astronomy

Oyewale Tomori

Oyewale Tomori is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Oyewale Tomori rather than just read about it. In short: Oyewale Tomori (born 3 February 1946) is a Nigerian professor of virology, educational administrator, and former vice chancellor of Redeemer's University. In 2024, he became the chairman of West Africa National Academy of Scientists.

Key takeaways

Oyewale Tomori belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Oyewale Tomori to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Oyewale Tomori from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Oyewale Tomori (born 3 February 1946) is a Nigerian professor of virology, educational administrator, and former vice chancellor of Redeemer's University. In 2024, he became the chairman of West Africa National Academy of Scientists.

Life and career Tomori was born in Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria on 3 February 1946. He received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria as well as a Doctorate degree, Ph.D in virology from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria where he was appointed professor of virology in 1981, the same year he received the United States Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Certificate for contributions to Lassa fever research. Three years (1984) after his appointment as a professor of virology, he was appointed the head of the Department of Virology. At the University of Ibadan Tomori's research focuses on viral infections including Ebola hemorrhagic fever, yellow fever and Lassa fever. He served as the Regional Virologist for the World Health Organization Africa Region (1994–2004) before he was appointed as the first vice chancellor of Redeemer's University, Ogun State, Nigeria, a tenure that ended in 2011.

Other activities Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), Member of the Polio Research Committee (PRC) International Consortium on Anti-Virals (ICAV), Member of the International Steering Committee Nigeria Expert Review Committee on Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization, Chairman World Health Organization, Member of the Strategic Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) Gavi Alliance, Board Member 2017

Awards and fellowships He is a recipient of several awards and fellow of many international academic organizations, including:

Nigeria National Order of Merit (NNOM) (2002), the country's highest award for academic excellence. He is the incumbent President of the Nigerian Academy of Science United States Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Certificate Nigeria National Ministry of Science and Technology Merit Award for excellence in medical research Fellow of the Academy of Science of Nigeria. Fellow of the College of Veterinary Surgeons of Nigeria Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of the United Kingdom International member of the United States National Academy of Medicine Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2013)

Selected works His highest-cited works are:

The reemergence of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995 Yellow fever: a decade of reemergence Review of cases of nosocomial Lassa fever in Nigeria: the high price of poor medical practice The revised global yellow fever risk map and recommendations for vaccination, 2010: consensus of the Informal WHO Working Group on Geographic Risk for Yellow Monoclonal antibodies to lymphocytic choriomeningitis and pichinde viruses: generation, characterization, and cross-reactivity with other arenaviruses

See also List of vice chancellors in Nigeria

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Oyewale Tomori

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Oyewale Tomori claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Oyewale Tomori before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Oyewale Tomori ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Oyewale Tomori

In research: Oyewale Tomori appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Oyewale Tomori in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Oyewale Tomori is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1946 births, Academic staff of Redeemer's University Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello University alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Oyewale Tomori outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Oyewale Tomori in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Oyewale Tomori means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Oyewale Tomori in simple terms?

Why does Oyewale Tomori matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Oyewale Tomori?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Oyewale Tomori.