Dr Oyesola Ojewunmi
Assistant Professor
Institution
Queen Mary University of London, UK
Bio
Dr Ojewunmi obtained a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and is currently a Senior Research Fellow in Genomics at Queen Mary University of London, UK. His current work employs advanced statistical methods to address genetic heterogeneity in genome-wide association meta-analyses and fine-mapping, with a focus on chronic kidney disease in people of African ancestry.
He also works on sickle cell disease (SCD), investigating genotype-phenotype correlations by integrating multi-omics datasets to uncover biologically and clinically relevant markers and pathways. Having witnessed the profound impact of SCD onfamilies and communities, Oyesola is deeply motivated to contribute to this field. In his previous postdoctoral position at King’s College London, UK, he led the first genome-wideassociation study of foetal haemoglobin in Nigerian patients with SCD. He is passionate about enhancing the capacity of young African scientists in genomics.
Selected Publications
Ojewunmi OO, Fatumo S. Driving Global Health equity and precision medicine through African genomic data. Human Molecular Genetics. 2025 Apr 30:ddaf025.
Wang S, Ojewunmi OO, Kamiza A, Ramsay M, Morris AP, Chikowore T, Fatumo S, Asimit JL. Accounting for heterogeneity due to environmental sources in meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies. Communications Biology. 2024 Nov 14;7(1):1512.
Rooks H, Ng C, Oikonomopoulos S, El Hoss S, Turner C, Kong KL, Mian S, Daniel Y, Ojewunmi OO, Brewin J, Rees D. Fetal‐hemoglobin‐expressing red blood cells (“F cells”) consist of three distinct types as revealed by single‐cell transcriptomic analysis of circulating reticulocytes. HemaSphere. 2025 Jun 25;9(6):e70174.
Ojewunmi OO, Adeyemo TA, Oyetunji AI, Inyang B, Akinrindoye A, Mkumbe BS, Gardner K, Rooks H, Brewin J, Patel H, Lee SH. The genetic dissection of fetal haemoglobin persistence in sickle cell disease in Nigeria. Human Molecular Genetics. 2024 May 15;33(10):919-29.
Patel H, Lee SH, Breen G, Menzel S, Ojewunmi O, Dobson RJ. The COPILOT raw Illumina genotyping QC protocol. Current protocols. 2022 Apr;2(4):e373.