Oyewale Tomori is a professor of virology, educational administrator and former Vice-Chancellor of Redeemer’s University, Nigeria.

He serves on several advisory bodies including the Board of the BioVaccines Limited in Nigeria, WHO Polio Certification Committee, WHO Advisory Committee on Variola Virus Research, WHO Group of Experts on Yellow Fever Disease and the International Steering Committee of the International Consortium on Anti-Virals.

Professor Tomori is recognized as one of Africa’s frontline Lassa fever researchers. His research interests include the Yellow Fever virus, Ebola virus, Lassa virus, Poliovirus, Measles virus, and the Orungo virus.