Cohort 
2025

Godwin Ogbole, MBBS, MSc, MD

Radiologist

I aim to create low-cost, intelligent MRI protocols for early dementia detection in Nigeria, strengthening research capacity and understanding dementia progression in African populations.

Current Work

Godwin is a Nigerian radiology researcher focused on developing intelligent, adaptable, and patient-centred low-cost imaging solutions to reduce the burden of stroke and dementia across Africa through innovative and sustainable imaging technologies.

Personal Hero

Benjamin Ogbole (My Father), an innovative and creative thinker

Words of Strength

Work smart, Live smart, Provide smart solutions

Vision

He believes we must develop and globally deploy intelligent, adaptable, patient-centred, low-cost imaging solutions, leverage innovative technologies, and encourage targeted mentorship to build multidisciplinary neuroscience capacity and advance brain health.

Strategy

Godwin is training a multidisciplinary African cohort of MRI scientists in neuroimaging and collaborating with the African Dementia Consortium to build research capacity and implement interventions that enhance brain health and reduce the burden of dementia.

Impact

Godwin aims to create and validate low-cost, intelligent MRI protocols for early dementia detection and management in Nigeria, strengthening local research capacity and deepening understanding of dementia progression in African populations.

Motivation

In Nigeria, dementia remains poorly understood, misdiagnosed, and stigmatized. The lack of validated imaging and assessment tools leads to undifferentiated cases, hindering tailored management—a gap that underscores the need for low-cost neuroimaging.

Education & Experience

Godwin Ogbole is Professor of Radiology at the University of Ibadan. He holds master's degrees in epidemiology, clinical investigation, and radiation physics. His research work aims to develop low-field MRI neuroimaging tools for stroke and dementia in resource-limited African settings.

Awards & Honors

Nigerian Academy of Medicine
Medicine
2025
Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Medicine (FNAMed)
Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) Pilot and Travel Grants
Stroke / Artificial Intelligence
2025–2026
Improving Stroke Management with Artificial Intelligence: Automated Lesion Segmentation of Cranial CT Imaging of Adult Stroke Patients in a Low-resource Setting

John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences: D43TW009608

HIV

2023-2028
Multidisciplinary NeuroAIDS Research Training to Improve HIV Outcomes in Nigeria
National Institute on Aging (NIA) – U19AG076581
Neuropsychiatry / COVID-19
2023–2028
Chronic Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of SARS-Cov-2 (CNS-SARS-Cov-2) [ISAVRAD Consortium]
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Data science
2023-2026
Growing Data-science Research in Africa to Stimulate Progress (GRASP)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) – 1UE5EB035490-01
Data Science / Medical Imaging
2023–2026
Data Science and Medical Image Analysis Training for Improved Health Care Delivery in Nigeria (DATICAN)
Nigerian Academy of Medical Sciences
Medical Sciences
2023
Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMedS)
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2022
Founding Member, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, African Chapter

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Expanding Global Access to Bioimaging

MRI

2021-2025
Strengthening MRI Access, Research and Training in Africa
Member, Neuroimaging Task Force, International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)
Neuroimaging / Epilepsy
2021
Member, Neuroimaging Task Force, International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)
Neuroradiological Society of Nigeria
Neuroradiology
2018–Present
President, Neuroradiological Society of Nigeria (NRSN)