Kehinde Abayomi

Education

  • Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, 2017, Bachelors in Medical Laboratory Science

Brief Biography

I am originally from Nigeria, where I earned my bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. I am currently conducting my research in Dr. Dustin Updike’s laboratory at MDI Biological Laboratory. Using the roundworm C. elegans as a model, I study how reproductive cells maintain the genetic information needed for healthy offspring across generations. Specifically, my research investigates how a protein called LOTR-1 helps prevent genes meant to function only in somatic (non-reproductive) cells from becoming active in reproductive cells, where they should remain silent. Understanding how this regulation works is important for determining how reproductive cells maintain their identity across generations. After completing my Ph.D., my goal is to pursue a career in academia as a faculty member, leading an independent research program in germline biology and gene regulation.

Publications

  • Haylee Duval, Katherine Knox, Heather Fairfield, Ryan C. Chai, Alexander P. Corr, Ya-Wei Qiang, Kaitlyn Belknap, Kehinde Abayomi, Allyson Schimelman, Brian Nestor, Michelle Karam, Edward Jachimowicz, Patrizia J. Stohn, Xiangnan Guan, Matthew D. Lynes, Habib Hamidi, Peter I. Croucher, Sergey Ryzhov, Michaela R. Reagan. Microenvironmentally-derived Fatty Acid Binding Proteins 4 & 5 are Novel Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in Multiple Myeloma. Blood Neoplasia, 2026, 100229, ISSN 2950-3280, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bneo.2026.100229.
  • Nureni Ipinloju, Abdulwasiu Ibrahim, Renato Araujo da Costa, Tawakalitu Boluwatife Adigun, Olawale Olubode , Kehinde Joan Abayomi, Abdulsamad Omotayo Aiyelabegan, Timothy Oluwaseun Esan, Sulieman Alhaji Muhammad and Oluwatoba Emmanuel Oyeneyin. (2023). Quantum Evaluation Samuel and Therapeutic Activity of (E)-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(4-(3-oxo-3- phenylprop-1-en-1-yl) phenoxy) acetamide and its Modified Derivatives against EGFR and VEGFR-2 in the Treatment of Triple Negative Cancer via In Silico Approach. Journal of molecular modelling DOI:10.1007/s00894-023- 05543-2 29(5):159
  • Dallatu, M., Kaoje, A., Adoke, A., Kehinde, J. and Bunza, Jafaru. (2019) Microalbuminuria in Women with Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Some Selected Hospitals in Sokoto, Nigeria. Asian Journal of Research in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v6i230097