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Henry Y. Fadamiro
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Scientific career
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Henry Yemisi Fadamiro is a Nigerian-American entomologist and academic administrator with research into chemical and physiological mechanisms of plant-insect and tritrophic interactions. He is the co-founder of the International Association of Black Entomologists, IABE (formerly Black Entomologists). He is a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, the African Academy of Sciences, the Nigerian Academy of Science, and a member of the National Academy of Inventors.

Early life and education

Fadamiro was born in Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria.[1] He completed his secondary school education at St. Joseph's College, Ondo, Nigeria.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in Biology in 1989 at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.[1] He completed a Master of Science degree in the same department and later earned a Ph.D. in Entomology and Pest Management from the University of Oxford in England in 1995, where he was a Rhodes Scholar[2]

Academic career

Fadamiro currently serves as Associate Vice President for Research for Texas A&M University, College Station.[3] Previously, he served as a researcher at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, Iowa State University, University of Minnesota, and Minnesota Department of Agriculture.[1] In 2003, he started as an assistant professor at Auburn University and became a professor in 2012.[4] At Auburn, he was Assistant Dean Director of Global Programs for Agriculture and later an Associate Dean for Research for the College of Agriculture/Associate Director of Alabama Agricultural Experiment Stations.[5] In 2021, he was appointed Chief Scientific Officer & Associate Director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and as Associate Dean for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University.[6][7][8] Fadamiro co-founded and served as pioneer president of the International Association of Black Entomologists.

His most cited papers are:

  • Olson, D. A. W. N. M., Fadamiro, H., Lundgren, J. N. G., & Heimpel, G. E. (2000). Effects of sugar feeding on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in a parasitoid wasp. Physiological Entomology, 25(1), 17-26. (Cited 270 times, according to Google Scholar[9]
  • Onagbola EO, Fadamiro HY. Scanning electron microscopy studies of antennal sensilla of Pteromalus cerealellae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). Micron. 2008 Jul 1;39(5):526-35 (Cited 164 times, according to Google Scholar[9]
  • Baker, T. C., Fadamiro, H. Y., & Cosse, A. A. (1998). Moth uses fine tuning for odour resolution. Nature, 393(6685), 530-53 (Cited 140 times, according to Google Scholar[9]
  • Xiao Y, Fadamiro HY. Functional responses and prey-stage preferences of three species of predacious mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on citrus red mite, Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae). Biological Control. 2010 Jun 1;53(3):345-52. Cited 123 times according to Google Scholar[9]
  • Fadamiro HY, Baker TC. Reproductive performance and longevity of female European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis: effects of multiple mating, delay in mating, and adult feeding. Journal of Insect Physiology. 1999 Apr 1;45(4):385-92.(Cited 120 times, according to Google Scholar[9]
  • Fadamiro HY, Heimpel GE. Effects of partial sugar deprivation on lifespan and carbohydrate mobilization in the parasitoid Macrocentrus grandii (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 2001 Nov 1;94(6):909-16 (Cited 118 times, according to Google Scholar[9]

Personal life

He is married to Helen Fadamiro, with three children.

Recognition and awards

He was named a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society in 2010,[1][10] and fellow of the African Academy of Sciences in 2020[11] and a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science in 2023.[12] In 2011, he received the Award for Excellence in IPM from the Entomological Society of America– Southeastern Branch [13] and was named Alumni Professor at Auburn University.[4] He served as Editor for Physiological Entomology from 2010 to 2019.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Riddick, Eric W; Samuel-Foo, Michelle; Bryan, Willye W.; Simmons, Alvin M. (2015). Memoirs of black entomologists : reflections on childhood, university, and career experiences. Annapolis, MD: Entomological Society of America. pp. 109–112. ISBN 978-0-9776209-9-9. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ The Rhodes Trust SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE SECOND CENTURY: History of Nigerian Rhodes Scholarships (PDF). Rhodes House South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3RG United Kingdom: The Rhodes Trust. p. 2. Retrieved 16 February 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ "Fadamiro selected to lead strategic initiatives for Texas A&M's Division of Research". Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Auburn University Faculty Awards: 2011 Alumni Professors". Auburn University.
  5. ^ "Fadamiro named associate dean for research, associate director of AAES". blog-agriculture.auburn.edu.
  6. ^ "Fadamiro joins AgriLife Research as chief scientific officer". AgriLife Today. 26 April 2021.
  7. ^ Henry Fadamiro publications indexed by Google Scholar Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ Fadamiro, Henry. "Henry FADAMIRO | Professor & Associate Dean for Research | PhD | Auburn University, AL | AU | Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology". ResearchGate.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Henry Fadamiro". Google Scholar. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  10. ^ Fadamiro, Henry. "ORCID". orcid.org.
  11. ^ "Henry Fadamiro". Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  12. ^ "FELLOWS OF THE ACADEMY". Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  13. ^ "85th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Branch, Entomological Society of America" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2019.
  14. ^ Weaver, Rob; Fadamiro, Henry; Goto, Shin (2015). "Changes to Physiological Entomology: New Co-Editor and members of the Editorial Board". Physiological Entomology. 40 (1): 1. doi:10.1111/phen.12092. ISSN 1365-3032. S2CID 85006659.
  15. ^ Hardie, Jim; Weaver, Rob (2010). "Editorial". Physiological Entomology. 35 (1): 1. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3032.2010.00721.x. ISSN 1365-3032. S2CID 222101548.
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