Oluseye A. Ogunbayo
Dr Oluseye A. Ogunbayo is the Deputy Programme Director supporting the online Masters programmes delivered in partnership between the University of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and is the lead for the Edinburgh Surgery Online global outreach strategy.
Dr Oluseye Ogunbayo
Deputy Programme Director for ChM General Surgery, ESO Lead for Outreach Strategy

Contact details
- Work: +44 (0)131 651 4936
- Email: oogunbay@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
Edinburgh Surgery Online
Rooms G10/G11
Simon Laurie House
196 Canongate- City
- Edinburgh
- Post Code
- EH8 8AQ
Appointments and Activities
Dr Ogunbayo has a background in academic research, having completed a PhD in Bio-membranes, Cell signalling and Enzymology in 2008, followed by over 10 years of post-doctoral research in Cellular Pharmacology. In the 19 years of his career, Dr Ogunbayo has engaged in and supported education, learning, training, research and development in higher education in the UK and overseas, and has continued to expand his knowledge and experience in Biosciences and Pharmacology. He was a Lecturer at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Visiting Lecturer at the Department of Nursing and Women’s Health, Birmingham City University; Honorary Research Associate, at the School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham; Associate Research Fellow, at the School of Chemical Sciences & Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich; and Post-doctoral Research Fellow, at the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh. Dr Ogunbayo is a Chartered Scientist, a Fellow of the IBMS & the Higher Education Academy, and an online mentor of third world Postgraduate students appointed by the Biochemical Society (Scientific global mentoring bonds).
In August 2018, Dr Ogunbayo joined the Department of Clinical Surgery as the lead for the Edinburgh Surgery Online global outreach strategy, to support the Online Masters programmes.
Memberships
2017- Present Member, Society of Ordained Scientists
2017- Present Fellow, Higher Education Academy
2016- Present Chartered Scientist, The Institute of Biomedical science
2015- Present Fellow, The Institute of Biomedical science
2015- Present Member, Federation of European Biochemical Societies
2010- Present Member, The Physiological Society
2006- Present Member, The Biochemical society
Awards
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) - June 2022
Publications
A list of Oluseye Ogunbayo publications can be found by clicking on the below PDF.