Background
Salimonu, Lekan Samusa was born on March 31, 1939 in Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria. Son of Salimonu Aremu and Rabiatu Ayoka (Alagboofe) Bello.
Salimonu, Lekan Samusa was born on March 31, 1939 in Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria. Son of Salimonu Aremu and Rabiatu Ayoka (Alagboofe) Bello.
Associate degree, Bromley Technology College, Surrey, England, 1964. Degree, Paddington Technology College, London, 1966. Master of Science, Memorial University Newfoundland, St. John's, 1976.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Ibadan, 1980.
Medical laboratory scientist Queen Mary's Hospital, London, 1965-1967. Senior medical laboratory science University College Hospital, Ibadan, 1967-1974. Research fellow University Ibadan, 1976-1979, senior lecturer, 1980-1982, associate professor, 1983-1989, professor, since 1990.
Fellow Nigeria Academy of Sciences, Fetal alcohol syndrome, 2004. Consultant World Health Organization, Nairobi, Kenya, 1973, project director, Ibadan, since 1990. Director immunology unit University Ibadan, since 1988, director department chemical pathology, since 1997.
President Oktoba Club of Nigeria, Ibadan, since 1975. Member Nigerian Society for Immunology, International Union Immunological Societies, Association Clinical Chemists of Nigeria.
Married Sikirat Idowu Adelaja. Children: Dipo, Toyosi Tunde-Akintunde, Funmi Soluade.