Henry Fadamiro

Fadamiro was born in Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria.{{cite book |last1=Riddick |first1=Eric W |last2=Samuel-Foo |first2=Michelle |last3=Bryan |first3=Willye W. |last4=Simmons |first4=Alvin M. |title=Memoirs of black entomologists : reflections on childhood, university, and career experiences |date=2015 |publisher=Entomological Society of America |location=Annapolis, MD |isbn=978-0-9776209-9-9 |pages=109–112 |url=https://www.entsoc.org/pubs/new-book-memoirs-black-entomologists |access-date=16 February 2022 |language=en}} He completed his secondary school education at St. Joseph's College, Ondo, Nigeria.{{cite book |last1=Riddick |first1=Eric W |last2=Samuel-Foo |first2=Michelle |last3=Bryan |first3=Willye W. |last4=Simmons |first4=Alvin M. |title=Memoirs of black entomologists : reflections on childhood, university, and career experiences |date=2015 |publisher=Entomological Society of America |location=Annapolis, MD |isbn=978-0-9776209-9-9 |pages=109–112 |url=https://www.entsoc.org/pubs/new-book-memoirs-black-entomologists |access-date=16 February 2022 |language=en}} He received a bachelor's degree in Biology in 1989 at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.{{cite book |last1=Riddick |first1=Eric W |last2=Samuel-Foo |first2=Michelle |last3=Bryan |first3=Willye W. |last4=Simmons |first4=Alvin M. |title=Memoirs of black entomologists : reflections on childhood, university, and career experiences |date=2015 |publisher=Entomological Society of America |location=Annapolis, MD |isbn=978-0-9776209-9-9 |pages=109–112 |url=https://www.entsoc.org/pubs/new-book-memoirs-black-entomologists |access-date=16 February 2022 |language=en}} He completed a Master of Science degree in the same department and later earned a Ph.D. in Entomology and Pest Management from the University of Oxford in England in 1995, where he was a Rhodes Scholar{{cite book |title=The Rhodes Trust SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE SECOND CENTURY: History of Nigerian Rhodes Scholarships |publisher=The Rhodes Trust |location=Rhodes House South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3RG United Kingdom |pages=2 |url=https://oxbridgenigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Rhodes-Trust-Nigeria-Proposal.pdf |access-date=16 February 2022}}

Fadamiro currently serves as Associate Vice President for Research for Texas A&M University, College Station.{{cite news |title=Fadamiro selected to lead strategic initiatives for Texas A&M's Division of Research |url=https://vpr.tamu.edu/fadamiro-selected-to-lead-strategic-initiatives-for-texas-ams-division-of-research/ |access-date=20 March 2023}} Previously, he served as a researcher at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, Iowa State University, University of Minnesota, and Minnesota Department of Agriculture.{{cite book |last1=Riddick |first1=Eric W |last2=Samuel-Foo |first2=Michelle |last3=Bryan |first3=Willye W. |last4=Simmons |first4=Alvin M. |title=Memoirs of black entomologists : reflections on childhood, university, and career experiences |date=2015 |publisher=Entomological Society of America |location=Annapolis, MD |isbn=978-0-9776209-9-9 |pages=109–112 |url=https://www.entsoc.org/pubs/new-book-memoirs-black-entomologists |access-date=16 February 2022 |language=en}} In 2003, he started as an assistant professor at Auburn University and became a professor in 2012.{{cite news |title=Auburn University Faculty Awards: 2011 Alumni Professors |url=http://auburn.edu/communications_marketing/faculty_awards/2011/alumni_professors.html |work=Auburn University |language=en}} At Auburn, he was Assistant Dean Director of Global Programs for Agriculture and later an Associate Dean for Research for the College of Agriculture/Associate Director of Alabama Agricultural Experiment Stations.{{cite news |title=Fadamiro named associate dean for research, associate director of AAES |url=http://blog-agriculture.auburn.edu/theseason/fadamiro-named-associate-dean-for-research-associate-director-of-aaes |work=blog-agriculture.auburn.edu |language=en}} In 2021, he was appointed Chief Scientific Officer & Associate Director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and as Associate Dean for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University.{{cite news |title=Fadamiro joins AgriLife Research as chief scientific officer |url=https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2021/04/26/fadamiro-joins-texas-am-agrilife-research-as-chief-scientific-officer/ |work=AgriLife Today |date=26 April 2021}}{{google scholar id}}{{cite web |last1=Fadamiro |first1=Henry |title=Henry FADAMIRO {{!}} Professor & Associate Dean for Research {{!}} PhD {{!}} Auburn University, AL {{!}} AU {{!}} Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Henry-Fadamiro |website=ResearchGate |language=en}} Fadamiro co-founded and served as pioneer president of the International Association of Black Entomologists.

