Dr. Tomilowo Abijo
Assistant Professor​ of Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Abijo received the degrees of Ph.D. in Biology (Molecular Biology and Genetics) from Howard University in 2018 and an MS in Biostatistics from Virginia Commonwealth University. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Neuropsychopharmacology laboratory at Howard university before joining the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIH) as a contract Biostatistician. He joined Fayetteville State University as an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences in 2023. His research in biology focuses on understanding the genetic, social and epidemiological basis of addiction. He has published several peer-reviewed articles.
Education
- B.Sc. (Biochemistry), University of Lagos, 2004
- M.S. (Pharmaceutical Sciences), North Carolina Central University, 2010
- Ph.D. (Biology), Howard University, 2018
- MS. (Biostatistics), Virginia Commonwealth University, 2023
Courses Taught
- BIOL 150 (Principle of Biology)
- BTCH 210 (Biotechnology)
- BTCH 310 (Immunology)
- BIOL 225 (Scientific Communications)
- BIOL 325 (Molecular Biology)
- BIOL 350 (Advance Biomolecular Science)
- BIOL 400 (Biostatistics)
Research Interests
- Characterization and identification of genetic risk factors of opioid and alcohol addictions
- Characterization and identification of epidemiological risk factors of opioid and alcohol addictions
Selected Publications
- iBlum, K., Gold, M., Cadet, J., Gondre-Lewis, M., McLaughlin, T., Braverman E, Elman I., Carney, P., Cortese, P., Abijo, T., Bagchi D., et al., (2023). Invited Expert Opinion - Bioinformatic and Limitation Directives to Help Adopt Genetic Addiction Risk Screening and Identify Preaddictive Reward Dysregulation: Required Analytic Evidence to Induce Dopamine Homeostasis. Med Res Arch. 2023 September 14; 11(8).
- Gondre-Lewis, M., Abijo, T., Gondre-Lewis, T. (2022). The Opioid Epidemic: A Crisis Disproportionately Impacting Black Americans and Urban Communities. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2022, 1-15.
- Solanki, N., Abijo, T., Galvao, C., Darius, P., Blum, K and Gondré-Lewis, MC. (2020). A putative pro-dopamine regulator, a neuro-nutrient, mitigates alcohol intake in a rodent binge drinking model. Behavioral Brain Research. 2020, 18, 578-595.
- Abijo, T., Blum, K. and Gondre-Lewis, MC. (2020) Neuropharmacological and Neurogenetic Correlates of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) As A Function of Ethnicity: Relevance to Precision Addiction Medicine (PAM). Current Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 385, 112563.