Olumide Adebayo
Graduate Student
oadebay@g.clemson.edu
Biosketch
I obtained my B.Eng. in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from Ekiti State University, and my M.Sc. in Systems Engineering from the University of Lagos, both in Nigeria. During my master’s, I conducted research on developing an affordable, locally manufactured electronic wheelchair for mobility-impaired individuals. That marked the turning point of my career from pure engineering to bioengineering, where I now conduct research on gene therapy for inherited metabolic diseases in the Cottle Lab at Clemson University.
Research Interests
I have a general interest in translational medical research, translating ideas to the bedside. Currently, I am interested in the delivery routes of lipid nanoparticle complexed CRISPR-Cas9 to treat inherited metabolic diseases.
Selected Publications
Gibson, J., Dhungana, A., Pokhrel, M., Arthur, B., Suresh, P., Adebayo, O., & Cottle, R. N. (2025). Validation of Clinical-Grade Electroporation Systems for CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Gene Therapy in Primary Hepatocytes for the Correction of Inherited Metabolic Liver Disease. Cells, 14(10), 711. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells14100711
Conference Publications
Olumide, A., David, P., Yamin, L., Renee, C. “Ex vivo lipid nanoparticle-mediated delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 mRNA into hepatocytes for treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia.” Proceedings from the 2024 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Genome Engineering: CRISPR Frontiers. Long Island, NY (August 2024).
Olumide, A., David, P., Yamin, L., Renee, C. “Ex vivo lipid nanoparticle-mediated delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 mRNA into hepatocytes to treat familial hypercholesterolemia.” Proceedings of the 2024 Greenwood Genetic Centre, Summer Symposium, Greenwood, SC (May 2024) Oral and Poster presentation
Olumide, A., David, P., Yamin, L., Renee, C. “Ex vivo lipid nanoparticle-mediated delivery of CYPOR knockout in CRISPR-Cas9 mRNA into hepatocytes for treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia therapy.” Proceedings of the 2024 SC INBRE Science Symposium, Columbia, SC (February 2024)