Dr. Deborah Adewole always knew she wanted to work in agricultural research and academia. Moving all the way from Southwestern Nigeria, Deborah is not only fulfilling this dream, she鈥檚 committed to improving the health of chickens in Atlantic Canada鈥檚 poultry industry through more holistic nutrition.
鈥淩elocation to Canada presented some challenges, especially the weather!鈥� Deborah smiles.
Growing up in Nigeria, Deborah earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in agriculture. While in the third year of her undergraduate studies, Deborah realized her passion for academia in agriculture.
鈥淚 volunteered to assist a senior colleague in her honours thesis project and since then, I started developing an interest in agricultural research,鈥� Deborah says.
Following this passion, in 2009 Deborah moved to Winnipeg to complete a Masters and PhD degree in Animal Science at the University of Manitoba, specializing in poultry and swine nutrition. Her work during her Master鈥檚 degree on monogastric nutrition, the nutrition of animals with a single chambered stomach, paved the way for her PhD research in poultry nutrition.
In late 2018, Deborah made the move to Nova Scotia and was appointed Assistant Professor and Industry Research Chair, Poultry in the Department of Animal Sc