Olufemi David Olaleye: Farfesa ne a Fannin virology a kasar Nigeria

Ya kasance shugaban dakin gwaje-gwaje na Clinical Virology, wanda aka yi amfani da shi don yin gwajin COVID-19 yayin bala'in. Ya kasance darekta, Cibiyar mura ta WHO, Asibitin Kwalejin Jami'a, Ibadan.

Olufemi David Olaleye
Rayuwa
Haihuwa	21 ga Yuli, 1954
Mutuwa	27 ga Yuli, 2021
Sana'a

An haifi Farfesa David Olaleye a ranar 21 ga Yuli, 1954 a cikin dangin Mista James da Mrs Esther Olaleye a Ogbomosho, Jihar Oyo, Najeriya.

Ya sami takardar shaidar kammala sakandare ta Afirka ta Yamma daga Ogbomoso High School, Ogbomoso a 1972. A 1975 ya samu, takardar shaidar lafiyar dabbobi daga Jami'ar Ife. Ya yi digiri a fannin likitancin dabbobi daga Jami'ar Ibdan a 1975, digiri na biyu da digiri na uku a 1985 da 1995 daga jami'a daya.

Prof. David Olaleye started his career in University of Ibadan as a resident veterinary officer (pathology) in 1982. He became a lecturer in 1986 and rose through the ranks of senior lecturer in 1989 to a professor of virology in 1995. In 2006 he was appointed as dean of Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, he was also a four-time head of department, Department of Virology of the same institution kuma a cikin 2010 ya zama babban farfesa a Jami'ar Arewa maso yamma, Chicago, Illinois.

Olaleye ya kasance Fellow na Fogarty International Fellowship Programme, memba na Kwalejin Kimiyya na Afirka (FAAS) da Ƙungiyar Ƙwararrun Kimiyya ta Amirka (Sigma Xi).

Olaleye ya mutu a ranar Talata 27 ga Yuli 2021 bayan ya yi fama da rikice-rikicen COVID-19. An binne shi a makabartar Anglican, Ido, kan titin Eruwa a ranar 29 ga Yuli, 2021.