Olufemi Samuel Amoo

Amoo Olufemi Samuel is a Biochemist and Geneticist with research interest in infectious diseases and host pathogen interactions. He is currently the Head of Centre, Centre for Human Virology and Genomics, NIMR, a position he was appointed to head in 2022. He is the Research Lead, Blood Genetics and Transfusion Research, that he hope to nurture to become a research department in Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, NIMR.
Research Scientist, he conducts research into infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Lassa fever, Cholera, Yellow fever and other viral hemorrhagic fever using biochemistry, immunogenetics, digital health, bioinformatics, molecular, genetics and computational biology techniques. He is passionate about ensuring most of the diseases of public health interest in Nigeria is addressed and influencing health policy to better the health of Nigerians. He is an innovator and award winning Research Fellow/Scientist.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Cell Biology and genetics, (Genetics). University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State, Nigeria. 10th November, 2021
M. Sc. Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State, Nigeria, 25th January, 2012.
M. Sc. Biochemistry, College of medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba, Lagos, Nigeria, 28th March, 2007.
B. Sc. Biochemistry, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, 30th May, 2001.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Digital epidemiology, implementation research, host-pathogen interactions, immunogenetics, use of bioinformatics and computational biology

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Challenges in conducting population-based seroepidemiology survey of COVID-19 in Lagos State, Nigeria
AK Ojogbede, TA Bamidele, O Aina, T Raheem, A Okwuraiwe, O Amoo, ...
BMC Public Health 23 (1), 2559 2023



Preliminary Study on Open Labelled Randomized Controlled Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Phosphate for the Treatment of Persons Infected
OO Aina, AA Busari, DA Oladele, C Esezobor, IE Akase, AP Okwuraiwe, ...
West African Journal of Medicine 40 (10), 1049-1059 2023



Regional cross-sectional based study and associated risk factors of porcine circovirus 2 in Nigerian pigs
KO Afolabi, OS Amoo, TI Onuigbo, JI Oraegbu, AA Awoseyi, FO Fasina, ...
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 2023 2023



A survey of chloroquine use for prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in Nigeria
AY Olukosi, M Fowora, AK Adeneye, E Chukwu, O Aina, O Ajibaye, ...
African Health Sciences 23 (1), 83-92 2023



Significance of hematologic abnormalities in COVID-19 severity among infected patients in Lagos, Nigeria
OS Amoo, N Onyia, TI Onuigbo, SU Vitalis, OF Davies-Bolorunduro, ...
Bulletin of the National Research Centre 46 (1), 275 2022



Outcome of Symptom-Based RT-PCR Testing for SARS-CoV-2: Experience from a Large Public Testing Centre in Nigeria
AG Ohihoin, KA Osuolale, PA Okwuraiwe, AZ Musa, AB James, ...
Advances in Infectious Diseases 12 (4), 799-812 2022



Prevalence and Predictors of High-Risk HPV in Nigeria

Advances in Infectious Diseases, 12, 745 -747 2022



Porcine circovirus type 2 and its associated diseases in southwestern Nigeria: Farmers’ perception and level of awareness
OO Adebowale1, OS Amoo, KO Afolabi, AA Oloye
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED VETERINARY AND ANIMAL RESEARCH 9 (2), 203–210 2022



Surveillance of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses in Lassa Fever Suspects in Ondo State, Nigeria
AP Okwuraiwe, O Faye, FA Ige, AB James, JO Shaibu, M Faye, OS Amoo, ...
European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 4 (3), 78-81 2022



The trend of SARS-CoV-2 variants from July 2021 to Jan 2022 in metropolitan Lagos, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria
C Onwuamah, B Iwalokun, R Ahmed, E Toye, O Amoo, N Ndodo, ...
2022



Evaluation of respiratory tract bacterial co-infections in SARS-CoV-2 patients with mild or asymptomatic infection in Lagos, Nigeria
OF Davies-Bolorunduro, MA Fowora, OS Amoo, E Adeniji, KA Osuolale, ...
Bulletin of the National Research Centre 46 (1), 115 2022



