Rachel Omodamiro grew up in central Nigeria as one of nine children born to a mother who was an only child. Both of her parents worked at the local secondary school and emphasized the value of education. “I always worked very hard at school,” she recalls. “Because of my academic performance, a private individual gave me a full scholarship from secondary school to the early part of my postgraduate education. This kind individual paid the fees for me a few others who were unable to go to school, and I am very grateful for such generosity.”
Omodamiro studied chemistry for her bachelor’s degree, but decided to go into food science for her master’s. She began her current research in 2011. “I’m working on improving people’s nutritional status, focusing on children and adolescents in particular,” she says. “The approach I’m taking is to make use of byproducts and edible waste from the food industry.
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I want to get a postdoctoral education, then I hope to get careerdevelopment training on my journey to becoming a director in my institute… and be part of policy making