Place of Birth

　Lagos, Nigeria (Born in 1981)

Education

• 1999 – 2004: B.Ed. Biology /Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

• 2007 – 2010: Ph.D. Biology, University of Sussex, United Kingdom

• 2012 – 2013: M.Sc. Epidemiology & Biostatistics, CII-Harvard, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

• 2023: Certified PSI-PMI Biology Trainer, New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning, USA

Professional Experience

• 2006 – 2011: Graduate Assistant, Department of Biological Sciences, Tai Solarin University of Education, Nigeria

• 2011 – 2014: Lecturer II, Department of Biological Sciences, Tai Solarin University of Education, Nigeria

• 2014 – 2017: Lecturer I, Department of Biological Sciences, Tai Solarin University of Education, Nigeria

• 2017 – 2020: Senior Lecturer I, Department of Biological Sciences, Tai Solarin University of Education, Nigeria

• 2020 – 2023: Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Tai Solarin University of Education, Nigeria

• 2023 – Present: Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Tai Solarin Federal University of Education, Nigeria

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​​Selected Publications

• Awofala, A. A. (2011a). Genetic approaches to alcohol addiction: Gene expression studies and recent candidates from Drosophila. Invertebrate Neuroscience, 11(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10158-010-0113-y

• Awofala, A. A. (2011b). Drosophila highwire gene modulates acute ethanol sensitivity in the nervous system. Frontiers in Biology, 6(5), 414–421. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11515-011-1144-4

• Awofala, A. A., Jones, S., & Davies, J. A. (2011). The heat shock protein 26 gene is required for ethanol tolerance in Drosophila. Journal of Experimental Neuroscience, 5, 31-44. https://doi.org/10.4137/JEN.S6280

• Awofala, A. A., Davies, J. A., & Jones, S. (2012). Functional roles for redox genes in ethanol sensitivity in Drosophila. Functional & Integrative Genomics, 12(2), 305–315. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-012-0272-5

• Awofala, A. A. (2012). Application of microarray technology in Drosophila ethanol behavioural research. Frontiers in Biology, 7(1), 65-72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11515-011-1177-8

• Awofala, A. A. (2013). Molecular and genetic determinants of alcohol dependence. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 32(3), 293-309. https://doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2013.824329

• Awofala, A. (2017). Alcohol use disorder: Biological factors. In The Sage Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology (Vol. 7, pp. 100-101). SAGE Publications, Inc. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483365817.n40

• Awofala, A. A., & Ogundele, O. E. (2018). Association between alcohol intake and subjective cognitive complaints in southwest Nigeria: A cross-sectional observational study. Alexandria Journal of Medicine, 54(3), 251-256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajme.2017.08.001

• Awofala, A. A., Ogundele, O. E., & Adekoya, K. O. (2020). ADIPOQ gene is linked to emotional eating behaviour in young Nigerian adults independent of psychological traits. Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 44(195), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-020-00450-5

• Awofala, A. A., Ogundele, O. E., Adekoya, K. O., & Osundina, S. A. (2019). Adiponectin and human eating behaviour: A Mendelian randomization study. The Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics, 20(7), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43042-019-0022-5

• Christodoulou, A., Ierodiakonou, D., Awofala, A. A., Petrou, M., Kales, S. N., Christiani, D. C., Mantzoros, C. S., & Christophi, C. A. (2020). Variants in ADIPOQ gene are linked to adiponectin levels and lung function in young males independent of obesity. PLoS One, 15(1), e0225662. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225662

• Likhanov, M., Zakharov, I., Awofala, A. A., Ogundele, O., Selita, F., Kovas, Y., & Chapman, R. (2023). Attitudes towards genetic testing: The role of genetic literacy, motivated cognition, and socio-demographic characteristics. PLoS One, 18(11), e0293187. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293187

Academic Memberships & Organizations

• Nigerian Society for Experimental Biologists

• Genetics Society of Nigeria

• Science Teachers Association of Nigeria

• Cyprus Statistical Society

• International Society for Computational Biologists

• Association of Behavioural Research Analysts and Psychometricians 

• American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Hobbies & Interests

• Reading

• Watching Movies & Listening to Music

• International Travel