Internationally renowned cancer researcher Olorunseun “Seun” Ogunwobi, MD, PhD, has been elected a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). Ogynwobi is chair of Michigan State University’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and co-director of the Center for Cancer Health Equity Research.

Fellowship in the AAS is a lifetime honor awarded through a rigorous peer-review process that recognizes outstanding scientific excellence, leadership, and contributions to science, technology, and innovation on the African continent and globally.

“Selection as a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences means that I get to work and interact with the best scientific minds from the African continent,” said Ogunwobi. “While it affords me a wonderful opportunity to meaningfully contribute to the growth of both basic and applied science in Africa, it also affords me the opportunity to network with colleagues in Africa and the diaspora, and to grow my own research program too.”

As an AAS Fellow, Ogunwobi joins a distinguished group of scholars who help shape science and innovation policy, engage with governments and policymakers, and advance strategies that strengthen scientific capacity and impact across Africa.