CURRICULUM VITAE
I.
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Surname: SHONEKAN
Other Names: Opeoluwa Akinyele
Date of Birth: March 15,1955
Nationality: Nigerian
Sex:
Male
Contact Address: Ventigen Multiplexers Ltd.(Animal Clinic & Vaccine Center)
Red Cross Building, 2, Onireke Layout, Onireke, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Phone Number: 234-080-751-38925
E-mail Address: drvet.opeshon@gmail.com
II.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH DATES
King’s College, Lagos, Nigeria
1966-1971
International School,University of Ibadan,
Nigeria
1972-1974
The University of Ibadan,Ibadan,
Nigeria
1974-1979
The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
PA 19104, USA
1982-1985
The Marine Biological Laboratories, Woods Hole,
Massachusetts,USA
June 15-August 16, 1986
The University of California at Los Angeles,
CA 90024, USA
March 1988-April 1989
The University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
April 1989-Nov.1991
III.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
West African School Certificate (WASC) Grade I
1971
International Baccalaureate (Higher Level) in Biology and
Chemistry
1973
General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level in
Biology and Chemistry
1974
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine(DVM), University of
Ibadan, Nigeria
1979
Master of Science (MS), Microbiology, School of Medicine,University of
Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
1985
IV.ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS AND GRANTS
1977
Veterinary Anatomy Prize, Part II DVM Degree Examination
1978
Distinction in Parasitology, Part III, DVM Degree Examination
1982-1985
University of Ibadan Staff Development Fund recipient
1988-1991
UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in
Tropical Diseases (Training Grant) to study the Molecular Biology of Trypanosomatids.
V.
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA)
VI.
PUBLICATIONS
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Falade, S., Shonekan, O.A. Ä Serological Survey of Brucella abortus Infection in Nigerian
Sheep”. Nigerian Veterinary Journal, 11,2,(1982 ).
A. Nowotny, T.Keler, P.H.Pham, E. Kovats, A.Aiello,O.Shonekan, H.Friedman, and A.G
Johnson, Ïsolation of a Non-endotoxic Antitumour Preparation from Serratia marcescens.
Journal of Biological Response Modifiers (1988) 7:296-308. Raven Press, Ltd, New York.
Dallas E. Hughes, Opeolu A. Shonekan and Larry Simpson, “Structure, Genomic
Organization and Transcription of the bifunctional Dihydrofolate Reductase-Thymidylate
Synthase Gene from Crithidia fasciculata”,Molecular , Biochemical Parasitology(1989)
May 1:34(2):155-166.
J. David Barry, Shiela V. Graham, Keith R. Matthews, Paul G. Shiels and Opeolu A.
Shonekan. “Stage-specific mechanisms for activation and expression of variant surface
Glycoprotein genes in Trypanosoma brucei. Biochemical Society Transactions(1990),
Vol.18,708-710.
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VIII.
ABSTRACTS AND POSTERS PRESENTED AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
7th European Immunology Meeting, Jerusalem, Israel, September 8-13, 1985.
A. Nowotny, E. Kovats, O. Shonekan and H. Friedman. Ädjuvant Effect of Hydrolytic
Split Products of Endotoxin.
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), April 1986 Meeting
At St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
A.G.Johnson, A. Nowotny, T.Keler, E.Kovats, .P.H. Pham, J. Samu and O.Shonekan
Anti-Tumour Effect of Bacterial White Type Polysaccharide.
UCLA Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Keystone, Colorado, USA. April 3 –
April 24, 1989.
D.E. Hughes, O.A. Shonekan and L.Simpson
Organization and Transcription of the Bifunctional Dihydrofolate- ReductaseThymidylate
Synthetase Gene from Crithidia fasciculata.
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Full time Veterinary practice as follows:
1.Clinical Veterinary Services: Canine Medicine and Surgery
2.Ambulatory Animal Health and Vaccination Services: In support of rural livestoch
farmers and Migratory Cattle Fulani
a.Diagnostic services
b.Curative treatments and drug distribution
3.Poultry and Swine Veterinary Consultancy Services to small and large scale poultry and
pig farmers
4.Corporate Animal Health Consultancy Services to:
a. Nigerian German Chemicals plc(1995-97)
b.Metro Farms (Nigeria) Limited(1996-97)
5.Sales of Poultry Vaccines and monitoring their transportation and use.
6. Appointed Distributor to Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals plc (formerly Pfizer
Nigeria plc) in respect of Animal Health Drugs for Oyo, Osun and Kwara States effective
November 27, 2006.
7. Appointed Distributor to Top Feeds/SEEPC (Nigeria) Ltd in respect of Poultry Feeds
effective March 20,2007.
8. Participant and Exhibitor on behalf of Ventigen Animal Clinic & Vaccine Centre at PAN
OY 2007(Poultry Association of Nigeria, Oyo State Chapter), March 20-21, 2007. Venue:
IAR&T, Moor Plantation, Apata, Ibadan.
9.Veterinary Resource Person and Workshop Facilitator in respect of
USAID/AED/AI.COMM Avian Influenza Communication and Awareness Workshops in
South-Western Nigeria, from August 2008.
10.Appointed National Animal Health Vaccine Distributor by Onderstepoort Biological
Products of South Africa (OBP.co.za)
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CURRENT PROFESSIONAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS
Provision of Ambulatory Cattle Health and Vaccination Services to the Transhumant
Pastoralist Cattle Fulani Milk Producers.
Updating the Technology of Rabies Diagnosis in Nigeria for more effective control.
Proton-Ionophores in treatment of Hookworm Disease in Domestic Animals in Nigeria.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI): Surveys of feral bird populations in Nigeria for the
purpose of detecting, isolating, subtyping and sequencing their Influenza A viruses.
The Use of Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoretic Techniques in the study of meat, milk,egg, fish
and food-borne pathogens in Nigeria.
NEWSPAPER PUBLICATIONS
1.The Spread of Avian Flu by Ope Shonekan, “The Guardian”, Monday, May 15, 2006, page 65.
Guardian Newspapers Limited, PMB1217, Oshodi, Lagos,Nigeria.
ON-GOING ACADEMIC ACTIVITY
Senior Lecturer (Part-Time) in Microbiology, College of Natural & Applied Sciences, WESLEY
UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ONDO, NIGERIA, from January 13,2010