Biology Faculty Profiles
Ikhide Imumorin, Ph.D. 
E-mail: iimumorin@spelman.edu
Spelman: 2005
Title: Assistant Professor of Biology
Recent News:
Biology Professor Reaches Out to Overseas
Universities for Research Collaborations
Dr. Ikhide Imumorin of the Spelman College Biology Department traveled to Nigeria in May and June to initiate a collaborative project to better understand the evolutionary history and genetic relatedness of Nigerian small ruminants (goat and sheep). During the trip, Dr. Imumorin met with investigators at Federal University of Technology, Akure and the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta regarding his research.
His trip also included a visit to Britain to discuss potential research collaborations with scientists at the Imperial College of University of London, University of Manchester and Oxford University. These research relationships will help to expand his research work in human disease genetics.
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Degree(s) | Year Awarded:
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, 2002
Ph.D. Texas A&M University, College Station, 2000
M.S. Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, 1995
B.S. Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria, 1989
Course(s) Taught:
Bio 312 Genetics
Bio 320 Molecular Genomics & Proteomics
Bio 491A Bioinformatics
Bio 491F Genetics, Society and Human Affairs
Selected Publication(s):
Imumorin, I.G ., Hun-Wee, K., Lee, J. –H., Kim, J.-J., De Koning, D.-J., Gill, C. Arendonk, J.A.M., and Taylor, J.F. The bovine genome contains multiple imprinted regions affecting growth and carcass traits. "BMC Genomics. Submitted."
Umesiobi, D.O., Igbokwe, I.O., Berepubo, N.A., and Imumorin, I.G. Physiological and biochemical responses of West African Dwarf sheep to length of feed restriction. "Indian Journal of Animal Sciences." 75 (8): 956 – 60.
Imumorin, I.G ., Dong, Y., Zhu, H., Poole, J.C., Harshfield, G.A., Treiber, F.A. and Sneider, H. A 2005. bio-behavioral gene – environment model of stress-induced hypertension. "Cardiovascular Toxicology." 5 (2): 109 – 132.
Kao, WHL, Hsueh, W-C., Rainwater, D., Blangero J.C., O’Leary, D.H., Imumorin, I.G. and Mitchell, B.D. Family history of type-2 diabetes is associated with increased carotid artery intimal-medial thickness in Mexican – Americans. Diabetes Care. 28: 1882 – 89.
Steinle N.I., Kazlauskaite, R., Imumorin, I.G ., Hsueh, W.-C., Pollin, T.I., O’Connell, J.R., Mitchell, B.D. and Shuldiner, A.R. 2004. Variation in the Lamin A/C (LMNA) Gene: Associations with metabolic syndrome. "Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology." 24: 1708 – 13.
Mitchell, B.D and Imumorin, I.G . 2002. Genetic determinants of diabetes and atherosclerosis. "Current Atherosclerosis Reports" 4 (3): 193 – 98.
Current Grant Support:
Effects of Imprinted Genes on Birth Weight in Cattle. 04/01/06 – 03/31/08. $99,171
USDA-CSREES-NRICGP Seed Grant Program. Principal Investigator: Imumorin, I.G.
Association of SRY Gene and Essential Hypertension in African American Males.
NIH-NCMHHD-RIMI Program. 09/01/05 – 08/31/07 $70,000
Principal Investigator: Imumorin, I.G.
Related Interests/Organizations:
- American Society of Animal Science
- American Society of Human Genetics
- Society for Experimental Biology & Medicine
- International Society of Animal Genetics
- International Genetic Epidemiology Society
Research Interests:
Mammalian Genetics and Genetics of Complex Human Diseases. Bovine genomics studies to understand the genetic basis of animal performance and genetic variation in Nigerian livestock for conservation of indigenous germplasm. Elucidate evidence that epigenetic changes might lead to metabolic disorders such as type-2 diabetes and hypertension . New methodological issues regarding the Mendelian assumptions of linkage analysis used in genome-wide scans for complex traits and intra-uterine fetal metabolic programming via aberrant gene expression that might set the stage for the cluster of adult-onset metabolic diseases. Our long term objective is to identify genes with therapeutic and diagnostic applications in human medicine.
