Dr. Akanbi serves as the coordinator of the Tuberculosis program at the APIN program at JUTH. He has completed a Master in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) degree program at Northwestern University in August 2011. Dr. Akanbi's MSCI research thesis is "Tuberculosis risk among individuals with HIV infection after one year of HAART: Influence of CD4 cell count and HIV RNA level." His areas of research interest include TB/HIV co-infection, medical education and translational medicine.