Lola Eniola-Adefeso

Omolola (Lola) Eniola-Adefeso is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Her research looks to design biocompatible functional particles for targeted drug delivery.

Lola Eniola-Adefeso
Eniola-Adefeso in NIGMS Findings Magazine, 2009
Alma materUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County
University of Pennsylvania
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
Baylor College of Medicine

Education

Eniola-Adefso was going to attend medical school but became interested in chemical engineering.[1] Eniola-Adefeso studied Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, graduating in 1999.[2] She moved to University of Pennsylvania for her postgraduate studies, graduating in 2004.[2][3]

Research
Eniola-Adefeso in NIGMS Findings Magazine, 2009.

After completing her graduate studies, Eniola-Adefso worked in the Baylor College of Medicine as a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow.[4][5] Eniola-Adefso joined University of Michigan in 2006.[6] In 2013 she was named a Miller Faculty Scholar at the University of Michigan.[7][8][9] She is interested in the interactions between blood leukocytes and endothelial cells in vessel lumen lining, and how they change during inflammation response.[5][10] After losing her father to heart disease, Eniola-Adefso began to research new treatments for it.[11][12]

Her research group work on:[2]

  • Understanding cell adhesion and migration
  • Designing polymer-based cells that can be used for targeted drug delivery
  • Designing smart biomaterials for drug delivery and understanding the response of the body[13]

Eniola-Adefeso is a champion for women and underrepresented minority students within University of Michigan.[14] She has established a mentoring scheme and served as graduate chair, recruiting the most diverse cohort of students in the department's history.[15][14] She encouraged undergraduate students to develop experiments for K-12 teachers to use in their classrooms.[14] Eniola-Adefso has been involved in the College of Engineering NextProf program, which brings women and minority students to campus to experience academic life.[14]

Honors and fellowships

2017 Senior Fellow, Michigan Society of Fellows[6]

2017 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellow[7]

2017 Raymond J. and Monica E. Schultz Outreach and Diversity Award[14]

2016 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award[16]

2012 National Science Foundation Career[17]

2010 American Heart Association Innovator Award[18]

2004 Janice Lumpkin Awards For Excellence in Arts & Sciences[19]

2003 NASA Graduate Research Fellowship[19]

1999 University of Maryland, Baltimore County Meyerhoff Scholarship[1]

1998 University of Maryland, Baltimore County MARC U* STAR Scholar[19]

References
  1. "Meyerhoff Scholar – News and Stories for UMBC Alumni". umbcalumni.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  2. "Lola Eniola-Adefeso – Chemical Engineering". che.engin.umich.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  3. "CBE - Lola Eniola-Adefeso, ChE PhD'04 Elected to the College of Fellows at AIMBE". www.cbe.seas.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  4. "Diversity Program Alumni Updates: Omolola Eniola-Adefeso, Ph.D. - National Institute of General Medical Sciences". www.nigms.nih.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  5. "Omolola Eniola-Adefeso, PhD". Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  6. "Eniola Adefeso receives University honor and promotion to professor | Michigan Engineering". Michigan Engineering. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  7. "Lola Eniola-Adefeso elected fellow of AIMBE | Michigan Engineering". Michigan Engineering. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  8. "Alumni Promotions and Awards" (PDF). University of Penn. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  9. "Lola Eniola-Adefeso promoted to associate professor | Michigan Engineering". Michigan Engineering. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  10. "UMBC Meyerhoff Scholars Program". www.umbc.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  11. NIGMS (2010-09-10), NIGMS Grantee Dr. Lola Eniola-Adefeso on Developing New Heart Disease Drugs, retrieved 2018-05-09
  12. "Special Delivery - September 2009 - Findings - Science Publication - National Institute of General Medical Sciences". publications.nigms.nih.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  13. AIChE ChEnected (2018-03-18), Chemical Engineer Lola Eniola Adefeso on Smart Materials and Drug Delivery, retrieved 2018-05-09
  14. "Eniola-Adefeso wins College of Engineering award | Michigan Engineering". Michigan Engineering. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  15. "Mentoring Moment with Dr. Lola Eniola-Adefeso (UMBC Alum)". myUMBC. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  16. "Office of the Provost | Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award". www.provost.umich.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  17. "NSF Award Search: Award#1054352 - CAREER: Defining the interplay between hemodynamics and shape/size in particle localization to the vascular wall - an integrated in vitro and in vivo study". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  18. "Lola Eniola-Adefeso". www.aiche.org. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  19. "Eniola Research Group - Cell Adhesion & Drug Delivery". cheresearch.engin.umich.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
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