Olufunmilayo Olopade
| Olufunmilayo Olopade | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Nigeria |
| Nationality | America |
| Alma mater | University of Ibadan |
| Medical career | |
| Field | hematology |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
| Specialism | oncologist |
| Research | BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes |
| Notable prizes | MacArthur Fellows Program |
Olufunmilayo I. Olopade (born 1957 Nigeria) is an hematology oncologist, Associate Dean for Global Health and Walter L. Palmer Distinguished Service Professor in Medicine and Human genetics at the University of Chicago.[1][2] She also serves as director of the University of Chicago Hospital's Cancer Risk Clinic.
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Life
She graduated from University of Ibadan, Nigeria, with a MD, in 1980.
She has performed extensive clinical work surrounding the role of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in the incidence of breast cancer in women of African descent.[3][4] She a member of the American Association for Cancer Research,[5] the American College of Physicians, and the Nigerian Medical Association and works closely with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.[6]
She is a member of the Institute of Medicine.[7][8]
Awards
Family
She married Christopher Sola Olopade, also a physician at the University of Chicago, in 1983; they have two daughters, and one son.[10]
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External links
- "The SciCom Interview: Olufunmilayo Olopade"
- "Dr. Olufunmilayo Olopade", Tavis Smiley, July 10, 2009
- " Is the Answer in Your Genes?", Port of Harlem, Feb - Apr 2008
- "Breast Cancer In Black Women May Be Connected To Neighborhood Conditions, Study Suggests", 'ScienceDaily, Mar. 20, 2008
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- Living people
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- American people of Nigerian descent
- Nigerian emigrants to the United States
- American people of Yoruba descent
- African-American scientists
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- Yoruba physicians
- American women scientists
- Cancer researchers
- Nigerian women scientists
- American women physicians
- African-American academics
- Nigerian women academics
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