Career & Expertise

Prof. Elemo obtained her first degree in Biochemistry from the University of Benin in 1979. In 1981 she graduated with an MSc in Human Nutrition from the University of Ibadan. She later obtained her PhD in Human Nutrition from the University of Ibadan.

Elemo is a distinguished scientist, academician, researcher, administrator and economist. She has also functioned in various capacities in many steering committees within and outside Nigeria. Some of them are the Presidential Committee on the Exportation of Cassava; Coordinator for the Task Force on Cassava R&D in Nigeria for the Ministry of Science and Technology; Presidential Committee on Inventions and Innovations at the Ministry of Science and Technology, among others. She is currently a board member of Africa Rice in Côte d’Ivoire.

Skills Utilisation

Prof. Elemo can be contacted on issues relating to human nutrition and academic research in science and technology.