Prof. Joseph Olusesan Fadare is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Ekiti State University. He is an alumnus of Varna Medical University, Bulgaria from where he bagged his MD degree. He is also a Fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria in the sub-specialty of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. He also holds a joint Master’s degree in Bioethics – Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics (specialization Research Ethics) from the Katholieke University (KU), Leuven, Belgium, Radboud University, Nijmegen in the Netherlands and the University of Padova, Italy. His research interests include: pharmacoepidemiology and drug utilization including antimicrobials, antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacovigilance, geriatric pharmacology, drug interactions, therapeutic drug monitoring, clinical trials and research ethics.

Prof Fadare is a member of several professional societies such as South African Society for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, British Pharmacological Society, International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology, American Society for Microbiology and Medicines Utilisation Research in Africa group. Prof Fadare has served as external examiner for 2^nd Professional examinations in Pharmacology for many universities in Nigeria including the University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, Gombe State University and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He is an examiner with the Faculty of Internal Medicine, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. He has examined M.Sc theses in Pharmacy and Clinical Epidemiology for the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, and University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. He has also examined PhD dissertation for the Faculty of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa.

Prof Fadare has published extensively in his chosen areas of research with over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He is a reviewer for the following highly rated journals: BMJ Open, Frontiers in Pharmacology, BMC Health Research, International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Expert Review in Clinical Pharmacology, Expert Review in Anti-Infective Therapy, Frontiers in Public Health, Frontiers in Pharmacology, International Journal of Quality in Healthcare, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, Lancet Infectious Diseases and Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health. He is an associate editor with Frontiers in Pharmacology (Section Drugs Outcomes Research and Policies) and an editor with the “Nigerian Stethoscope” (a journal of the College of Medicine, Ekiti State University, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) and Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), EKSUTH Branch).