Dr. Opeyemi Lawal is a molecular bioscientist and bioinformatician with over 15 years of research and teaching experience, specializing in microbial adaptation, environmental sustainability, and public health. Dr. Lawal employs a One Health approach in his research to address critical issues in food safety, water quality, and climate resilience using advanced molecular microbiology techniques, multi-omics, and bioinformatics, including AI/ML. An active scholar with several peer-reviewed publications and presentations at local and international scientific meetings, he is also engaged in public health, serving on Ontario's SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance Initiative and consulting for the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization on food safety curriculum in the West African subcontinent.