Dr. Frederick Odun-Ayo serves as a research fellow at the Department of Biotechnology, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. Dr. Odun-Ayo has degrees in Microbiology and Medical Virology and a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Durban University of Technology. He was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN) Optics and Imaging Centre in the School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences. Dr. Odun- Ayo’s research at the UKZN links HIV with pre-eclampsia aetiology, enabling evidence-based clinical and programmatic guidance for the better management of the disease and the consequential reduction in maternal mortality in South Africa. His current research focuses on profiling bioactive compounds and dietary for medicinal use, particularly in cancer and viral infection. Dr. Odun-Ayo has published many international peer-reviewed papers and he is a member of professional bodies.