Dr. Olumuyiwa Peter, a researcher within the Division of Mathematical and Pc Sciences and the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo, has achieved one other worldwide analysis feat as a school member of the establishment clinches three main world awards, together with Germany’s prestigious Georg Forster Analysis Fellowship and two Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-backed grants.
Dr. Olumuyiwa Peter, a researcher within the Division of Mathematical and Pc Sciences and the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, has been awarded the aggressive Georg Forster Analysis Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany.
The fellowship, thought to be one of many world’s most selective analysis applications, will assist superior analysis, worldwide collaboration, {and professional} growth in Germany.
In an announcement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the establishment, Isaacs Oluyi, the scholar additionally secured two analysis grants funded by the Invoice & Melinda Gates Basis via Imperial Faculty London beneath the Measles Analytics Hub (MAH) initiative.
Oluyi, in an announcement, stated, “The grants will assist revolutionary work in measles surveillance, immunization modeling, and evidence-based public well being decision-making in Nigeria and different nations.
“An internationally acknowledged professional in infectious illness modeling and vaccine analytics, Dr. Peter was listed among the many World’s High 2% Scientists in each 2024 and 2025, based on the worldwide rating compiled by Stanford College, USA, in collaboration with Elsevier.
“He obtained a PhD in Utilized Arithmetic, specializing in Infectious Illness Modelling, from the College of Ilorin, Nigeria, along with his doctoral benchwork undertaken on the Institute of Informatics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia, beneath the Slovak Authorities Nationwide Scholarship Programme.
“Over time, Dr. Peter has held analysis fellowships and undertaken tutorial visits throughout Europe and Asia. He additionally participated as an invited professional in a World Well being Group (WHO) session on Mpox analysis priorities and has secured a number of aggressive worldwide analysis grants, together with funding from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Geneva, Switzerland. With greater than 150 peer-reviewed scientific publications to his credit score, he’s extensively thought to be one among Nigeria’s main students in infectious illness modeling and public well being analytics.”
Reacting to the event, the vice-chancellor of UNIMED, Prof. Ebunoluwa Adejuyigbe, congratulated Dr. Peter on the achievement, describing it as a testomony to the college’s dedication to world-class analysis and innovation.
“Dr. Olumuyiwa James Peter’s newest achievements are a supply of immense pleasure to the College of Medical Sciences, Ondo. His success in securing the celebrated Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship and two Gates Basis-supported analysis grants displays the standard of scholarship and analysis tradition we’re nurturing at UNIMED.”
The vice-chancellor famous that the awards would additional improve the establishment’s worldwide visibility and strengthen its contributions to world well being analysis.
“These recognitions underscore UNIMED’s rising status as a middle of excellence in medical and health-related analysis. Additionally they display the capability of our lecturers to compete efficiently on the worldwide stage and contribute meaningfully to fixing important public well being challenges.”
Adejuyigbe reaffirmed the college’s dedication to supporting cutting-edge analysis and fostering worldwide collaborations that advance data and enhance healthcare outcomes.
“As a college devoted to innovation, discovery, and societal affect, we’ll proceed to create an enabling atmosphere for our researchers to excel. We’re assured that the outcomes of Dr. Peter’s analysis will contribute considerably to illness management, immunization coverage, and evidence-based well being interventions in Nigeria and past.”
The vice-chancellor additionally expressed optimism that the achievement would encourage youthful lecturers and college students to pursue excellence in analysis and scholarship.
“This accomplishment serves as an inspiration to our employees and college students. It demonstrates that with dedication, exhausting work, and institutional assist, our researchers can attain world recognition and make lasting contributions to humanity.”
“The feat provides to a rising record of worldwide accomplishments by UNIMED students and reinforces the establishment’s place as one among Nigeria’s rising facilities for high-impact analysis and world well being scholarship.”
