Prof. Dr. Olufemi Ernest Ojo

Profile

Academic position	Full Professor
Research fields	General Genetics, Functional Genome Research,Animal Breeding, Animal Nutrition, Animal Husbandry
Keywords	Antimicrobial resistance and virulence properties, Nigeria, Food borne pathogens, Animals, environment, food of animal origin, Extended Beta Lactamases, Carbapenemases
Honours and awards	2021: Digital Cooperation Grant of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation 2019: DAAD International Deans’ Course Africa in Germany, Ethiopia and Kenya 2019: Special Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Sponsorship with accompanying Junior Researcher 2019: Visiting Research Scientist, Federal Institute of Risk Assessment, Berlin 2019: Visiting Research Scientist, Freie Universität, Berlin 2018: Co-recipient TetFund Research Grants 2017: Equipment subsidy grant of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation 2017: Visiting Research Scientist, Freie Universität, Berlin 2016: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Return Grant 2014: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Georg Foster Postdoctoral Fellowship 2014: Co-recipient TetFund Research Grants 2010: Education Trust Fund Academic Staff Training & Development Intervention Gran 2007: Abiola Postgraduate Prize: Best graduating Master’s Student Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan 2004: Delta State Governor’s National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) Honour Award 2002: Coomassie Prize for overall Best Graduating Student in Vet. Medicine 2002: Departmental Prize: Best Student in Vet. Microbiology & Parasitology 2002: Departmental Prize: Best Student in Vet. Physiology & Pharmacology 2002: Departmental Prize: Best Student in Veterinary Public Health & Preventive Medicine 2002: Departmental Prize: Best Student in Vet.erinarySurgery & reproduction 2002: Dr. Liman Ciroma Prize for Overall Best Graduating Student; Vet Med. 2002: Faculty Prize: Overall Best Graduating Student; Veterinary Medicine 2002: Prof. D.H. Hill Prize: Best Student in Vet Public Health & Prev. Medicine 2002: Prof. D.H. Hill Prize: Best Student in Vet Surgery & Reproduction 2002: Prof. D.H. Hill Prize for Best Student in Clinics 2001: Federal Government of Nigeria Undergraduate Scholarship Award

Current contact address

Country	Nigeria
City	Abeokuta
Institution	University of Agriculture
Institute	Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Stefan Schwarz	Institut für Nutztiergenetik, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Bundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit, Neustadt
Prof. Dr. Stefan Schwarz	Institut für Mikrobiologie und Tierseuchen (WE07), Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
Dr. Sven Maurischat	Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR), Berlin
Prof. Dr. Olufemi Ernest Ojo	Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
Start of initial sponsorship	01/09/2014

Programme(s)

2014	Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs