Paul Oluniyi, PhD, MSc
Scientist I
Resource Management
Chancellor/EVC/FAS

Publications (24)

Top publication keywords:
HIV IntegraseDrug ResistanceEpidemiological MonitoringMalaria, FalciparumArtemisininsPlasmodium falciparumHIV-1NigeriaLassa virusHIV Integrase InhibitorsProtozoan ProteinsAntimalarialsLassa FeverAdenovirus Infections, HumanPublic Health

• Complete genome of an mpox clade 1b virus from Kenya.
  Microbiology resource announcements 2025 Langat SK, Gathii K, Limbaso K, Roba A, Ndia M, Mutai B, Pilarowski G, Ochieng M, Juma B, Onyango C, Nyunja A, Okunga E, Ofula V, Oluniyi P, Chepkorir E, Lutomiah J, Herman-Roloff A, Lucchi N, Limo H,…
• PHA4GE quality control contextual data tags: standardized annotations for sharing public health sequence datasets with known quality issues to facilitate testing and training.
  Microbial genomics 2024 Griffiths EJ, Mendes I, Maguire F, Guthrie JL, Wee BA, Schmedes S, Holt K, Yadav C, Cameron R, Barclay C, Dooley D, MacCannell D, Chindelevitch L, Karsch-Mizrachi I, Waheed Z, Katz L, Petit Iii R, …
• Putting everything in its place: using the INSDC compliant Pathogen Data Object Model to better structure genomic data submitted for public health applications.
  Microbial genomics 2023 Timme RE, Karsch-Mizrachi I, Waheed Z, Arita M, MacCannell D, Maguire F, Petit Iii R, Page AJ, Mendes CI, Nasar MI, Oluniyi P, Tyler AD, Raphenya AR, Guthrie JL, Olawoye I, Rinck G, O'Cathail C, Lees …
• Metagenomic surveillance uncovers diverse and novel viral taxa in febrile patients from Nigeria.
  Nature communications 2023 Oguzie JU, Petros BA, Oluniyi PE, Mehta SB, Eromon PE, Nair P, Adewale-Fasoro O, Ifoga PD, Odia I, Pastusiak A, Gbemisola OS, Aiyepada JO, Uyigue EA, Edamhande AP, Blessing O, Airende M, Tomkins-Tinch…
• The Prevalence of Undiagnosed Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi in Healthy School-Aged Children in Osun State, Nigeria.
  Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 2023 Uwanibe JN, Kayode TA, Oluniyi PE, Akano K, Olawoye IB, Ugwu CA, Happi CT, Folarin OA

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• Adeno-associated virus type 2 in US children with acute severe hepatitis.
  Nature 2023 Servellita V, Sotomayor Gonzalez A, Lamson DM, Foresythe A, Huh HJ, Bazinet AL, Bergman NH, Bull RL, Garcia KY, Goodrich JS, Lovett SP, Parker K, Radune D, Hatada A, Pan CY, Rizzo K, Bertumen JB, …
• Emergence and spread of two SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest in Nigeria.
  Nature communications 2023 Olawoye IB, Oluniyi PE, Oguzie JU, Uwanibe JN, Kayode TA, Olumade TJ, Ajogbasile FV, Parker E, Eromon PE, Abechi P, Sobajo TA, Ugwu CA, George UE, Ayoade F, Akano K, Oyejide NE, Nosamiefan I, Fred-…
• Lassa Virus Genetics.
  Current topics in microbiology and immunology 2023 Klitting R, Mehta SB, Oguzie JU, Oluniyi PE, Pauthner MG, Siddle KJ, Andersen KG, Happi CT, Sabeti PC
• Humoral and cellular immune responses to Lassa fever virus in Lassa fever survivors and their exposed contacts in Southern Nigeria.
  Scientific reports 2022 Ugwu C, Olumade T, Nwakpakpa E, Onyia V, Odeh E, Duruiheoma RO, Ojide CK, Eke MA, Nwafor IE, Chika-Igwenyi N, Abu AM, Azuogu B, Ajayi N, Ogah E, Ayodeji O, Abejegah C, Adedosu N, Oyejide N, Abah S, …
• The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance.
  Science (New York, N.Y.) 2022 Tegally H, San JE, Cotten M, Moir M, Tegomoh B, Mboowa G, Martin DP, Baxter C, Lambisia AW, Diallo A, Amoako DG, Diagne MM, Sisay A, Zekri AN, Gueye AS, Sangare AK, Ouedraogo AS, Sow A, Musa AO, Sesay…
• Metagenomic sequencing characterizes a wide diversity of viruses in field mosquito samples in Nigeria.
  Scientific reports 2022 Oguzie JU, Nwangwu UC, Oluniyi PE, Olumade TJ, George UE, Kazeem A, Bankole BE, Brimmo FO, Asadu CC, Chukwuekezie OC, Ochu JC, Makwe CO, Dogunro FA, Onwude CO, Nwachukwu WE, Ezihe EK, Okonkwo GK, …
• Molecular profiling of the artemisinin resistance Kelch 13 gene in Plasmodium falciparum from Nigeria.
  PloS one 2022 Ajogbasile FV, Oluniyi PE, Kayode AT, Akano KO, Adegboyega BB, Philip C, Ogbulafor N, Okafor HU, Oguche S, Wammanda RD, Mokuolu OA, Folarin OA, Happi CT
• Future-proofing and maximizing the utility of metadata: The PHA4GE SARS-CoV-2 contextual data specification package.
  GigaScience 2022 Griffiths EJ, Timme RE, Mendes CI, Page AJ, Alikhan NF, Fornika D, Maguire F, Campos J, Park D, Olawoye IB, Oluniyi PE, Anderson D, Christoffels A, da Silva AG, Cameron R, Dooley D, Katz LS, Black A, …
• HIV-1 drug resistance and genetic diversity in a cohort of people with HIV-1 in Nigeria.
  AIDS (London, England) 2022 Oluniyi PE, Ajogbasile FV, Zhou S, Fred-Akintunwa I, Polyak CS, Ake JA, Tovanabutra S, Iroezindu M, Rolland M, Happi CT
• A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa.
  Science (New York, N.Y.) 2021 Wilkinson E, Giovanetti M, Tegally H, San JE, Lessells R, Cuadros D, Martin DP, Rasmussen DA, Zekri AN, Sangare AK, Ouedraogo AS, Sesay AK, Priscilla A, Kemi AS, Olubusuyi AM, Oluwapelumi AOO, Hammami…
• VGEA: an RNA viral assembly toolkit.
  PeerJ 2021 Oluniyi PE, Ajogbasile F, Oguzie J, Uwanibe J, Kayode A, Happi A, Ugwu A, Olumade T, Ogunsanya O, Eromon PE, Folarin O, Frost SDW, Heeney J, Happi CT
• The Origins and Future of Sentinel: An Early-Warning System for Pandemic Preemption and Response.
  Viruses 2021 Botti-Lodovico Y, Nair P, Nosamiefan D, Stremlau M, Schaffner S, Agignoae SV, Aiyepada JO, Ajogbasile FV, Akpede GO, Alhasan F, Andersen KG, Asogun DA, Ayodeji OO, Badiane AS, Barnes K, Bauer MR, Bell…
• Microbial metagenomic approach uncovers the first rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus genome in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  Scientific reports 2021 Happi AN, Ogunsanya OA, Oguzie JU, Oluniyi PE, Olono AS, Heeney JL, Happi CT
• Genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium falciparum in Nigeria: insights from microsatellite loci analysis.
  Malaria journal 2021 Ajogbasile FV, Kayode AT, Oluniyi PE, Akano KO, Uwanibe JN, Adegboyega BB, Philip C, John OG, Eromon PJ, Emechebe G, Finimo F, Ogbulafor N, Jiya N, Okafor U, Ambe J, Wammanda RD, Oguche S, Mokuolu OA,…
• Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum dihydropteroate synthetase and dihydrofolate reductase genes in Nigerian children with uncomplicated malaria using high-resolution melting technique.
  Scientific reports 2021 Kayode AT, Ajogbasile FV, Akano K, Uwanibe JN, Oluniyi PE, Eromon PJ, Folarin OA, Sowunmi A, Wirth DF, Happi CT
• Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter (Pfcrt) and multidrug-resistant gene 1 (Pfmdr-1) in Nigerian children 10 years post-adoption of artemisinin-based combination treatments.
  International journal for parasitology 2020 Kayode AT, Akano K, Ajogbasile FV, Uwanibe JN, Oluniyi PE, Bankole BE, Eromon PJ, Sowunmi A, Folarin OA, Volkman SK, McInnis B, Sabeti P, Wirth DF, Happi CT
• Real-time Metagenomic Analysis of Undiagnosed Fever Cases Unveils a Yellow Fever Outbreak in Edo State, Nigeria.
  Scientific reports 2020 Ajogbasile FV, Oguzie JU, Oluniyi PE, Eromon PE, Uwanibe JN, Mehta SB, Siddle KJ, Odia I, Winnicki SM, Akpede N, Akpede G, Okogbenin S, Ogbaini-Emovon E, MacInnis BL, Folarin OA, Modjarrad K, …
• Comparison of Light Microscopy and Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Detection of Haemoparasites in Cattle in Nigeria.
  Acta parasitologica 2019 Happi AN, Osifade O, Oluniyi PE, Ogunro BN
• Genomic Analysis of Lassa Virus during an Increase in Cases in Nigeria in 2018.
  The New England journal of medicine 2018 Siddle KJ, Eromon P, Barnes KG, Mehta S, Oguzie JU, Odia I, Schaffner SF, Winnicki SM, Shah RR, Qu J, Wohl S, Brehio P, Iruolagbe C, Aiyepada J, Uyigue E, Akhilomen P, Okonofua G, Ye S, Kayode T, …