His most cited papers are:

• Olson, D. A. W. N. M., Fadamiro, H., Lundgren, J. N. G., & Heimpel, G. E. (2000). Effects of sugar feeding on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in a parasitoid wasp. Physiological Entomology, 25(1), 17-26. (Cited 270 times, according to Google Scholar{{cite web |title=Henry Fadamiro |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pRsgyOcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao |website=Google Scholar |access-date=21 March 2023}}
• Onagbola EO, Fadamiro HY. Scanning electron microscopy studies of antennal sensilla of Pteromalus cerealellae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). Micron. 2008 Jul 1;39(5):526-35 (Cited 164 times, according to Google Scholar{{cite web |title=Henry Fadamiro |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pRsgyOcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao |website=Google Scholar |access-date=21 March 2023}}
• Baker, T. C., Fadamiro, H. Y., & Cosse, A. A. (1998). Moth uses fine tuning for odour resolution. Nature, 393(6685), 530-53 (Cited 140 times, according to Google Scholar{{cite web |title=Henry Fadamiro |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pRsgyOcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao |website=Google Scholar |access-date=21 March 2023}}
• Xiao Y, Fadamiro HY. Functional responses and prey-stage preferences of three species of predacious mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on citrus red mite, Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae). Biological Control. 2010 Jun 1;53(3):345-52. Cited 123 times according to Google Scholar{{cite web |title=Henry Fadamiro |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pRsgyOcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao |website=Google Scholar |access-date=21 March 2023}}
• Fadamiro HY, Baker TC. Reproductive performance and longevity of female European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis: effects of multiple mating, delay in mating, and adult feeding. Journal of Insect Physiology. 1999 Apr 1;45(4):385-92.(Cited 120 times, according to Google Scholar{{cite web |title=Henry Fadamiro |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pRsgyOcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao |website=Google Scholar |access-date=21 March 2023}}
• Fadamiro HY, Heimpel GE. Effects of partial sugar deprivation on lifespan and carbohydrate mobilization in the parasitoid Macrocentrus grandii (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 2001 Nov 1;94(6):909-16 (Cited 118 times, according to Google Scholar{{cite web |title=Henry Fadamiro |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pRsgyOcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao |website=Google Scholar |access-date=21 March 2023}}

He is married to Helen Fadamiro, with three children.

He was named a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society in 2010,{{cite book |last1=Riddick |first1=Eric W |last2=Samuel-Foo |first2=Michelle |last3=Bryan |first3=Willye W. |last4=Simmons |first4=Alvin M. |title=Memoirs of black entomologists : reflections on childhood, university, and career experiences |date=2015 |publisher=Entomological Society of America |location=Annapolis, MD |isbn=978-0-9776209-9-9 |pages=109–112 |url=https://www.entsoc.org/pubs/new-book-memoirs-black-entomologists |access-date=16 February 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Fadamiro |first1=Henry |title=ORCID |url=https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4530-9680 |website=orcid.org}} and fellow of the African Academy of Sciences in 2020{{cite web |title=Henry Fadamiro |url=https://aasciences.africa/fellow/65 |access-date=27 April 2023}} and a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science in 2023.{{cite web |title=FELLOWS OF THE ACADEMY |date=2 June 2022 |url=https://nas.org.ng/all-fellows-list/ |access-date=18 July 2023}} In 2011, he received the Award for Excellence in IPM from the Entomological Society of America– Southeastern Branch {{cite web |title=85th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Branch, Entomological Society of America |url=https://entsoc.org/PDF/Southeastern/Archives/SEB_Final_Bus_Mtg_minutes_2011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216131748/https://entsoc.org/PDF/Southeastern/Archives/SEB_Final_Bus_Mtg_minutes_2011.pdf |archive-date=16 December 2019 |url-status=dead}} and was named Alumni Professor at Auburn University.{{cite news |title=Auburn University Faculty Awards: 2011 Alumni Professors |url=http://auburn.edu/communications_marketing/faculty_awards/2011/alumni_professors.html |work=Auburn University |language=en}} He served as Editor for Physiological Entomology from 2010 to 2019.{{cite journal |last1=Weaver |first1=Rob |last2=Fadamiro |first2=Henry |last3=Goto |first3=Shin |title=Changes to Physiological Entomology: New Co-Editor and members of the Editorial Board |journal=Physiological Entomology |date=2015 |volume=40 |issue=1 |pages=1 |doi=10.1111/phen.12092 |s2cid=85006659 |language=en |issn=1365-3032|doi-access=free }}{{cite journal |last1=Hardie |first1=Jim |last2=Weaver |first2=Rob |title=Editorial |journal=Physiological Entomology |date=2010 |volume=35 |issue=1 |pages=1 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-3032.2010.00721.x |s2cid=222101548 |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3032.2010.00721.x |language=en |issn=1365-3032}}

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