
Dr Olukayode Daramola
Academic and research departments
School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Veterinary Preclinical Sciences.About
Biography
Olukayode (Kay) Daramola is a veterinarian with an interest in molecular parasitology, bioinformatics, and evolutionary biology. He holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and a Master of Veterinary Medicine in Companion Animal Medicine from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria in 2012 and 2016 respectively. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Molecular Genetics and Diagnostics from the University of Nottingham in 2016, where he investigated Polygenic Risk Score Analysis of Developing Alzheimer's disease using GWAS dataset. In late 2022, Kay completed his PhD from the University of Liverpool. His PhD focused on Bioinformatic analysis of liver fluke - Fasciola hepatica genome and evolutionary analysis of selected candidate genes associated with drug resistance.
Kay is passionate about teaching, research, and data analysis. Currently, Kay is the Senior Tutor Years 1 - 3 in the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey (UoS). Prior to joining UoS, Kay worked as a Tutor at the University of Liverpool International College and as a Demonstrator at the University of Liverpool School of Life Sciences.
If you would like to get in touch to know more about Kay's current research, explore collaborations, or potential PhD supervision, feel free to contact Kay by email: o.daramola@surrey.ac.uk
Areas of specialism
University roles and responsibilities
- Lecturer in Veterinary Sciences and Education
- Senior Tutor (Years 1 - 3)
My qualifications
Affiliations and memberships
Teaching
- Module Lead: VMS1007 - Urological and Reproductive Systems (Module Lead)
- Teaching:
- VMS3008 - Veterinary Research and Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine
- VMS1008 - Organs of Special Senses and Endocrine System
- Supervision of BVMSci student projects (VMS3009)
Publications
Doctor of Philosophy thesis, University of Liverpool