Ebenezer Adurokiya, Reporting
PROFESSOR Oluwatosin Adekunle Adaramoye has officially assumed office as Dean of the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences at the University of Ibadan, effective 1 August 2026.
A distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, Prof Adaramoye brings over two decades of research and teaching experience to his new role.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Second-Class Upper Division Honours) from the University of Ilorin and both his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Biochemistry from the University of Ibadan, with areas of expertise in Molecular Drug Metabolism and Toxicology.
Professor Adaramoye is an astute researcher who has worked extensively on the chemopreventive effects of medicinal plants, particularly flavonoids from Garcinia kola (Bitter kola seeds), Turmeric, and Artocarpus altilis, against chemically-induced pathologies in rodent models.
His academic excellence has attracted numerous fellowships and grants, including the Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Research Grant for pre-doctoral training at UAE University, Al Ain; Federal Government of Nigeria Postgraduate Scholarship; TETFUND-IBR; INSA JRD-TATA Fellowship; TWAS/CNPq Postdoctoral Fellowship; TWAS-UNESCO Associateship Scheme; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Grants; Short-term EMBO Fellowship; Sir Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Fellowship in Urology; Charite University of Medicine research support; DAAD Scholarship; and the TETFUND-NRF Grant in 2025.
The new Dean has held numerous administrative positions within and beyond the University of Ibadan. These include MBBS/BDS Programme Coordinator, B.Sc. Biochemistry Course Coordinator, Departmental Postgraduate Coordinator, Sub-Dean (Postgraduate) of the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Assistant Hall Warden of Independence Hall, Provost of the College of Postgraduate Studies at BOWEN University, Iwo, and Head of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Ibadan.
Professor Adaramoye has also served as Visiting Professor to Cape Peninsula University of Technology in South Africa, the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, and the Federal University of Paraiba in Brazil.
An ordained Pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Adaramoye has further served as Assessor and External Examiner to several universities across Nigeria.
The University of Ibadan community has expressed confidence in his leadership as he takes on this new responsibility at one of the institution’s most critical faculties.
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