Mojisola Olayinka Edema, 2009 AWARD Fellow, Nigeria

AWARD Fellow Mojisola Olayinka Edema has been appointed as Associate Director of the Gender Issues Program at the Federal University of Technology, Akure. With a PhD in microbiology, Edema has been busy mentoring female students and young lecturers, which has had a positive impact on her colleagues.

Last July, Edema was nominated Chairperson, Editorial Committee of the University's Chapter of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSDW).

In this position, she published two newsletters and organized a lecture for members on scientific presentations. “I look forward to using this new position to further share knowledge gained from the AWARD Fellowship,” she says. “I hope to make greater impact as a role model for AWARD.”