I am POPOOLA, Moshood Abiola, an early career scientist from Nigeria. I have a strong background in research fields and have developed a strong research foundation that will help to ensure my future success. Over the last ten years, I have gained research experience in the area of genetics and animal breeding as well as molecular genetics. My attitude to work and orientation reflected positively on my overall academic performance, where I successfully passed all my MSc. courses and graduated at the top 1% of my class. My MSc thesis is titled: Evaluation of heterogeneous population of rabbits for heat tolerance in South-Western Nigeria was funded by International Foundation of Science (IFS). I added to this feat with additional Masters degree in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, indicating a career drive and perseverance towards true professionalism in the field of Agriculture. Immediately after these degree programmes, I initiated my Doctoral programme which was completed in record time. My PhD thesis is titled: Genetic, morphometric and agonistic descriptors of indigenous breeds of sheep in Nigeria which was done through a trilateral engagements and collaborations with multiple global agencies and organizations including (i) EU-funded iLINOVA (www.ilinova.org), (ii) Australian government-funded ABCF Fellowship and (iii) International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya. Ever since the completion of the PhD programme, I have maintained links with these agencies and I am a regular visiting scientist at ILRI, where I am well known as a very promising, talented, dynamic and focused scientist.   I have very rich Curriculum Vitae that include numerous publications, travel grants and collaborations with the afore-mentioned agencies and other scientists both within and outside Nigeria. I have attended several workshops and undergone trainings on Proposal Writing Skills, Scientific Paper Writing, Scientific Communication, Genomics Selection for Livestock, Climate Change and Livestock, Scientific Information Resources both within Nigeria and outside Nigeria. I have authored and co-authored over twenty scientific publications in different reputable journals.   In 2016, I won the African Biosciences Challenge Fund (ABCF) Fellowship funded by the Australian Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through the BecA-CSIRO partnership; the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA); the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). I am also a member of research team for Projects on Management of Indigenous Livestock to Foster Agricultural Innovation in Eastern, Southern and Western Africa (iLINOVA); co-financed in the ACP-EU Cooperation Programme in Science and Technology II (S&T II). A programme of the ACP Group of States, with the financial assistance of the European Union. The Fellowship supported me to conduct my bench-work at ILRI, Nairobi, Kenya on Evaluation of phylogenetic relationship (via mtDNA) between Balami and WAD sheep raised in Nigeria.   I have been conducting different studies on genetics of various livestock species since the completion of my PhD programme. I maintain a multifaceted approach to my role as a scientist with job specifications which include; teaching, research and community engagement. My research interest is predominantly in molecular and population genetics of livestock with economic, environmental, biotechnological and/or societal importance which include livestock improvement as strategies for food security. Within this scientific concept, I investigate the possibility of expediting genetic improvement of livestock by unraveling the genetic architecture of traits and correlating between molecular genetic variation and animal performance. In relation to this, I have research projects that encompass investigations on genetic diversity of livestock species; characterization of livestock for various traits such studies include: phylogenetic relationship, identification of Genome-wide molecular signatures responsible for higher fecundity in animals, livestock improvement for functional traits (milk production), evaluation of cephalic, ethnological traits, among others as well as evaluation of these livestock species for heat stress (heat shock proteins).   I am currently a lecturer at Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Moor Plantation Ibadan. I am also a member of professional bodies like World Rabbit Science Association Sub-Saharan Africa Branch (SSA-WRSA), Genetics Society of Nigeria (GSN), Nigerian Society of Animal Production (NSAP), Animal Science Association of Nigeria (ASAN). My teaching and research experiences have span intellectually broad topics covering multiple disciplines. I have enjoyed the opportunity to design experiments, supervise students for projects, analyze results, present findings and publish papers.