Profile & Experiences:

Prof. Ajayi, Adesola Adetutu is a Professor of Microbiology in the Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Augustine University, Ilara-Epe, Nigeria. She obtained a PhD (Microbiology) Degree in 2006 from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State, Nigeria. Her lecturing career began from the position of Graduate Assistant at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife in 1999 to her present position as a Professor. She is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Science and had been involved in numerous research activities that investigates the application of micro enzymes industrially using gene sequences that coded for the enzymes, protein engineering and molecular biology tools for defined microbial strains that can over-produce enzymes for cost effective technologies.

She has trained students (Undergraduate and Postgraduate) in the area of microbial enzymes. She has over fifty published papers in national and international reputable journals. She is a member of several professional bodies which includes the American Phytopathological Society, USA (APS), American Society for Microbiology (ASM), the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB), African Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (ASBCB), the Organization for Women in Science for Developing world (OWSD) and the Science Association of Nigeria (SAN).

Professor Adesola Adetutu Ajayi, the Dean of the Faculty of Science was nominated and won the Nigeria Outstanding Lecturer of the Year award, in the first edition of the National Education Award by the Board of the South West Nigeria Excellence Awards.

She is married to Engr. Abiodun Ajayi.