Movement Disorders Without Borders: Connecting Research, Clinical Care and Education

Dr. Iyare has developed strong expertise in reproductive neurophysiology, developmental programming of disease, neuroendocrinology, and the early-life origins of reproductive dysfunction. Her research investigates how perinatal insults, early-life stressors, endocrine disruptors, and adverse intrauterine environments alter the neural and endocrine regulation of reproductive health, particularly the brain–reproductive axis. Her work integrates developmental models, neuroendocrine assays, electrophysiological approaches, experimental physiology, and translational research methods to generate insights relevant to women’s health, infertility, and long-term disease risk.

Dr. Iyare has authored several peer-reviewed publications in local and international journals and has presented her work at national and international scientific meetings. She has received competitive awards and travel grants, including the TETFUND Institutional Based Research Grant, the IUPS Germany Travel Grant, and the AAPS/ESPS Egypt Travel Grant. Beyond research, Dr. Iyare is an experienced educator, editor, mentor, and research capacity builder. She teaches medical physiology to undergraduate medical students, contributes to curriculum development, and is actively involved in professional societies including the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Professor Owoyele obtained his BSc and PhD degrees in Physiology from the University of Ilorin and his MSc in Physiology from the University of Ibadan. He also completed a visiting/postdoctoral fellowship at the Nerve Unit, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. Over more than two decades of teaching and research, he has developed strong expertise in neurophysiology, pain, inflammation, neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative disease modelling.

His research focuses on experimental models of acute and chronic pain, neuropathic pain, inflammation, Parkinson-like pathology, Alzheimer-like disease and other neuroinflammatory conditions. His Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Ilorin is recognised as an MDS training centre, reflecting his contribution to movement disorders education, neuroscience training and research capacity building.

Patrick O. Abolarin, PhD is a neuroscientist and Lecturer in the Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Babcock University, Nigeria. He earned his PhD in Physiology (Neuroscience) from the University of Ilorin and has developed strong expertise in translational neuroscience, with a research focus on neurodegeneration (particularly Parkinson’s disease), chronic pain, inflammation, and neurotoxicology.

Dr. Abolarin has received multiple international awards and competitive grants, including visiting trainee and outreach grants from the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, IBRO poster and prize awards, and travel and symposium grants from international neuroscience organizations. He has actively contributed to neuroscience capacity building through prominent roles in the organization of IBRO-ARC and MDS-sponsored workshops.

Professor Finbarrs-Bello’s research focuses on the structural, cellular and functional basis of nervous system injury and recovery, with particular interest in experimental neuroscience, histology, immunohistochemistry, oxidative stress, medicinal plants and neuroprotective interventions. Her work has contributed to understanding how toxic exposures, inflammatory processes and natural bioactive compounds influence neural tissues, behaviour and systemic health.

She is actively involved in teaching anatomy and neuroscience to medical and health-science students and contributes to scientific publishing and peer-review development through editorial service, including her role as Associate Editor of the Nigerian Journal of Neuroscience.

Prof. Eze has developed strong expertise in clinical neurology, with research and clinical interests spanning stroke, movement disorders, cognitive disorders and headache. His work has contributed to the understanding of neurological disease patterns in South-Eastern Nigeria, including hospital-based studies on stroke presentation, neurological admissions, hyperglycaemia in acute stroke, post-stroke complications and broader neurological morbidity in resource-limited settings.

His expertise in stroke, movement disorders and cognitive neurology makes him a valuable faculty member for educational programmes aimed at strengthening neurological knowledge, clinical recognition and research capacity in Nigeria.