{"id":55594,"date":"2022-11-25T11:36:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T11:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.science\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=55594"},"modified":"2025-07-01T13:06:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T13:06:20","slug":"oladoyin-odubanjo","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/council.science\/profile\/oladoyin-odubanjo\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobolaji Oladoyin Odubanjo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Involvement at the ISC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Member of the ISC Governing Board<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vice-chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/about-us\/governance\/committees\/committee-for-membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISC Committee for Membership<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ISC Fellow (Dec 2022)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Mobolaji Oladoyin Odubanjo has spent over 15 years linking evidence to policy-making. He contributed significantly towards the transformation of the Nigerian Academy of Science, where he serves as the Executive Secretary, from a largely honorific organization to a service-providing one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also facilitated several impactful collaborations and partnerships between the Academy and other academies and institutions globally. He is the pioneer chairman&nbsp;of the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) Africa, promoting science advice capacity development in Africa. He also serves on the board of The Conversation Africa. Doyin is a past chairman of the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (Lagos chapter) and holds degrees from the University of Ibadan and the University College London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before working for the Nigerian Academy of Science, Dr. Odubanjo worked as a&nbsp;physician<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>for the Nigerian government. He worked at various public healthcare facilities in rural and urban areas and was in charge of a general hospital with additional supervision of two primary health care facilities. His experience also includes voluntary services for non-profit organizations in Nigeria and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The page was updated in June 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Involvement at the ISC Background Dr. Mobolaji Oladoyin Odubanjo has spent over 15 years linking evidence to policy-making. 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