Titilayo Ilori, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

My various experiences and training have resulted in a strong desire to improve outcomes and survival of individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), particularly in disadvantaged populations. I am interested in the effect of diet and lifestyle in the development and progression of CKD and ApolipoproteinL1 Nephropathy. I started in research as a research assistant in the United Kingdom where I learned the fundamentals of population-based research in nutritional epidemiology in the department of Public Health at the University of Manchester.

I then formal training in basic science during my nephrology fellowship at Emory University. There, I worked on a translational project looking at the role of calcineurin inhibitors in the phosphorylation of the urea transporter. I decided to pursue a clinical research career after my fellowship training and completed the Master of Science in Clinical Research degree at Emory in 2015. I am a co-investigator in the H3Africa Kidney Disease Research Network and this has equipped me with on-ground training of staff in Africa, protocol development and execution, and data management and analysis with the Bioinformatics Core. I was also a co-investigator in the All of Us Research Program (AoURP), a part of the NIH-supported Precision Medicine Initiative. I gained hands-on experience in building clinical research infrastructure and high-volume recruitment and enrollment in a large clinical research enterprise. I was the Associate Director of Clinical Research and Global Health Initiatives and played an integral role in recruiting >30,000 research participants for the AoURP recorded in a recent article in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science (PMID: 32004412).

I was awarded a K23 grant from the NIDDK in 2020 to study Diet, CKD and ApolipoproteinL1 Nephropathy (DK119542). I am looking at diet and CKD progression as well as gene x environment interactions in APOL1 nephropathy in sub-Saharan Africa. I have a commitment to mentoring and training in research. I have mentored three fellows one who is an Assistant Professor at Emory University and multiple masters’ level students.

Publications

  • Published 7/31/2026

    Kwakyi E, Zhao R, Slear J, Raji YR, Solarin A, Amira CO, Manmak M, Braimoh R, Umeizudike T, Omotoso BA, Ripiye N, Eduful E, Olokode BF, Oluwadare T, Adebile T, Ijoma C, Mumuni AA, Ulasi I, Arogundade F, Salako BL, Gbadegesin R, Parekh RS, Dupuis J, Mitchel D, Adu D, Ojo A, Waikar SS, Anderson CAM, Ilori TO. Dietary patterns, blood pressure and proteinuria in West Africans with chronic kidney disease. Analysis from a West African CKD cohort: the Diet, Chronic Kidney Disease and Apolipoprotein L1 (DCA) Study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2026 Jul 31; 104930. PMID: 42629212.

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  • Published 6/5/2026

    Varner JD, Ilori TO, Gbadegesin RA. Update on APOL1 and chronic kidney diseases in children. Pediatr Nephrol. 2026 Jun 05. PMID: 42249201.

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  • Published 2/6/2026

    Djelmami-Hani R, Adebile T, Zhao R, Kwakyi E, Amira O, Omotoso B, Mamven M, Raji YR, Solarin A, Umeizudike T, Eduful E, Olokode BF, Ripiye N, Oluwadare T, Braimoh R, Ijoma C, Mumuni AA, Cozier Y, Quintiliani L, Arogundade F, Salako B, Parekh R, Gbadegesin RA, Dupuis J, Ulasi I, Adu D, Ojo A, Waikar S, Mitchell D, Anderson C, Ilori TO. Beverage patterns, blood pressure, and proteinuria among West Africans with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional analysis of the diet, CKD, and apolipoprotein L1 study. Front Nutr. 2026; 13:1724375. PMID: 41727202.

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  • Published 12/30/2025

    Omokhodion F, Adebayo AM, Bello OO, John-Akinola YO, Ilori T, Bella-Awusah TT, Cadmus EO, Ndikom CM, Ojengbede OA. Prevalence and Correlates of Depression among Non-Parturient, Pregnant, and Postpartum Women in Ibadan, Nigeria. West Afr J Med. 2025 Dec 30; 42(9):708-717. PMID: 42035309.

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  • Published 8/6/2025

    Ilori TO, Mamven M, Raji YR, Kwakyi E, Omotoso BA, Braimoh R, Solarin A, Umeizudike T, Zhao R, Kestenbaum B, Prince DK, Ripiye N, Ijeoma C, Slear J, Mumuni AA, Arogundade F, Salako BL, Gbadegesin R, Parekh RS, Dupuis J, Adu D, Ulasi I, Amira CO, Ojo A, Anderson CAM, Waikar SS. Association of Dietary Sodium and Potassium With Blood Pressure and Proteinuria in Africans With Kidney Disease. Kidney Int Rep. 2025 Oct; 10(10):3416-3430. PMID: 41141514.

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Education

  • University of Lagos, MBBS
  • Emory University, MSc

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