Oluwatobi Oladimeji Olayode

Oluwatobi Olayode is a dedicated physician-scientist and advocate for SDG 3, currently pursuing an MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology at the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford. He is a Mastercard Foundation Scholar and a member of Lincoln College.

His research focuses on public health and cancer epidemiology, with particular interest in understanding the determinants, patterns, and distribution of cancers within underserved populations. Guided by a “patterns to patients” approach, he aims to translate population-level insights into meaningful data that can strengthen collaboration, policymaking, and effective, evidence-based cancer care.

Oluwatobi graduated in the top 10% of his class, earning multiple distinctions across different departments at Obafemi Awolowo University College of Medicine. His research interests include oncology and cancer epidemiology, with published work in lung cancer, osteosarcoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, and oncology drug repurposing. He has also worked on several published systematic reviews and meta-analyses as both a collaborator and a principal investigator.

Beyond clinical work, Oluwatobi is interested in volunteering and leadership. As a volunteer and mission coordinator with CMDA Nigeria, he led rural medical outreaches that provided free consultations, medications, and public health education in local dialects for villagers in remote communities. As a Millennium Fellow with the United Nations Academic Impact, he spearheaded an SDG 3 project in collaboration with the Red Cross Society that provided hepatitis B screening and education to over 250 individuals in low-income communities and connected newly diagnosed individuals with treatment centres.

At Oxford, Oluwatobi is committed to generating high-quality evidence that advances equitable, evidence-based cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.