Babatunde Lawal Salako

**Babatunde Lawal Salako** (born 23 July 1959) jẹ akọkọ ọgá àgbà Dókítà Oníṣègùn Òyìnbó Ni Ile-eko gíga University Ìbàdàn (Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital, Ibadan), Ni ọdún 1978 sí ọdún 1984 òjé Akọkọ Olùdarí  College of Medicine  University ti Ibadan láàrin ọdún 2014 sí 2016 òjé physician, Olukọ, Oníṣe iwadii, ati Adari. 
Odi Ọgá àgbà Èka Olupo Ogun Òyìnbó ile-eko ni 2011.
Ohun ni  Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba Lagos. Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba Lagos. Oje Professor Nephrology ni College of Medicine, the University of Ibadan,Salako joined the University College Hospital, Ibadan in April 1990 for Residency training in the Department of Medicine and obtained the Fellowship.

## Ẹkọ
Oló ilé-ìwé Ansar Ud-Deen Practising School leyin na Ansar-ud-deen Secondary Modern School Ota ati Ansar-ud-deen College Offa fún  Senior Secondary School certificate kìí otò lọ sí Kwara State College of Technology Ilorin ti oti ka iwe gbọye First Degree at University of Ibadan Obere Ìrìnàjò Olupo Ogun Òyìnbó Medicine  ni 1986 lẹyìn ìgbà tio gbà ipò Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) ni University of Ibadan o tẹsiwaju di Fellow of the West African College of Physicians ni 1994.

## Òjé Ọmọ ẹgbẹ
He was a member of different Organisations and Societies which includes Nigerian Academy of Science, International Society of Hypertension in Blacks, African Society of Human Genetics, International Society of Nephrology, Global Forum for Health Research, and the World Heart Federation.

## Ibi isẹ́
Ó jẹ́ ọ̀kan lára àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ University of Ibadan gégé bíi Professor of Nephrology at the College of Medicine, the University of Ibadan, pẹ̀lú Honorary Consultant Physician and Director-general of Nigerian Institute of Medical Research.

## Ìyàn sípò
Wón Yan sí ipò Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba Lagos. of was appointed the editor of the Tropical Journal of Nephrology, the official journal of the Nigerian Association of Nephrology 2005-2012, having become a member in 1991; Vice-President of the Association in 2012; President-Elect of the association in 2014, and later President of the Nigerian Association of Nephrology in 2016. He is a visiting Professor to the University of Arizona, University of Michigan, Loyola University all in the USA and visiting nephrologist at Machester University Teaching Hospitals at different times. He has been external examiner/reviewer to a number of Universities both home and abroad including the University of Cape Coast, University of Cape Town, University of Western Cape, South African Research Foundation and the Welcome Trust, UK.

## Àmí Ẹyẹ
Àwọn Board and Management of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria Ní ọdún 2008 fi àmì ẹ̀yẹ dá a lọ́lá pẹ̀lú award of Excellence and commitment to Medical Practice fún iṣẹ́ takuntakun lórí àkókò ṣíṣe pàsípàrọ̀ Kídìnrín ní University College Hospital, Ibadan..

## Àwọn Ìwé Tí Ó kọ
#Diabetic nephropathy--a review of the natural history, burden, risk factors and treatment.
#A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry
#Assessment of global kidney health care status
#Blood pressure, hypertension and correlates in urbanised workers in Ibadan, Nigeria: a revisit
#Global kidney health atlas (GKHA): design and methods

## References

Professor Babatunde Lawal Salako
 https://nimr.gov.ng/about-us-2/meet-the-dg/ 
was the Pioneer Chief Medical Director of the. University College Hospital, Ibadan, 1978 to 1984 and. Foundation Provost, College of Medicine
https://www.named.org.ng/webroot/js/tinymce/js/tinymce/plugins/filemanager/depot/Events/INDUCTION%20PROGRAMME%20WEBSITE.pdf

Provost of College of Medicine University of Ibadan a physician, teacher, researcher, and administrator. 

