Olushola Odusanya has been appointed to serve as the Director General of the National Centre for Technology Management in Ile Ife, Osun State, with the approval of the President Muhammadu Buhari.
Through a letter signed by Henry Ikoh, the Minister of State for Science, Technology, and Innovation, Odusanya was informed of the President’s approval.
The letter released on Thursday stated that “the appointment takes effect from 13th of May 2023.”
Odusanya held the position of Director of the Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Advanced Research Centre at the Sheda Science and Technology Complex in Abuja prior to his new position. He also established the Environmental Biotechnology Group at the SHESTCO Biotechnology Centre.
Odusanya earned his PhD in food science and technology at the Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Saints in Malaysia.
He was a visiting scholar at Princeton University’s Materials and Aerospace Engineering School, according to the agency, which described him as a “consummate scholar” in a statement issued in Abuja.
“ He has also been a visiting Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the African University of Science and Technology Abuja.
“The highly qualified Scientist and Administrator with over two decades of experience in biotechnology research has also received recognition for his substantial work in the Research and Development sector, with over 50 academic publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as patents with a deep passion for science and innovation.”
