OUR TEAM

We hope you consider joining the lab whenever we have an opening! We are committed to empowering our members to fulfill their potential by fostering a creative, respectful, and supportive environment, where members will work in an independent, yet collaborative manner.

  • Principal Investigator

    Babajide (Jide) is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition in the Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). 

    Scholarly Training and Career

    B.Sc (Hons) Biochemistry, Ekiti State University, 2011

    MS, PhD in Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University, 2019

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Epithelial Biology, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2021

    Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Epithelial Biology, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2023

    NIH K99/R00 MOSAIC Fellow, 2023

    Instructor, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2024

    Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2025

  • Preeti Sahay, PhD

    Researcher Senior

  • Sanmi E. Alake, PhD

    Postdoctoral Scholar

  • Rofiat D. Adesina

    PhD Student (on lab rotation)

    Graduate Biomedical Sciences

Prospective graduate students should apply to the UAB Graduate Biomedical Science program. The general application deadlines are November 30 (Priority) and December 31 (Final). Information about the requirements is available here.

Available Postdoc and Research Scientist positions will be posted through the UAB jobs portal as opportunities arise.

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