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We congratulate Professors Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan and Rufus Adesoji Adedoyin on their recent attainment in the world ranking of the top 2% of the best scientists for the year 2023.
Department of Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Sets up a state-of-the-art laboratory.
In the Department of Microbiology, a state-of-the-art laboratory specializing in molecular bacteriology and cell culture has been established. The molecular bacteriology section is equipped with essential tools such as a DNA extraction platform, Standard PCR Thermal Cyclers, a horizontal electrophoresis platform, a gel documentation system, and various supplementary devices. Complementing this, the cell culture laboratory features critical equipment like a biological safety cabinet, a TC20 automated cell counter (Bio-Rad), a flow cytometer (Accuri C6+) for cell sorting and quantification, and a microtiter plate reader (Bio-Rad).
This advanced laboratory was inaugurated by Professor Adebayo Shittu, who secured partial funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and supplemented it with his resources as a fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation. According to Professor Shittu, these cutting-edge facilities open up opportunities for collaborative research in biomedical and clinical sciences and offer a valuable training ground for both undergraduate and graduate students at the University. Professor Shittu's research team is currently delving into the factors influencing the spread of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL)-positive Staphylococcus aureus in Africa, a project supported by the DFG.
The successful establishment of this laboratory was made possible through the dedicated support of the Department of Microbiology's staff, with a special acknowledgement to the former Head of the Department, Professor B.O. Omafuvbe, for their contributions to this initiative. Also, the collaboration of Professor Frieder Schaumburg (Director, Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Münster), a long-standing research collaborator of Professor Shittu, the Universitätsklinikum Münster (UKM), and the Universität Münster, Germany is acknowledged.
IMAGE: Professor Shittu’s research team and collaborators from Universitätsklinikum Münster (UKM), Germany
Left to right: Tomiwa Adesoji, Adebayo Shittu, Viktoria Rudolf, Mary Oladokun, and Tobias Grebe
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