Founder
Folakemi T. Odedina, PhD
Principal Investigators
Clayton Yates, PhD
Solomon Rotimi, PhD
Scientific Advisory Board
CaPTC’s administrative leadership is primarily responsible for the consortium’s strategic planning, including: defining and upholding its scientific goals and objectives, conducting environmental scanning for strategy development, directing and managing strategy implementation, scientific program evaluation and assessment, and ensuring adjustments are made for continuous quality improvement. CaPTC is directed by a Scientific Advisory Board and a Community Advisory Board.
Folakemi T. Odedina, PhD – Founder,
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Clayton Yates, PhD – Consortium Co- Principal Investigator,
John Hopkins School of Medicine
Solomon O. Rotimi, PhD – Consortium Principal Investigator, Covenant University, Nigeria
Windy Dean-Colomb, MD – Clinical Trials Director,
Lafayette, Louisiana
Frank Chinegwundoh, MBBS, MS, FRCS, FEBU,
University of London, U.K.
Getachew A. Dagne, PhD – Biostatistics Director,
University of South Florida Tampa
J. Olufemi Ogunbiyi, MBBS, FWACP, IFCAP,
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Robin Roberts, MBBS, FRCSC, MBA,
University of the West Indies, The Bahamas
R. Renee Reams, PhD,
Florida A&M University
Titilola Akinremi, MBChB, FMCPath, MPH, FUICC,
Federal Medical Center, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Oluwaseyi Toye, CaPTC Operations Adminstrator
Regional Principal Investigators
Emeka Iweala, PhD – Principal Investigator for Region 1 (Nigeria)
Ademola Popoola, MBBS, FMCS, FWACS – Principal Investigator for Region 2 (Nigeria)
Nkegoum Blaise – Principal Investigator for Region 3 (Cameroon)
Babatunde Duduyemi, MBChB (MD), MSc, FMCPath (Nig), FCPath(ECSA), MIAC, FICS – Principal Investigator for Region 4 (Ghana)
Safiatou Coulibaly – Principal Investigator for Region 5 (Cote d’lvoire)
Core Administrators
Dr. Abidemi Omonisi – Director of Operations & Finance, Africa
Prof. Adebanji Adeniji – Pathology Director, Africa
Prof. Ifeoma Okoye – Director of Clinical Trials, Africa
Dr. Iya Bassey – Director of Development and Communications, Africa
Dr. Catherine Oladoyinbo – Director of Population Sciences Program, Africa
Dr. Faruk Mohammed – Director of Government Relations, Africa
Dr. Hassan Dogo – Director of Education & Training, Africa
Dr. Chidiebere Ogo – Director of Clinical Sciences Program, Africa
Coordinators/Managers
Vinessa Gordon
U.S Operations Administrator.
Shina Ogunkunle.
Coordinator, Region II
Paul Badejo
Clinical Coordinator
Busayo Ogunniyi
Coordinator for The Foundation.
Setonji Oketojinu
Outreach Coordinator
Oluwaseyi Toye
Operations Administrator
Tomiwa Paimo
Coordinator, Region I
Adedoyin Williams
ABeR Coordinator
Oluwatosin Olowoyeye
Bio-Statistician
Abdulwali Musa
Coordinator For The North