committee February 2021 till date


  • Services outside the University with Dates:

  • Chairman Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital Breastfeeding Committee July 2018 – till date
  • Member Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital Project Monitoring Committee 2018 till date
  • Member Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) Child Health Watch Committee September 2019 till date
  • Member of Nigeria Society of Paediatric Oncology 2020 till date
  • Member of The International Society for Social Pediatrics and Child Health (ISSOP) Research Committee January 2020 till date
  • Member Ekiti State Government Gender and Sexual violence Prevention Committee July 2020 till date
  • Member Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital Blood Transfusion Committee 2020 till date
  • External Examiner at the 3rd Professional MBBS Examination of the Department of Paediatrics, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti 2020 till date
  • External Examiner at the 3rd Professional MBBS Examination of the Department of Paediatrics, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State January 2021 till date
  • Examiner at the Fellowship Examinations of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Faculty of Paediatrics, May 2021 till date.
  • Member Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital Ethics and Research Committee 2023 till date
  • Reviewer for many Peer-Reviewed Journals (local and international)

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Prof. Oladele Simeon Olatunya Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health. College of Medicine Ekiti State University Ado- Ekiti Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado - Ekiti, Nigeria

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