Prof Rufus AKINYEMI will be speaking as part of the “VBHI Conference Series”, a series of conferences connecting vascular brain health experts!
Prof Rufus AKINYEMI, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Professor of Geriatric Neurology and Translational Neuroscience in the Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training
Deputy Director of the Centre for Genomics and Precision Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Consultant neurologist to the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Rufus Akinyemi holds a PhD from Newcastle University, United Kingdom; an MSc in Cell Biology and Genetics and a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
He also holds a fellowship of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria in Internal Medicine and Neurology. Dr Akinyemi serves as the African PI of the NIA -funded READD – ADSP Project and spearheaded the establishment of the African Dementia Consortium (AfDC) and the African Stroke Organization.
He served as an executive member of the Vascular Cognitive Disorders PIA of the Alzheimer’s Association ISTAART.
He played a major leading role in setting up large studies on stroke and dementia, serving as PI of the VALIANT cohort and one of the PIs of the SIREN study in Ibadan, Nigeria.
His work on stroke and dementia has attracted notable recognition including the James Kimani Award of the Society of Neuroscientists of Africa, the Bruce Schoenberg International Award in Neuroepidemiology of the American Academy of Neurology and the Atlantic fellowship of the Global Brain Health Institute.
He has over 200 peer – reviewed publications in reputable international journals including the Lancet, Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Nature.
Prof. Akinyemi will be speaking at the scientific conference entitled “The landscape of dementia research in Africa: New frontiers in Ibadan, Nigeria“.
Practical details
Date: 26 March 2025
Time: 17:00
Venue: Salle de conférence, IBIO, campus Carreire of the University of Bordeaux
Format: hybrid – please note that the number of places available in person is limited
