Professor Olubanke Ogunlana
Professor of Biochemical Toxicology
B.Sc. (O.A.U., Ile Ife), M.Sc. (U.I., Ibadan), PhD (Biochemistry) (Covenant University, Ota)
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Research Interests
i. Antimalarial, cytotoxicity and biochemical toxicological investigations of extracts of leaves and stems of Caesalpinia bonducella. (PhD work)
ii. Pharmacological and toxicological investigation of some Nigerian medicinal plants.
iii. Studies on the antioxidant potentials of some tropical green leafy vegetables.
iv. Genomic and Proteomic evaluations of some medicinal plants in Nigeria.
v. Structural characterization of some antiplasmodial potential drug target
Awards & Honours
(1) AstraZeneca/IUTOX/SOT Travel Fellowship Award to participate at the 2013 Society of Toxicology’s 52nd Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, USA. March 10-14, 2013.
(2) Graduate Student Travel Fellowship Award to participate at the Society of Toxicology’s 51st Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA. March 11-15, 2012.
(3) TWAS – CAS 2009 Postgraduate Fellowship Award for a period of one year at the State Key laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources, Kunming Institute of Botany, China.
(4) International Society for Computational Biology Travel Fellowship Award to attend ISCB Africa Bioinformatics conference on infectious disease 30th Nov -3rd Dec, 2009, Bamako, Mali.
(5) WHO/TDR Travel Fellowship Award to participate at the Fifth Multilateral Initiative on Malaria PAN African Malaria Conference, November 2 - 6, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya.
Teaching Areas
Clinical Biochemistry
Forensic Biochemistry
Metabolism
Physical Biochmemistry
Biomolecules
Molecular Biology
Biochemical Toxicology
Current Postgraduate Supervision
Ojewumi Omotayo Emmanuel
Ugochukwu Stanley, K
Selected Publications (28)
7. Microbiological and Physicochemical Properties of Drinking Water at Ota, Southwest, Nigeria
[ Download 122.61 kB ]9. Propensity for Diabetes and Correlation of its Predisposing Factors in Ota, Nigeria
[ Download 333.11 kB ] [Visit]10. Skincare Product Usage: Implications on Health and Wellbeing of Africans
[ Download 539.48 kB ] [Visit]15. Antiplasmodial flavonoid from young twigs and leaves of Caesalpinia bonduc (Linn) Roxb
[ Download 200.93 kB ] [Visit]16. Antiplasmodial compound from young twigs and leaves of Caesalpinia bonduc (Linn) Roxb
[ Download 4.46 MB ] [Visit]17. Incidence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in asymptomatic rural Nigerian populations
[ Download 4.46 MB ] [Visit]19. Propensity for Diabetes and Correlation of its Predisposing Factors in Ota, Nigeria
[ Download 333.29 kB ] [Visit]21. Skincare Product Usage: Implications on Health and Wellbeing of Africans
[ Download 237.73 kB ] [Visit]22. Antiplasmodial activity of quinine-zinc complex and chloroquine: A comparative in vitro assessment
[ Download 234.95 kB ] [Visit]Collaboration/Linkages
Professor Ogi Okwumabua, Department of Pathology and Population Medicine, Cactus Wren Hall, RM 336-D, Midwestern University, 19555 N 59th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85308,
Dr. Opeolu O. Ojo, University of Wolverhampton
Prof. Folakemi T. Odedina, College of Pharmacy, Program Leader & Assoc. Director, UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida.
Conferences Attended
Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s 31st Annual conference, University of Nsukka, Nigeria. October 31- November 3, 2011.
Malarial conference Organized by Ace medicare Clinic Ltd and Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Nigeria. July 27-28, 2011.
International Biotechnology Symposium, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Nigeria. April 12 – 14, 2011.
The second ISCB Africa ASBCB Joint Conference on Bioinformatics of Infectious Diseases, Bamako, Mali. December 2009.
Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s 29th Annual Scientific conference, University of Technology, Akure, Ondo, Nigeria. December, 6 – 9, 2009.
The Fifth Multilateral Initiative on Malaria PAN African Malaria Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, November 2 - 6, 2009.
27th Annual Conference of Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal university of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Nigeria. November 6 – 9, 2007.
Experimental Biology annual meeting, Convention Center, San Diego, USA, 2nd – 6th April, 2016.
Summary of Profile
Phone: +2348080454316
Email: banke.ogunlana@covenantuniversity.edu.ng and kellybee2001@yahoo.com