Biography:Clement Adebamowo

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Short description: Nigerian medical researcher
Clement Adebamowo
Born
Lagos, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Jos, Nigeria
Known forWork on non-communicable diseases epidemiology and AIDS-associated malignancies
Scientific career
FieldsEpidemiology
InstitutionsInstitute of Human Virology, West African College of Surgeons,[1] Bioethics Online Journal (BeOnline)[2]

Clement Adebamowo is a Nigerian medical researcher[3] and academic. Born in Lagos, Nigeria,[1] Adebamowo is currently Director For Global Health Cancer Research, and a professor of Epidemiology & Public Health, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.[4] [5]He is known for his work in cancer epidemiology, nutrition epidemiology, and research ethics, particularly in low resource and under-served in Africa.[4][6]

Education

Adebamowo graduated from the University of Jos, Nigeria,[7] having earned BM ChB Hons and a distinction at every examination.[1] He trained in Surgery and Oncology at University College, Ibadan, Nigeria, and studied epidemiology and biostatistics at Harvard University,[7] where he earned a ScD.[8][9]

Scientific work

Adebamowo has published more than 80 scientific articles.[10][failed verification] His research interests are non-communicable disease epidemiology, cancer epidemiology, AIDS-associated malignancies, and Bioethics.[11][12]

Adebamowo worked on community engagement and sample collection as part of the International HapMap Project, and, along with Charles Rotimi, is one of the principal investigators responsible for the HapMap and 1000 Genomes Project work with the "Yoruba in Ibadan, Nigeria" population.[13][14]

Positions held

In addition to his role as professor of epidemiology & public health and director for global health cancer research at the University of Maryland, Baltimore,[4] Adebamowo holds a number of journal editorships. He is editor in chief of Bioethics Online Journal (BeOnline),[2] as well as of Cancer in Africa Online Journal (CIAO),[1] and associate editor of Frontiers in Oncology.[15]

He is also:

  • President of the Society of Oncology and Cancer Research of Nigeria[16]
  • Director of the Center for Bioethics, Nigeria [17]
  • Director of the West African Framework Program on Global Health[1]
  • Chair of the International Affairs Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology[18]
  • Country PI of Africa/Harvard School of Public Health Partnership for Cohort Research and Training
  • Senior Research Fellow, International Prevention Research Institute[19]
  • Director of Office of Strategic Information, Research and Training, Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria[7]
  • Chairman of the National Health Research Ethics Committee of Nigeria[20]

Awards and honors

Adebamowo holds a number of honors and memberships in societies:

  • Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons[21]
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons[22]
  • Convener of the Nigerian Research Consortium[23]
  • Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)[8]
  • Honorary Professor, University of Dundee, UK[7]
  • Member of the Expert Advisory Panel on Clinical Practice Guidelines and Research Methods and Ethics of the World Health Organization (WHO)[24]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Clement Adebamowo". International Prevention Research Institute. 2012-10-12. https://i-pri.org/2012/10/24/clement-adebamowo/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Contact | BeOnline ® Journal of the Center for Bioethics and Research". http://www.bioethicscenter.net/journal/index.php/journal1/about/contact. 
  3. ↑ "Researcher - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms" (in en-US). https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/researcher. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Adebamowo, Clement | University of Maryland School of Medicine" (in en). University of Maryland. https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/profiles/Adebamowo-Clement/. 
  5. ↑ "Dr. Clement Adebamowo – H3Africa" (in en-US). https://h3africa.org/index.php/about/founding-working-group/dr-clement-adebamowo/. 
  6. ↑ "COVID-19 May Impact on Cancer Occurrence". The Nigerian Tribune. 2020-11-10. https://tribuneonlineng.com/covid-19-may-impact-on-cancer-occurrence-%E2%80%95-don/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Dr. Clement Adebamowo". Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) consortium. https://h3africa.org/index.php/about/founding-working-group/dr-clement-adebamowo/. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "UM SOM Cancer Expert at Institute of Human Virology Named Fellow of American Society of Clinical Oncology" (in en). https://www.umms.org/umgccc/news/2018/umsom-human-virology-expert-named-fellow-american-society-clinical-oncology. 
  9. ↑ "Adebamowo, Clement | University of Maryland School of Medicine" (in en). https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/profiles/Adebamowo-Clement/. 
  10. ↑ "Search for Clement Adebamowo's publications". PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%22Adebamowo%20C%22%5BAuthor%5D. 
  11. ↑ Dalal, Shona; Beunza, Juan Jose; Volmink, Jimmy; Adebamowo, Clement; Bajunirwe, Francis; Njelekela, Marina; Mozaffarian, Dariush; Fawzi, Wafaie et al. (2011). "Non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: what we know now". International Journal of Epidemiology 40 (4): 885–901. doi:10.1093/ije/dyr050. PMID 21527446. 
  12. ↑ Akinwande, Oluyemisi; Ogundiran, Temidayo; Akarolo-Anthony, Sally; Mamadu, Ibrahim; Dakum, Patrick; Blattner, William; Adebamowo, Clement (2009). "Challenges in treating malignancies in HIV in Nigeria". Current Opinion in Oncology 21 (5): 455–61. doi:10.1097/CCO.0b013e32832e6385. PMID 19535980. 
  13. ↑ "Yoruba in Ibadan, Nigeria [YRI"]. Coriell Institute for Medical Research. https://catalog.coriell.org/1/NHGRI/Collections/HapMap-Collections/Yoruba-in-Ibadan-Nigeria-YRI. 
  14. ↑ Adebamowo, Clement. "Clement A. Adebamowo". https://bioethicscenter.net/portfolio-items/clement-a-adebamowo/. 
  15. ↑ "Frontiers in Oncology" (in en). https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oncology#editorial-board. 
  16. ↑ "Society of Oncology and Cancer Research of Nigeria (SOCRON)" (in en). http://www.socron.net/socron/. 
  17. ↑ "Bioethics takes root in Nigeria - Fogarty International Center @ NIH" (in en). https://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/nov-dec-2011/Pages/bioethics-nigeria.aspx. 
  18. ↑ "International Affairs ASCO Connection" (in en). 3 September 2010. https://connection.asco.org/blogs/international-affairs. 
  19. ↑ Clement Adebamowo's Biosketch on the iPRI website
  20. ↑ Yakubu, Aminu; Adebamowo, Clement A. (2013). "Implementing National System of Health Research Ethics Regulations: The Nigerian Experience". BEOnline 1 (1): 4–15. PMID 24324978. 
  21. ↑ "West African College of Surgeons Fellows List" (in en). https://www.wacscoac.org/index.php/about-us/fellows-list. 
  22. ↑ "Adebayo Clement Adebamowo" (in en). https://www.facs.org/profile/51744005. 
  23. ↑ "2012_H3Africa_Consortium_meeting_report-03082013.pdf" (in en). https://h3africa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2012_H3Africa_Consortium_meeting_report-03082013.pdf. 
  24. ↑ "Dr. Clement Adebamowo". Harvard School of Public Health. http://archive.sph.harvard.edu/breastandhealth/biographies/all/clement-adebamowo.html. 

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