CURRICULUM VITAE. AYEPOLA, Olayemi Oluseun (Female)

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Name: AYEPOLA, Olayemi Oluseun (Female) State: Osun State Nationality: Nigerian Contact Address (Office): Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, Ota Designation: Senior Lecturer Telephone Number: Schools/Institution attended S/N Degree Level Type Year Institution A 1 st Degree B.Sc Obafemi Awolowo University B 2 nd Degree M.Sc University of Ibadan C 3 rd Degree Ph.D 2012 Covenant University Scholarship 1. Adeniyi B.A and O.O. Ayepola, The Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activity of Leaf Extracts of Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Eucalyptus torelliana (Myrtaceae). Res. J. Med. Plants 2(1): Ayepola O.O and B.A. Adeniyi, The Antibacterial Activity of Leaf Extracts of Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Myrtaceae). J. Appl. Sc. Res. 4(11): Ayepola O.O., Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Root and Leaf Extracts of Terminalia glaucescens. Adv. Nat. Appl. Sc. 3(2): Ayepola O.O. and R.O. Ishola, Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity of Anacardium occidentale (Linn.) Advances in Dental and Medical Sciences. 3(1): Ajayi, A.A., Yah, S.C., Olasehinde, G.I. and Ayepola, O.O. (2010). Studies on microorganisms associated with pre-harvest deterioration of guava (psidium guajava linn) fruits. Scientific Research and Essays. 5(17): Amy R Sapkota, Morenike E Coker, Rachel E Rosenberg Goldstein, Nancy L Atkinson, Shauna J Sweet, Priscilla O Sopeju, Modupe T Ojo, Elizabeth Otivhia, Olayemi O Ayepola,

2 Olufunmiso O Olajuyigbe, Laura Shireman, Paul S Pottinger and Kayode K Ojo (2010). Self-medication with antibiotics for the treatment of menstrual symptoms in southwest Nigeria: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2010, 10: Abiodun Humphrey Adebayo, Amos Olalekan Abolaji, Roseline Kela, Olayemi Oluseun Ayepola, Titilayo Banwo Olorunfemi and Olugbenga Samson Taiwo. Antioxidant activities of the leaves of Chrysophyllum albidum G. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., Vol.24, No.4, October 2011, pp Odesanmi OS, Ayepola Olayemi, Omotosho OE, Ogunlana OO, Frank Onwuka, Nwankpa Promise (2013). Effects of combinations of ethanolic extracts of Blighia sapida and Xylopia aethiopica on progesterone, estradiol and lipid profile levels in pregnant rabbits. Scientific Research and Essays 8(22): Olayemi O. Ayepola, Nurudeen A. Olasupo, Louis O. Egwari, Frieder Schaumburg (2014). Antibiotic susceptibility pattern and biofilm formation in coagulase negative staphylococci. J Infect Dev Ctries. 8(12): Bolanle Alake Adeniyi, Olayemi Oluseun Ayepola and Festus Doyin Adu (2015). The Antiviral Activity of Leaves of Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Dehn) and Eucalyptus torelliana (R.Muell). Pak. J. Pharm. Sci.. 28 (5) Olayemi O. Ayepola, Nurudeen A. Olasupo, Louis O. Egwari, Karsten Becker, Frieder Schaumburg (2015). Molecular Characterization and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Clinical Infection and Asymptomatic Carriers in Southwest Nigeria. PLoS ONE 10(9): e doi: /journal.pone O.O. Ayepola, L.O. Egwari, G.I. Olasehinde. Microbiological assessment of the indoor air quality of a university health centre in Nigeria. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015, 4(Suppl 1):P O.O. Ayepola, L.O. Egwari, G.I. Olasehinde. Antibiotic resistance profile of Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates from Nigeria. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015, 4(Suppl 1):P O.O. Ayepola, M.I. Oniha, L.O. Egwari, Susceptibility of fabrics in office furniture to microbial attack: microbial burden and health implications. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015, 4(Suppl 1):P O.O. Ayepola, N.A. Olasupo, L.O. Egwari. Antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus from clinical and asymptomatic carriers in Nigeria. 16th ICID Abstracts/ International Journal of Infectious Diseases 21S (2014)

3 16. L.O. Egwari, O.O. Ayepola, M.I. Oniha, G.I. Olasehinde. Lessons in hand washing: what we should know? Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015, 4(Suppl 1):P J. Popoola, A. Adebayo, O. Taiwo, O. Ayepola. (2014). Ethnobotanical and in vitro cytotoxicity studies of Moringa oleifera, Andrographis paniculata and Asystasia vogeliana extracts. Planta Med 2014; 80 - LP79 DOI: /s A.H. Adebayo, A.O. Abolaji, O.O. Ayepola, T.B. Olorunfemi, O.S. Taiwo. In vitro and in vivo antioxidant activities of the leaves of Chrysophyllum albidum. Planta Med 2011; 77 - PF26. Conferences Attended th International Congress on Infectious Diseases, Hyderabad, India, February ISCB Africa ASBCB Conference on Bioinformatics 2015, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March, th International Congress on Infectious Diseases, Cape Town, South Africa, April nd International Conference on Clinical Microbiology & Microbial Genomics, Las Vegas, USA, September International Conference on Science and Sustainable Development in Nigeria. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, May Humboldt Kolleg Osogbo 2013 International conference and Workshop. March International Biotechnology Symposium (IBS) Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. Honours and Awards 1. Federal Government of Nigeria Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies, European Molecular Biology Organization Pre-doctoral Fellowship Grant, 2011 at the Institute for Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster Germany. 3. Wellcome Trust Travel Grant to attend the Wellcome Trust Advanced Course on Molecular Approaches to Clinical Microbiology in Africa held in Blantyre Malawi between the 25 th of May and 1 st of June 2013.

4 Research Grants 1. CUCRID RG /FS Hand Washing and Disinfection Guidelines in Control of Spread of Infections in Hospital and Community: A Cohort Study. The goal of this study is to investigate the effect of handwashing and disinfection policies on the reduction of disease burden in the hospital environment and the community. Role: (Principal Investigator) 2. Pilot Grant from Prof. Folakemi Odedina (University of Florida) Characterization of Bacterial Flora Present in Prostate Specimen from Prostate Cancer Patients in Nigeria. The goal of the study is to identify bacterial flora in the prostate of prostate cancer patients in Nigeria. Role: (Principal investigator) 3. CUCRID RG /FS Development of Saliva Based Point of Care Diagnosis of Malaria and /detection of Resistance to Arthemeter and Lumefantrine in Plasmodium falciparum from Nigeria. Role: (Research team member) Academic Linkages i) Member, Nigerian Society for Microbiology (NSM) ii) Member, American Society for Microbiology (ASM) iii) Member, International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) iv) Member, International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) v) Member, Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) Leadership (Skills and Traits) i) Programme coordinator of the Microbiology Programme 2014 till date. ii) Secretary Covenant University Farm Project Committee iii) Level adviser from 2006 till date. iv) Project supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students. v) Member of local organizing committees of International Biotechnology symposia,

5 vi) Secretary, local organizing committee of International Biotechnology Conference, Exhibition and Workshop (2015). vii) Member of local organizing committee for the 2008 workshop on Applied Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. viii) Member of the Convocation Award and Souvenir Committee ix) Member of the Convocation Protocol Committee x) Member of the Convocation Welfare Committee Current Research/Training Opportunity 1. Phenotypic and molecular characterization of pathogenic bacteria isolated from clinical and environmental sources. 2. Epidemiology of multidrug resistant bacterial isolates. Hobbies: Reading and research Signature January 24, 2017 Date