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Oluwakemi Rotimi, Covenant University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Covenant University
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Oluwakemi (Kemi) Rotimi, PhD, MS

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Environmental toxicology and health

Kemi Rotimi’s global work focuses on the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms by which early-life exposure to toxicants may increase susceptibility to diseases such as cancer. Her interests in global health equity align with the Center’s themes of empowering women and communities as well as addressing social and environmental determinants of health. Rotimi collaborated with U-M faculty as a University of Michigan African Presidential Scholar (UMAPS) and recipient of a U-M African Studies Center seed grant where she studied the effects of a toxin produced by molds that grow on improperly stored grains in many African countries. She continues her collaborations with U-M faculty by publishing work on early life exposure to aflatoxins and the effects on pregnant mothers and infants.

Benin
Gambia, The
Niger
Nigeria
South Africa
Empowering Women
Social and Environmental Determinants of Health
Environmental Health
Environmental Health Climate
Food Systems
Food Systems Food Security
Food Systems Nutrition
Infant and Child Mortality
Infant and Child Mortality Neonatal
Infant and Child Mortality Infant
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
Social Justice and Equity
Social Justice and Equity Health Disparities
Cancer
Children/Infants
Men
Women