Gender: Man
Nationality: Nigerian
Academy Affiliation: Nigerian Academy of Science
Academy Country: Nigeria
Field: Virology (Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health)

NOMINATED FOR: Capacity Building Committee;
TERM: Candidate has previously served on a different IAP leadership position

DESCRIPTION OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE ACADEMY'S ACTIVITIES OR IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:
Oyewale TOMORI was the President of the Nigerian Academy of Science (2013-2016) and currently serves as the President of the West Africa Network of National Academies of Science (WANNAS). He is a member of the IAP  Communication, Education and Outreach Committee. Dr. Tomori has served and/ or continues to serve on numerous advisory committees, at national and global levels with Government of Nigeria, ECOWAS, WHO, GAVI, and UNICEF, on Lassa Fever, Polio, Covid19, Yellow Fever, Ebola, smallpox and mpox He received  the 2022/23 World Academy of Sciences Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Partner (TWAS-SAREP) Science Diplomacy Award

EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES IN AN IAP, NATIONAL ACADEMY OR OTHER SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY:

• Former President, Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS)
• President, West Africa Network of National Academy of Sciences (WANNAS)
• Member IAP Communication, Education and Outreach Committee