4YBY is led by the three Principal Investigators of the ITEST (Innovative Tools to Expand Youth-friendly HIV Self-testing) research project
Our Team
Core Team
Dr. Juliet Iwelunmor
Dr. Iwelunmor is a global health implementation scientist who conducts research in the areas of sustainability science, and social innovations for health. She is an associate professor in Global health at Saint Louis University in Missouri. Her current research focuses on the role social innovations and social entrepreneurships play with fostering sustainable health programs that enhance the health and well-being of young people in low and middle income countries. Prior to her work in academia, she worked at UNESCO, Paris France as a program specialist. In this capacity, she facilitated the culture sector’s response to HIV prevention among young people in sub-Saharan Africa. Outside research, Dr. Iwelunmor loves spending time with her husband and three lovely children, making beaded jewelry, and writing children’s story books.
Dr. Joseph Tucker
Dr. Tucker is an infectious disease physician with a special interest in using public challenge contests to improve health. He is an associate professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and also at the University North Caroline at Chapel Hill. His team’s ongoing research investigates challenge contests to promote HIV testing, hepatitis testing, health cities, and gender equity. He is the chairman of the Steering Committee of Social Entrepreneurship to Sour Health, a group focused on using public challenge contests to improve health. In this role, he helped to organize the Women Leaders in Global Health Challenge Contest. He was a volunteer firefighter for four years in college.
Dr. Oliver Ezechi
Dr. Ezechi is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Public health specialist and member of the Nigerian National HIV Treatment Task Team. At the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos state, the apex medical research Institute in the country, he is the Deputy Director of Research, and team lead for HIV, Maternal, Child, and Reproductive Health Research. As one of the three principal Investigators on the ITEST project, he brings to bear his experiences in project management, and working with young people especially in the area of Reproductive Health including HIV/AIDS.
Advisory Board
4YBY Contests are advised and evaluated by a highly qualified panel of contest advisory board comprised of professionals and young people with years of experience in youth engagement, entrepreneurship, innovation, technology, media and health.
Chris Ihidero
Founder, Pinpoint Media
Isioma Udeozo
CISCO, West Africa Lead
Nnenna Kalu-Makanjuola
Founder, Radiant Health Magazine
Pamela Adie
Executive Director, Equality Hub
Temitayo Olofinula
Communications specialist
Teju Ajani
Google Country Manager, Android Nigeria
Youth Ambassadors
4YBY activities are advised by a group of vibrant and hardworking Nigerian Youths who have exemplified passion for youth engagement and promoting health and well-being among young people in their communities.
Adewale Adeyemi Ogunnaike
Research Associate, Lagos State AIDS Control
Ezienyi Chigozie Nwanunu
Entrepreneur, Silver White Studio
Lateef Akeem Blessing
Student, Yaba College of Technology
Lana Promise Elijah
Student, Lagos State University
Munachimson Favour Nwankwoh
Student, University of Lagos
Wisdom Sylvanus Amaso
Student, Yaba College of Technology
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