Dr. Solabomi Olaitan Ayoade is a respected plant pathology researcher with a passion for improving the quality and yield of crops of economic importance. Her undergraduate and master studies focused on the effect of plant parasitic nematodes and other nematodes on the growth and yield of tomatoes and cowpea. Her Ph.D. studies at the Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University was sponsored by the scholarship body of China Government Scholarship Council (2015 - 2019). During this period, she worked on the biocontrol of rice pathogens using green synthesized nanomaterials and bacteriophages as the control tool/agent. Thereafter, she proceeded for her Postdoctoral research studies at Zhejiang University. Her research focused on the biological management of the casual organism of Bayberry Twig Blight disease using bio-manufactured nanomaterials with an emphasis of its impact on the genes, metabolites, proteins, and microbial structure. The protective mechanism of the adopted bio-manufactured nanomaterials against Bayberry Twig Blight disease was investigated via the molecular, cellular, and biological interaction with bayberry seedling organs. She is a seasoned researcher and constantly invited to review other researchers’ work. Dr. Ayoade is a member of the Nigerian Society of Plant Protection (NSPP) and Asian Phytopathological Society. At her home country, she serves as a lecturer at Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies, Iragbiji, Nigeria