Dr Abdullahi initially trained as a tropical disease scientist at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and completed his PhD in Virology and Infectious Diseases, investigating factors that impact the outcomes of HIV treatment across Africa. Dr Abdullahi, is currently based at the Institute of Human Virology in Abuja, his fellowship helped him expand his technical skills and generate key empirical data to inform the design of larger studies to guide HIV implementation and policy action across the sub-Saharan African region.