Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello mni, NPOM

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The Vice-Chancellor is the executive head of the University. The Vice-Chancellor has overall responsibility for the policy and administration of the Lagos State University in line with Section 10(1) of the Lagos State University Law, 2004 which states that the Vice-Chancellor shall exercise the general supervision of the University, in addition to any other functions conferred on him by this Law or otherwise, of directing the activities of the University, and shall to the exclusion of any other person or authority be the Chief Executive and Principal Academic Officer of the University and Ex-Officio Chairman of the Senate.Prof. Olatunji-Bello, mni, was born in Lagos on April 23, 1964, she had her primary education at Anglican Girls Primary School, Surulere, from 1970 to 1974 and her secondary education at Lagos Anglican Girls Grammar School, Surulere, between 1974 and 1979. Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, then proceeded to Methodist Girls High School, Yaba, and Lagos State College of Science and Technology, Ikosi Campus where she did her "A" level in 1982. For her university education, she attended the University of Ibadan from 1982 to 1985 where she bagged a B.Sc (Hons) in Physiology. In 1987, at the University of Lagos, she was awarded M.Sc (Physiology). In 1998, she was awarded a PhD in Physiology, also at University of Lagos after attending a 6-month research training in the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the US in 1994. Prof. Olatunji-Bello obtained a postgraduate diploma in Theology from the Bible College of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in the year 2001 and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) at the Lagos State University in 2018. In the tear 2012, Prof. Olatunji-Bello attended the Course 34 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategy Studies, Kuru, Jos, the highest policy advisory body of the Federal Government, as a nominee of the National University Commission (NUC) where she was awarded the certificate as a Member of the National Institute (mni). She was also awarded a Fellowship of the Physiological society, UK in 2017, which was shortly followed by the Fellowship award of the Physiological Society of Nigeria. She was appointed a fellow of the society for Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Mitigation in 2019.An astute academic, Prof. Olatunji-Bello rose through the ranks from the position of Assistant Lecturer (1988-1991), Lecturer II between 1991 and 1996, Lecturer I from 1996 to 1999, Senior Lecturer (1999 – 2005), Associate Professor between 2005 and October 1st 2007, all in the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Idi-Araba, Lagos. She assumed duty as the First Professor of Physiology in Lagos State University (LASU) College of Medicine on the 2nd of October, 2007. Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello has held several professional and administrative positions both in UNILAG and LASU. Until her election as the first female Deputy Vice Chancellor of LASU, she was the First substantive Head of Department of the Physiology, LASU College of Medicine. Other University managerial positions held by Prof. Olatunji-Bello include: •    Acting Vice Chancellor (July – December 21, 2010, January 30 – October 31, 2011) •    Deputy Vice Chancellor (December 2008 to December 2010) •    Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), LASU (November 2011 – January 2013) •    Head, Department of Physiology, LASUCOM (October 2007 to December 2008) •    She was the pioneer Director of the Directorate of Advancement from 2016 to 2020 She is a member of many professional bodies. She was the first female Second Vice-President, Physiological Society of Nigeria, and the Vice –President of the same organization. Indeed, she was the first female to hold that position. Prof. Olatunji-Bello was a government representative in the Lagos State University (LASU) Governing Council, 2004 to October 2008 and a Senate Representative on the Governing Council of Lagos State University, 2019 to 2021. Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello has graduated 4 PhDs and 37 MSc, while still supervising more PhD students. This distinguished scientist is known for her very brilliant academic work and she has over 56 publications to her credit; excluding papers she has read at both local and international conferences. She has served as Chairman Organizing Committee of International Conference of the International Union of Physiological Science and Association of African Physiological Societies in 2016. She is the incumbent Secretary General of the Association of African Physiological Sciences (AAPS), appointed in 2021. She has also contributed chapters in some textbooks and e-learning materials. Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello is happily married to Mr. Tunji Bello, a journalist and lawyer, a former Secretary to Lagos State Government and the Current Commissioner for Environment and Water Recourses. They are blessed with 3 children. Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello is the Area Pastor in charge of Testimony Chapel, Ilasan, Lekki, an Area under Lagos Province 1 of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.Prof. Olatunji-Bello was appointed the 9th Substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University on Monday, 16th Sep, 2021 succeeding Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun whose five-year tenure ended on January 11, 2021.

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