Challenges in Conducting Population-based Seroepidemiology Survey of Covid-19 in Lagos State, Nigeria (preprint)
AK Ojogbede, T Bamidele, O Aina, T Raheem, A Okwuraiwe, O Amoo, ...
2022



Factors affecting COVID-19 testing behaviours among the population in south western Nigeria
OS Amoo, B Tijani, TI Onuigbo, JI Oraegbu, DN Kareithi, JC Obi, ...
International Journal of Public Health 67, 1604993 2022



Assessment of potential factors that support the endemicity of cholera in Nigeria from food handlers, health workers and the environment: Potential factors that support the
OS Amoo, O Awoderu, J Yisau, D Oladele, AN David, T Raheem, ...
Microbiologia Medica 36 (3) 2021



The use of DIY (Do it yourself) sampling and telemonitoring model for COVID-19 qPCR testing scale up
OS Amoo, F Adewara, B Tijani, TI Onuigbo, AS Ikemefuna, JI Oraegbu, ...
Plos one 16 (11), e0259398 2021



Metabolic syndrome among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Lagos: a cross-sectional study
AO Salako, TA Gbaja-Biamila, PN Ezemelue, TE Musari-Martins, ...
Global Pediatrics 1, 100001 2021



Comparative Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude/Practices and Prevention of Lassa Fever Among Community Dwellers and Contacts of Confirmed Patients in Endemic Areas of Ondo State
OS Amoo, J Shaibu, O Salu, I Idigbe, Z Musa, G Famokun, O Ezechi, ...
European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 3 (4), 137-144 2021



Prevalence of Vitamin B12 deficiency in antiretroviral therapy nave adults with human immunodeficiency virus infection in a human immunodeficiency virus treatment center in
OO Kalejaiye, BM Duduyemi, CO Onalu, OS Amoo, NN Odunukwe, ...
Annals of Tropical Pathology 12 (2), 53 2021



Low level SARS-CoV-2 RNA detected in plasma samples from a cohort of Nigerians: Implications for blood transfusion
AP Okwuraiwe, CK Onwuamah, JO Shaibu, SO Amoo, FA Ige, AB James, ...
Plos one 16 (6), e0252611 2021



Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Nigeria: laboratory preparedness and report of index case
AB James, OB Salu, JO Shaibu, C Onwuamah, BP Mutiu, O Amoo, ...
PAMJ-One Health 5 (9) 2021

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Full length genomic sanger sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Nigeria
JO Shaibu, CK Onwuamah, AB James, AP Okwuraiwe, OS Amoo, ...
PloS one 16 (1), e0243271 2021
Citations: 31



Prevalence of anaemia and the relationship between haemoglobin concentration and CD4 count in HIV positive children on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in Lagos
RE Ahumareze, J Rankin, A David, A Wapmuk, E Disu, Y Balogun, ...
Curr Pediatr Res 20 (1) 2016
Citations: 29



Experience of quality management system in a clinical laboratory in Nigeria
RA Audu, U Sylvester-Ikondu, CK Onwuamah, OB Salu, FA Ige, ...
African journal of laboratory medicine 1 (1), 1-5 2012
Citations: 25



Comparative performance of SARS-CoV-2 real-time PCR diagnostic assays on samples from Lagos, Nigeria
CK Onwuamah, AP Okwuraiwe, OB Salu, JO Shaibu, N Ndodo, SO Amoo, ...
PloS one 16 (2), e0246637 2021
Citations: 14



Experience with hepatitis B viral load testing in Nigeria
AP Okwuraiwe, OB Salu, CK Onwuamah, OS Amoo, NN Odunukwe, ...
African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology 12 (3) 2011
Citations: 14



Immunological and virological response to haart in HIV-1 patients co-infected with hepatitis B and C viruses
AP Okwuraiwe, RA Audu, OB Salu, CK Onwuamah, OS Amoo, FA Ige, ...
West African Journal of Medicine 31 (2), 124-128 2012
Citations: 12



