Dr. Yusuff Jameelu-deen Omokunmi

Dr. Jameelu-deen Omokunmi Yusuff is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Pathology and Immunology at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, and a physician specialist in Chemical Pathology and Clinical Immunology. He holds the Postgraduate Fellowship of the West African College of Physicians in Chemical Pathology and is actively engaged in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, clinical laboratory practice, research, mentorship, and academic service.

His principal research interests are centred on Endocrinology and Clinical Immunology, with broader interests spanning metabolic medicine, lipidology, endocrine and metabolic biomarkers, immune and inflammatory biomarkers, oxidative stress, reproductive endocrinology, vitamin D biology, dyslipidaemia, cardiometabolic health, and translational laboratory medicine. His research is particularly focused on generating clinically relevant evidence that improves disease understanding, laboratory diagnosis, biomarker discovery, risk assessment, and patient care, with emphasis on research questions relevant to African populations and resource-constrained healthcare settings.

Dr. Yusuff is committed to multidisciplinary and collaborative research at the interface of laboratory medicine, endocrinology, immunology, and clinical medicine. He has received a Senate Research Grant from the University of Ilorin and contributes actively to professional and academic communities through membership of organisations including the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), College of Nigerian Pathologists (CNP), American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), and Association of Clinical Chemists of Nigeria (ACCN), among others.

His academic mission is to advance high-quality, clinically meaningful research and medical education while contributing to the development of laboratory medicine, endocrinology, and clinical immunology in Nigeria and beyond.