Elizabeth Oluwatoyin Abe

Elizabeth Oluwatoyin Abe graduated from the Dental School, University of Ibadan, in April 2008 as the top graduating student in her class. She was awarded a Master's degree in Dental Surgery in October 2014. She completed her residency training at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, and was awarded a Scholarship in Oral Medicine in June 2021 by the West African College of Surgeons (FWACS). She is currently pursuing a PhD in Oral Medicine at the University of Ibadan. She joined the Department of Oral Pathology as an Associate Lecturer in July 2021 and later received a full-time appointment as a Lecturer in January 2023. She has conducted epidemiological and analytical research among HIV-infected individuals, published in local and international peer-reviewed journals. In 2022, she received a mentored research seed award from an NIH training grant (D43TW010140) via the University of Ibadan Medical Education Partnership Initiative Junior Faculty Research Training Program (UI-MEPI-J). She was a Fogarty person (HBNU) in the 2023/2024 cohort and conducted research on 'Comparative Analysis of the Oral Microbiome, Salivary Antimicrobial Proteins, and Cytokines between Authors Living with HIV and HIV-uninfected Adults in Southwest Nigeria.'