I am an infectious disease molecular epidemiologist studying malaria and other vector-borne and emerging infections. Using molecular biology, genomics, serology, and epidemiological approaches, I investigate pathogen transmission, improve molecular diagnostics and genomic surveillance, and track the emergence and spread of drug resistance. My research also focuses on developing field-ready diagnostic and sequencing tools to strengthen disease surveillance and public health responses, particularly in resource-limited settings.

• Ewnetu, Y., Kayode, T.A., Oduma, C.O., Adeyemi-Kayode, T.M., Zemene, A., Lemma, W., Berhane, N. and Koepfli, C., 2026, May. High-altitude Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax reservoirs in Ethiopia are not linked to recent travel. In Open Forum Infectious Diseases (Vol. 13, No. 5, p. ofag247). US: Oxford University Press.
• Olawoye, I.B., Oluniyi, P.E., Oguzie, J.U., Uwanibe, J.N., Kayode, T.A., Olumade, T.J., Ajogbasile, F.V., Parker, E., Eromon, P.E., Abechi, P. and Sobajo, T.A., 2023. Emergence and spread of two SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest in Nigeria. Nature Communications, 14(1), p.811.
• Kayode, A.T., Akano, K., Ajogbasile, F.V., Uwanibe, J.N., Oluniyi, P.E., Bankole, B.E., Eromon, P.J., Sowunmi, A., Folarin, O.A., Volkman, S.K. and McInnis, B., 2021. Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter (Pfcrt) and multidrug-resistant gene 1 (Pfmdr-1) in Nigerian children 10 years post-adoption of artemisinin-based combination treatments. International journal for parasitology, 51(4), pp.301-310.