Gender: Woman
Nationality: Nigerian
Academy Affiliation: Academy of Medical Sciences
Academy Country: Nigeria
Field: Haematology

NOMINATED FOR: Advisory Committee;
TERM: First-time candidate

DESCRIPTION OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE ACADEMY'S ACTIVITIES OR IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:
She is a member of the board of trustees of our Academy and has been doing a lot of advocacies for our Academy. Falusi led the local team in the enhancement of translational genomics research of breast cancer, and with the University of Chicago established the first fully functional Immunohistochemistry laboratory in sub- Saharan Africa outside South Africa. She is the Founder & Trustee of Sickle Cell Hope Alive Foundation (SCHAF) whose purpose is to reduce the prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease through education, advocacy, and support for research. The NGO also partners with hospitals and health care providers to improve access to care and genetic testing. In an environment that can be extremely harsh for women scientists, she has persevered, served meritoriously in scientific committees, and fulfilled the academic roles of teacher, mentor, and advisor with great competence and integrity

EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES IN AN IAP, NATIONAL ACADEMY OR OTHER SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY:
She is a strong member of both the Academy of Medical Sciences and Nigerian Academy of Science. A former director of the Institute for Advanced Medical Research and founder and trustee of the Sickle cell Hope Alive Foundation. Pioneering work on the establishment of the first functional Institutional Ethics Review Board on Human Subject Research was carried out under Falusi leadership (2001-2005). The first Ethics Guidelines for Ethics Review in 2005, production of the University of Ibadan Ethics Policy 2010 by Falusi were the first in any tertiary institution in Nigeria. As Director and CHAIR of the UI/UCH IRC, she expanded training opportunities and facilitated partnerships on a global scale with grants from EDCTP, NEBRA, WHO/ Ethics, PABIN,MRC, ICRO/UNESCO, Deutsche Volkswagen-Stiftung and Global Health.