We are pleased to invite you to the scientific conference "The Landscape of Dementia Research in Africa : New Frontiers from Ibadan, Nigeria" by Pr Rufus AKINYEMI, which will be held as part of the VBHI Conference Series.
Prof Rufus AKINYEMI,MBBs, MSc, PhD
Professor of Geriatric Neurology and Translational Neuroscience in the Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training Deputy Director of the Centre for Genomics and Precision Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Consultant neurologist to the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. Rufus Akinyemi holds a PhD from Newcastle University, United Kingdom; an MSc in Cell Biology and Genetics and a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He also holds a fellowship of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria in Internal Medicine and Neurology.
Dr Akinyemi serves as the African PI of the NIA -funded READD – ADSP Project and spearheaded the establishment of the African Dementia Consortium (AfDC) and the African Stroke Organization.
He served as an executive member of the Vascular Cognitive Disorders PIA of the Alzheimer’s Association ISTAART. He played a major leading role in setting up large studies on stroke and dementia, serving as PI of the VALIANT cohort and one of the PIs of the SIREN study in Ibadan, Nigeria.
His work on stroke and dementia has attracted notable recognition including the James Kimani Award of the Society of Neuroscientists of Africa, the Bruce Schoenberg International Award in Neuroepidemiology of the American Academy of Neurology and the Atlantic fellowship of the Global Brain Health Institute.
He has over 200 peer - reviewed publications in reputable international journals including the Lancet, Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Nature
Informations utiles :
Accès à la salle: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/fr/map/salle-de-conference-ibio_1125603#18/44.82776/-0.60618
Lien vision de la conférence: https://u-bordeaux-fr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GaIIomRwRAiqctOCPg8f1w