He is currently the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba Lagos. He was a Professor of Nephrology at the College of Medicine, the University of Ibadan,

https://www.impactafricasummit.org/professor-babatunde-salako/#:~:text=Professor%20Babatunde%20Lawal%20Salako,of%20Medical%20Research%2C%20Yaba%20Lagos .

Salako joined the University College Hospital, Ibadan in April 1990 for Residency training in the Department of Medicine and obtained the Fellowship
https://nimr.gov.ng/nimr/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Profile-of-Prof-Babatunde-Salako.pdf 

A professor https://nuc.edu.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Directory-of-Full-Professors-in-the-Nigerian-University-System.pdf

Director General
Appointed on 02/12/2016 as The New NIMR DG the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR).
https://pharmanewsonline.com/8890-2/

Education 
foray inMedicine began in 1986 when he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Ibadan and further went on to become a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians in 1994. He became the Head of the Department of Medicine in both Institutions in 2011 and was the Provost of the College of Medicine, the University of Ibadan between 2014 and 2016 when he was appointed the Director General, Nigrian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba Lagos by President Mohammadu Buhari. By dint of hard work and good clinical practice, he was elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 2014 and the Royal College of Physicians of London in 2016. Professor Salako was the Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association in Oyo State 2002-2004 and Assistant Editor-in-Chief African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences 2012 to 2014.
Employer
Prof. Babatunde L. SALAKO
Faculty: CLINICAL SCIENCES
https://www.com.ui.edu.ng/index.php/prof-babatunde-l-salako

 Appointments   
Salako was invited by the CDC in Atlanta USA,
was appointed the editor of the Tropical Journal of Nephrology, the official journal of the Nigerian Association of Nephrology 2005-2012, having become a member in 1991; Vice-President of the Association in 2012; President-Elect of the association in 2014, and later President of the Nigerian Association of Nephrology in 2016. He is a visiting Professor to the University of Arizona, University of Michigan, Loyola University all in the USA and visiting nephrologist at Machester University Teaching Hospitals at different times. He has been external examiner/reviewer to a number of Universities both home and abroad including the University of Cape Coast, University of Cape Town, University of Western Cape, South African Research Foundation and the Welcome Trust, UK.

AWARD
He was recognized by the Board and Management of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria in 2008 with an award of Excellence and commitment to Medical Practice in recognition of his contribution to the first successful kidney transplantation at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. 
Award of Excellence and commitment to Medical Practice by the Board and Management of the University College Hospital, Ibadan
https://www.com.ui.edu.ng/index.php/prof-babatunde-l-salako

He was subsequently to be invited by Novartis International Pharmaceuticals as an opinion Leader in an Expert panel to discuss kidney transplantation in Sub-Saharan Africa- Dakar, Senegal 2010 . He has been invited as a guset lecturer or keynote speaker in over 100 times.

Publications
Diabetic nephropathy--a review of the natural history, burden, risk factors and treatment.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=ZrBE8YsAAAAJ&citation_for_view=ZrBE8YsAAAAJ:lSLTfruPkqcC
A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry
https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=ZrBE8YsAAAAJ&citation_for_view=ZrBE8YsAAAAJ:LPZeul_q3PIC
Assessment of global kidney health care status
https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=ZrBE8YsAAAAJ&citation_for_view=ZrBE8YsAAAAJ:BrmTIyaxlBUC
Blood pressure, hypertension and correlates in urbanised workers in Ibadan, Nigeria: a revisit
https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=ZrBE8YsAAAAJ&citation_for_view=ZrBE8YsAAAAJ:hqOjcs7Dif8C
Global kidney health atlas (GKHA): design and methods
https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=ZrBE8YsAAAAJ&citation_for_view=ZrBE8YsAAAAJ:PR6Y55bgFSsC