Dr Olukayode Daramola
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Olukayode (Kay) is a Veterinary Lecturer in One Health. Kay is a veterinarian with an interest in global health, infectious diseases, molecular parasitology, bioinformatics, and evolutionary biology. He holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and a Master of Veterinary Medicine in Companion Animal Medicine from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria in 2012 and 2016 respectively. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Molecular Genetics and Diagnostics from the University of Nottingham in 2016, where he investigated Polygenic Risk Score Analysis of Developing Alzheimer's disease using GWAS dataset.
In late 2022, Kay completed his PhD from the University of Liverpool. His PhD focused on Bioinformatic analysis of liver fluke - Fasciola hepatica genome and evolutionary analysis of selected candidate genes associated with drug resistance. Kay completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice programme at the University and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Kay is responsible for the development, delivery, and organising teaching around One Health to our veterinary Medicine and Bioveterinary Sciences degrees. Kay is passionate about teaching, research, and data analysis and is always keen to collaborate.
Kay worked as a Tutor at the University of Liverpool International College (Kaplan International) and as a Demonstrator at the University of Liverpool School of Life Sciences. In these roles, Kay taught various science-related topics to foundation and undergraduate students, such as the use of R for data analysis.
Kay was the Senior Personal Tutor (SPT, Years 1 – 3) and a Lecturer in Veterinary Sciences and Education at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey teaching across the BVMSci curriculum. As the SPT, Kay provided oversight of the personal tutoring scheme in the Veterinary School (Years 1 - 3) working closely with academics and students. He was also a Fellow of the Institute of Sustainability, University of Surrey, working with research-focused staff on various sustainability-related research projects.
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Co-Lead for the School of Veterinary Medicine
- DVM, Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria, 2012
- MVM, Companion Animal Medicine Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria, 2016
- MSc Molecular Genetics and Diagnostics University of Nottingham, 2016
- PhD, Biological Sciences (Bioinformatics), University of Liverpool, 2023
- PgCert, Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice with Distinction, University of Liverpool
- Travel Grant, Early Career Scientist Transdisciplinary Workshop, University of Bern, 2019
- International PhD Studentship, University of Liverpool, 2017
- Developing Solutions Scholarship Award. 2015
- Ayanwale Prize for Best Student in Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 2011/2012 Academic Session, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria, 2014
- One Health
- Molecular Genetics
- Evolutionary Biology
- Parasitology
- Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Infectious Diseases
- Global Health
- Veterinary Pedagogy
- FHEA, Higher Education Academy, 2023
- Member of the Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN)
- Member of the UKRI Talent Peer Review College
Email: Email:Dr Olukayode Daramola
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