COVID-19 spread patterns is unrelated to malaria co-infections in Lagos, Nigeria
OS Amoo, OO Aina, AP Okwuraiwe, CK Onwuamah, JO Shaibu, F Ige, ...
Advances in Infectious Diseases 10 (05), 200 2020
Citations: 11



Monitoring of Lassa virus infection in suspected and confirmed cases in Ondo State, Nigeria
OB Salu, OS Amoo, JO Shaibu, C Abejegah, O Ayodeji, AZ Musa, I Idigbe, ...
Pan African Medical Journal 36 (1) 2020
Citations: 10



Genetic variations among three major ethnic groups in Nigeria using RAPD
OA Titilayo, AO Samuel, OO David, TI Adewunmi
Molecular Biology Research Communications 7 (2), 51 2018
Citations: 10



Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Seen at a Testing Centre in Lagos Nigeria.
AO Salako, OS Amoo, OO Odubela, KA Osuolale, AB James, DA Oladele, ...
West African Journal of Medicine 38 (1), 54-58 2021
Citations: 9



Evaluation of respiratory tract bacterial co-infections in SARS-CoV-2 patients with mild or asymptomatic infection in Lagos, Nigeria
OF Davies-Bolorunduro, MA Fowora, OS Amoo, E Adeniji, KA Osuolale, ...
Bulletin of the National Research Centre 46 (1), 115 2022
Citations: 8



Implementation of a modified drive-through sampling strategy for SARS-CoV-2-the Nigerian experience
OS Amoo, AG Ohihoin, AZ Musa, I Idighe, F Ige, T Giwa-Tubosun, S Oloko, ...
The Pan African Medical Journal 35 (Suppl 2) 2020
Citations: 8



Socio economic and health challenges of internally-displaced persons as a result of 2012 flooding in Nigeria
OS Amoo, SI Smith, IAO Ujah, D Oladele, N David, KS Oyedeji, ...
Ceylon Journal of Science 47 (3), 229-234 2018
Citations: 6



Low level SARS-CoV-2 RNA detected in plasma samples from a cohort of Nigerians: Implications for blood transfusion
AP Okwuraiwe, CK Onwuamah, JO Shaibu, SO Amoo, FA Ige, AB James, ...
Plos one 16 (6), e0252611 2021
Citations: 4



The Effectiveness of Infection Control Practices among Health Care Workers Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria
FA Ige, AG Ohihoin, BO Amuda, OS Amoo, CK Onwuamah, ...
Advances in Infectious Diseases 11 (2), 232-239 2021
Citations: 4



Care Seeking Behavior of Citizens During Pandemics: A Case Study of COVID-19 in Nigeria
SKBLS B Tijani, O S Amoo*, T Adaramewa, D N Kareithi, A Omavuohrerhe
Acta Scientific Microbiology 3 (9), 137-152 2020
Citations: 4



A survey of chloroquine use for prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in Nigeria
AY Olukosi, M Fowora, AK Adeneye, E Chukwu, O Aina, O Ajibaye, ...
African Health Sciences 23 (1), 83-92 2023
Citations: 3



Metabolic syndrome among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Lagos: a cross-sectional study
AO Salako, TA Gbaja-Biamila, PN Ezemelue, TE Musari-Martins, ...
Global Pediatrics 1, 100001 2021
Citations: 3



Comparative Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude/Practices and Prevention of Lassa Fever Among Community Dwellers and Contacts of Confirmed Patients in Endemic Areas of Ondo State
OS Amoo, J Shaibu, O Salu, I Idigbe, Z Musa, G Famokun, O Ezechi, ...
European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 3 (4), 137-144 2021
Citations: 3



ERIC-PCR Analysis of the Clinical and Environmental strains of V. cholerae during 2013 Epidemic in Nigeria

International Journal of Advances in Health Sciences 2 (6), 670 - 680 2015
Citations: 3