Olufunmilayo Olopade Explained

Olufunmilayo Olopade
Nationality:American
Birth Place:Nigeria
Alma Mater:University of Ibadan
Spouse:Christopher Sola Olopade
Children:Dayo Olopade
Module:
Field:Hematology
Work Institutions:University of Chicago
Specialism:Oncology
Research Field:BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes
Prizes:MacArthur Fellows Program, Villanova University Mendel Medal, Four Freedoms Award

Olufunmilayo I. Olopade[1] born in the year 1957, is a Nigerian hematology oncologist, Associate Dean for Global Health and Walter L. Palmer, Distinguished Service Professor in Medicine and Human Genetics at the University of Chicago.[2] [3] She also serves as director of the University of Chicago Hospital's Cancer Risk Clinic.[4]

Life

Olufunmilayo Olopade was born in Nigeria in 1957 and was the fifth of six children born to an Anglican musician.

She attended St Anne's School in Ibadan for her secondary school education. Olopade first expressed her interest in becoming a doctor at a young age because the Nigerian villages were scarce for doctors and medical resources which were both in high demand.[5]

She graduated from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria with an MBBS in 1980.[6]

She works closely with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation[7] and 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.[8] [9]

She is a member of the American Association for Cancer Research,[10] the American College of Physicians, the Nigerian Medical Association, the American Philosophical Society,[11] and the Institute of Medicine.[12] [13]

Early career

Olufunmilayo started her career in 1980 as a medical officer in the Nigerian Navy Hospital. She moved to the US in 1983 and worked at Cook County Hospital in Chicago until 1987.[14] In 1991, Olufunmilayo joined the University of Chicago as an assistant professor in hematology and oncology, Dean of Global Health, and Director of the Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics at the University of Chicago.[15] [6]

Awards

MacArthur Fellows Program

Olufunmilayo Olopade was one of the three African-Americans to receive the $500,000 award. This award was appointed by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. This "no strings attached" stipend grant was given as support for up to five years and was referred to as the "genius grant."[24] This grant allowed Olopade to continue her research on her groundbreaking discoveries on diseases and health concerns.

Family

In 1983, she married Christopher Sola Olopade who is also a physician at the University of Chicago. They have two daughters, including journalist Dayo Olopade, and one son.[25]

Research

Most of her research was on the susceptibility to cancer which would then be used to adopt a more effective way of treating breast cancer among the African and African-American individuals and populations.

In 1987 at the University of Chicago, she found a gene that helped suppress tumor growth.

In 1992, Olopade helped found the University of Chicago's Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics. Here, she found that African-American women often developed breast cancer at younger ages than white women.[26]

In 2003, she began a new study looking at breast cancer and genetics from African women from Nigeria to Senegal and also African-American women in Chicago. By 2005, she found that 80% of tumors in African women did not need estrogen to grow compared to 20% of tumors in Caucasian the women. She also found that this was due to a different pattern of gene expression between the African women and the Caucasian women.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, M.D., F.A.C.P., O.O.N. Office of Research . 2022-05-25 . www.vumc.org.
  2. Web site: Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, MD, FACP. The University of Chicago Medicine. July 26, 2013. October 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181023091654/http://www.uchospitals.edu/physicians/olufunmilayo-olopade.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Olufunmilayo Olopade, Ph.D. Research & Selected Publications. The University of Chicago Biological Sciences; Department of Human Genetics. July 27, 2013. September 27, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100927110550/http://www.genes.uchicago.edu/olopade.html. dead.
  4. Web site: 2019-06-25 . Dr. Olufunmilayo Olopade: Closing Disparities Through Genetic Testing Leading Discoveries Magazine . 2022-08-10 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Olopade, Olufunmilayo Falusi Encyclopedia.com. www.encyclopedia.com. 2020-05-29.
  6. Web site: Olufunmilayo Olopade Committee on Cancer Biology. cancerbio.uchicago.edu. 2020-05-29.
  7. Web site: Olufunmilayo Olopade, MD, FACP :: Profile. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. July 26, 2013.
  8. Web site: Dr. Olufunmilayo Olopade Receives ASCO ACS Award for Pioneering Research in Breast Cancer Genetics. American Society of Clinical Oncology. June 26, 2013. July 5, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130705102631/http://www.asco.org/about-asco/dr-olufunmilayo-olopade-receives-asco-acs-award-pioneering-research-breast-cancer. dead.
  9. News: Cancer Knows No Borders. The Scientist. Scudellari. Megan. August 1, 2013. September 27, 2013. en.
  10. Web site: Olufunmilayo I. Olopade . American Association for Cancer Research . 2001 . AACR . June 6, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130929235550/http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/aacr-academy/inaugural-class/olufunmilayo-olopade.aspx . September 29, 2013 . dead .
  11. Web site: APS Member History. 2021-04-02. search.amphilsoc.org.
  12. Web site: Directory: IOM Member - Olufunmilayo F. Olopade, M.D., FACP, OON. https://archive.today/20120802223645/http://www.iom.edu/Global/Directory/Detail.aspx?id=0020018661. dead. August 2, 2012. Institute of Medicine. June 28, 2013.
  13. News: President Obama names Olopade to National Cancer Advisory Board. Easton. John. 2 March 2011. The University of Chicago News. 27 July 2013.
  14. Web site: Olopade, Olufunmilayo Encyclopedia.com. www.encyclopedia.com. 2020-03-31.
  15. Web site: Ojigbo. Solomon. 2017-07-04. Prof. Olufunmilayo Olopade: Pacesetter and Game-changer In Breast Cancer Treatment. 2020-06-11. Pharmanewsonline. en-GB.
  16. Web site: You can't ignore these 10 awardees of national honours. Abbah. Theophilus. 2012-09-16. Daily Trust. en-GB. 2020-05-29. 2020-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607190529/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/you-cant-ignore-these-10-awardees-of-national-honours.html. dead.
  17. Web site: Admin . 2019-02-21 . OLOPEDE, Prof (Mrs) Olufunmilayo . 2022-05-25 . Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation . en-US.
  18. Web site: Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, MD . 2022-08-10 . American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) . en.
  19. Web site: Dr. Olufunmilayo I. Olopade – H3Africa . 2022-05-25 . en-US.
  20. Web site: Dr. Olufunmilayo I. Olopade – H3Africa . 2022-05-25 . h3africa.org . en-US.
  21. Web site: MacArthur Fellows Program:Olufunmilayo Olopade. MacArthur foundation. July 27, 2013. September 1, 2005.
  22. Web site: 2019 Laureates Announced by Gov. Rauner. The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. en-US. 2019-08-27.
  23. Web site: News from the National Academy of Sciences. April 26, 2021. July 5, 2021. Newly elected members and their affiliations at the time of election are: ... Olopade, Olufunmilayo F.; Walter L. Palmer Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics, department of medicine, and director, Center for Clinical Genetics and Global Health, University of Chicago, Chicago., entry in member directory:Web site: Member Directory. July 5, 2021. National Academy of Sciences.
  24. Web site: MacArthur Fellows. MacArthur Foundation. January 2, 2022.
  25. Web site: Olufunmilayo Olopade:Physician, oncologist and geneticist. Encyclopedia of World Biography. July 27, 2013.
  26. Book: Olopade. Olufunmilayo I.. Breast Cancer in Women of African Descent. Falkson. Carla I.. 2010-05-28. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-1-4020-3664-4. en.

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