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1 FOR LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY WEBSITE Academic Staff Bio Data 1. Name (with title(s): DR. (MRS.) OKWA Omolade 2. Pone Number: E mail address: hotmail. com Omolade. lasunigeria. Org. 3. Department: Zoology 4. Faculty/college/School: Science/Zoology 5. Nationality: Nigeria 6. Academic & Professorial Qualifications (With awarding University/body): Ph.D Parasitology, M.sc ceilular parasiology B.Sc Zoology (University of Ibadan, Nigeria). 7. Honour & Distinctions: Visiting Research fellow, Kede University, U.K. Ag. HOD Zoology 8. Research Focus and Specialization: Parasitology (molecular and veterinary aspects) 9. Research Publication and Books: 1. PUBLICATIONS ARTICLES THAT HAVE ALREADY APPEARED IN REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. 1. Ogunrinade, A.F; Awolola, S.O; Rotimi, O.O; Chandrasekhar, R and Weil, G. J {1998}: Longitudinal Studies of Skin microfilariae in children living in an endemic focus of Onchocerciasis in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 9 th International congress of Parasitology ICOPA IX, Chiba, Japan 24 28, August, Okwa, O.O (2005) Species distribution, origin of blood meals, sporozoites and Entomological inoculation rates of indoor female anophelines collected in Badagry local government area of Lagos, Nigeria. Proceedings of the 4th Faculty of Science Conference, Page Okwa, O.O (2005) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and its applications for the molecular identification of sibling species of malaria vectors. Proceedings of the 4th Faculty of Science Conference, Page 23.

2 ARTICLES THAT HAVE ALREADY APPEARED IN LEARNED JORNALS 1. Awolola, T.S; Manafa O.U, Adedoyin, J.A; Ogunrinade, A.F and Rotimi, O.O {2000}: Onchocerciasis related beliefs in the Kanji lake Area: Implication for treatment, prevention and control. Nigeria Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine.10, (4) Abstracted on African Journal Online Awolola, T.S, Manafa, O.O; Rotimi, O.O; and Ogunrinade, A.F {2000}: Knowledge and belief about causes, transmission, treatment and control of Onchocerciasis in rural communities in Southwestern Nigeria. ACTA TROPICA, 15, 36: Okwa, O.O and Ogunrinade, A.F {1997}: Prevalence of Onchocerciasis among trade cattle slaughtered at Bodija abattoir, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. Journal of Prospects in Science. 1, Okwa, O.O and Ogunrinade, A.F {1998}: Clinical pattern of Onchocerciasis and health seeking behavior among women living in rural communities in mesoendemic rainforest and savanna foci in Southwestern Nigeria. Journal of Prospects in Science. 2, Okwa, O.O {1999}: Bovine Paramphistomiasis in Ojo local government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. Research Communications in Parasitology. 1, {1}: Okwa, O.O {2000}: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and compliance to ivermectin treatment of Onchocerciasis in a rainforest and Savanna foci in Nigeria. Nigeria Medical Journal. 39, (3): Okwa, O.O {2000}: Biological Control of malaria vectors. Applied Natural sciences research 1, (2): Okwa, O.O {2000}: The Status of malaria among infants aged 0 5 years in Lagos State, Nigeria. Nigeria Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine.10, (2): (April June) Abstracted on AJOL Okwa, O.O and Offiah, C.D {2001}: Preliminary investigations on the role of Suya in the Epidemiology of Taeniasis in Nigeria. Research Communications in Parasitology.1, (1): Okwa, O.O; Awolola, T.S; Babalola S.S and Ogunrinade, A.F {2001}: Onchocerciasis in Nigeria. Nigeria Medical Journal. 40, (20) :( March April) Okwa, O.O {2002}: Dynamics of the transmission of Paramphistomiaisis in Nigeria. Research Communications in Parasitology. 1, (2): 1.5.

3 12. Okwa, O.O {2002}: A Study of fresh water snails and their larval trematodes in three ponds in Lagos state, Nigeria. Research Communications in Animal Sciences. 1, (1): Okwa, O.O {2002}: Malaria drug resistance in Nigeria. Applied Natural Sciences Research. 1, {4}: Okwa, O.O and Nwuba, R {2002}: Purification of the acid phosphatase of African Trypanosomes. Research Communications in Parasitology. 1, (2): Okwa, O.O {2002}: The Status of Malaria among pregnant African women. A Study in Lagos State, Nigeria. African Journal of Reproductive health. 7: {3} Abstracted on AJOL Awolola, T.S; Okwa, O.O; Hunt, R.H and Ogunrinade, A.F {2002}: Dynamics of the malaria vector Population in coastal Lagos, Southwestern Nigeria. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 96, {1} Okwa, O.O {2003}: Onchocerciasis in two communities in Oyo State, Nigeria. Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences. 3, (2): Abstracted on AJOL Okwa, O.O {2004}: Preliminary investigations of malaria in sickle cell patients among the high risk group in Lagos, Nigeria. Nigerian journal of Parasitology 25, Okwa, O.O and Sulaimon, R {2004}: Dynamics of the transmission of Malaria in Ojo local Government area of Lagos Nigeria. Journal of research and review in Science. 3, Okwa, O.O, Ottun, M; Alao, B and Awobimpe, L {2004}. Rapid assessment of Loa loa in Ojo Local Government area of Lagos, Nigeria. Journal of Research and review in Science. 3, Okwa, O.O {2005}: The saga of the Malaria Parasite in Tropical Africa. The Nigerian perspective. Discovery and Innovations. 17, 1/2, Okwa, O.O {2005}: Gender differences in Onchocerciasis infection in a rainforest focus in Nigeria. Research Communications in Parasitology. 1(3): Okwa, O.O {2004}: Frequency of Onchocerciasis manifestations and health care utilization by women in rainforest and savanna foci in Nigeria. Research Communications in Parasitology.1 (2):34 42.

4 24. OKWA, O.O, CARTER, V & HURD, H (2006): Mosquito abundances, host preferences and infectivity rates in Badagry Local Government area of Lagos, Nigeria. Nigerian journal of Parasitology. 27, (1) Okwa O.O (2007) Non compliance factors and side effects of ivermectin in community directed treatment of Onchocerciasis. Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences.6 (2): 4 8. Abstracted on Africa Journal online Okwa O.O (2007) Tropical parasitic diseases and women. Annals of African medicine.6(7) Okwa O.O,Rasheed A, Adeyemi A,Omoyeni M,Oni Lydia,Fayemi A and Ogunwomoju A ( 2007) Anopheles species abundance,composition and vectoral competence in six areas of Lagos, Nigeria. Journal of cell and animal biology. 1(2) http// 28. Okwa O.O and Oyewole I.Y (2007) Malaria transmission in the rainy season in Northern guinea savannah zone of Nigeria. International Journal of biological Science research. 2(1) IN PRESS 1. Okwa, O.O and Okwa, L.J {2008}: Host Parasite Nutritional inter relationships in Tropical Africa. Nigeria Medical Journal. In Press. 2. Okwa.O.O,Carter V and Hurd H (2008) Transmission dynamics of malaria in five selected foci in Nigeria. Annals of African medicine. In press. 3. Okwa O.O and Alagangan A (2008). Prevalence and intensity of livestock ectoparasites in Lagos. The Zoologist In press. 2. RESEARCH Postdoctoral research: The use of molecular biology techniques (Polymerase chain reaction and ELISA based assays) to differentiate species, source of blood meals and insecticide resistance in Nigerian mosquitoes keele university, United Kingdom. Doctoral research: The influence of Sociocultural factors on the epidemiology & control of Onchocerciasis among women in Rainforest and Savannah foci in Nigeria. University of Ibadan. July, 1997 Masters research: Partial purification of Trypanosoma brucei acid phosphatase.. Essay: Site Directed Mutagenicity. September, Department of Zoology, University of Ibadan

5 B.sc research: Studies on the compatibility between Bulinus senegalensis, Biomphalaria pfeifferi {Pulmonate: Plarnobidae} and Paramphistomum species. (Trematode: Digenea) in Nigeria. Department of Zoology,University of Ibadan Essay: Oncogenes and Cancer. September, Department of Zoology, University of Ibadan Some students project works supervised are as follows; 1. Malaria research: Study on Malaria among Infants and Pregnant women within selected Local Government Areas of Lagos State, Nigeria, Molluscan intermediate host in the transmission of Paramphistomum from cattle The role of Suya in the epidemiology of Taeniasis in some local government areas of Lagos State, Nigeria Parasitological investigations on helminthes of fresh water fish and the effects on man as the final host Wet season biting activities and denstics of malaria vectors (Mosquito Flies) in Ojo Local Government area of Lagos State, Nigeria, The symptoms of AIDS and the level of HIV antibody in man Prevalence of ectoparasite in Humans and Livestock in Lagos, Nigeria Rapid assessment of Loa Loa in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos, Nigeria Aspects of the epidemiology of malaria by mosquito surveillance in Ojo LGA of Lagos, Nigeria Vector abundance, specie composition and biting activities of Anopheles mosquitoes in 2 coastal communities in Badagry LGA of Lagos State 2005 (M.Sc project). 11. Origin of bloodmeals and sporozoties rates of mosquitoes in Lagos (2007). Some students seminars supervised are; 1. Malaria in pregnancy (Ph.D seminar) The Plasmodium falciparium genome project (objectives and prospects) (M.Sc Seminar 2004). 3. Cerebral Malaria Current global malaria situation and statistics Heterogeneities of the malaria vectoral system Problems of malaria control in Nigeria Mosquitoes transmitting parasites in Nigeria The malaria parasite and its vector (partners in crime) Apoptosis in the malaria parasites (M.Sc seminar, 2007). 10. The role of the mitochondrial of the malaria parasite (M.Sc seminar 2007). 11. Gender dependent pattern of parasitic infections (2007). 12. Parasites of the human teeth (2007). 13. The changing epidemiology of malaria in the world today (2007).

6 PUBLICATIONS DURING THE YEAR IBIDAPO, C.A. AND OKWA, O. (2008) The prevalence and Intensity of soil transmitted helminthes in a rural community, Lagos suburb, South West Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology; 10:89 92.

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