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Professor Olubanke Ogunlana

Professor of Biochemical Toxicology

B.Sc. (O.A.U., Ile Ife), M.Sc. (U.I., Ibadan), PhD (Biochemistry) (Covenant University, Ota)

Ogunlana Olubanke

Contents

  1. College
  2. School
  3. Department
  4. Research Interests
  5. Awards & Honours
  6. Teaching Areas
  7. Current Postgraduate Supervision
  8. Selected Publications (28)
  9. Collaboration/Linkages
  10. Conferences Attended
  11. Summary of Profile
  12. Curriculum Vitae

College

College of Science and Technology

School

Departments

Department

Biochemistry

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

Taiwo Fisayo Grace
Ojewumi Omotayo Emmanuel
Ugochukwu Stanley, K

Selected Publications (28)

1. Biochemical Characterisation of the Leaf of Morinda Lucida: Prospects for Environmentally-Friendly Steel-Rebar Corrosion-Protection in Aggressive Medium

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2. Investigating Solanum aethiopicum leaf-Extract and sodium-dichromate effects on steel-rebar corrosion insaline/marine simulating-environment: Implications on sustainable alternative for environmentally-hazardous inhibitor.

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3. Investigating Prospects of Phyllanthus Muellerianus as Eco-friendly/Sustainable Material for Reducing Concrete Steel-reinforcement Corrosion in Industrial/Microbial Environment

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4. Cytotoxic flavonoids from the young twigs and leaves of Caesalpinia bonduc (Linn) Roxb

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5. Investigating Solanum Aethiopicum Leaf-Extract and Sodium-Dichromate Effects on Steel-Rebar Corrosion in Saline/Marine Simulating-Environment: Implications on Sustainable Alternative for Environmentally-Hazardous Inhibitor.

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6. Biochemical characterisation of the leaf of Morinda lucida: Prospects for environmentally-friendly steel-rebar corrosion-protection in aggressive medium

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7. Microbiological and Physicochemical Properties of Drinking Water at Ota, Southwest, Nigeria

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8. Correlation between body mass index and waist circumference in Nigerian adults: implication as indicators of health status

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9. Propensity for Diabetes and Correlation of its Predisposing Factors in Ota, Nigeria

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10. Skincare Product Usage: Implications on Health and Wellbeing of Africans

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11. Evaluation of the toxicological profile of the leaves and young twigs of Caesalpinia bonduc (Linn) Roxb.

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12. Effects of combinations of ethanolic extracts of Blighia sapida and Xylopia aethiopica on progesterone, estradiol and lipid profile levels in pregnant rabbits

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13. Body mass index and random blood glucose levels in a semi urban Nigerian community

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14. Heavy metal analysis of selected soft drinks in Nigeria

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15. Antiplasmodial flavonoid from young twigs and leaves of Caesalpinia bonduc (Linn) Roxb

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16. Antiplasmodial compound from young twigs and leaves of Caesalpinia bonduc (Linn) Roxb

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17. Incidence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in asymptomatic rural Nigerian populations

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18. Antioxidant and DPPH-Scavenging Activities of Compounds and Ethanolic Extract of the Leaf and Twigs of Caesalpinia bonduc L. Roxb.

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19. Propensity for Diabetes and Correlation of its Predisposing Factors in Ota, Nigeria

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20. PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND IN VIVO ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF CAESALPINIA BONDUC (L.) ROXB

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21. Skincare Product Usage: Implications on Health and Wellbeing of Africans

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22. Antiplasmodial activity of quinine-zinc complex and chloroquine: A comparative in vitro assessment

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23. Assessment of the Scavenging Activity of Crude Methanolic Stem Bark Extract of Newbouldia Laevis on Selected Free Radicals

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24. In vitro assessment of antioxidant activity of Newbouldia laevis

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25. Antimicrobial, Cytotoxic Lignans and Terpenoids from the Twigs of Pseudolarix kaempferi

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26. Comparative in vitro assessment of the antiplasmodial activity of quinine – zinc complex and quinine sulphate

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27. In vitro Assessment of the Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Psidium Guajava

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28. Morinda Lucida: Antioxidant and Reducing Activities of Crude Methanolic Stem Bark Extract

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Collaboration/Linkages

Professor Tan Ning - Hua, kunming Institute of Botany, kunming, Yunan, China

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. Odedin​a, College of Pharmacy, Program Leader & Assoc. Director, UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida.


Conferences Attended

Society of Toxicology’s 51st annual meeting, San Francisco, California, USA. March 11 -15, 2012.

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

Olubanke Olujoke Ogunlana, Ph.D., is a Professor at the Department of Biochemistry, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun state, Nigeria. She obtained her Bachelor degree in Biochemistry at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, her Master degree in pharmaceutical analysis at University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo state, and her Ph.D in Biochemistry at Covenant University, Ota, Ogun state. Her research interests and focus are in areas relating to pharmacology, biochemical toxicology and biotechnology. Her Ph.D work was supervised by Prof. J. A. O. Olagunju, which involved characterisation of bio-active principles and biological evaluations of a Nigerian natural product, Caesapinia bonduc. She is a recipient of the prestigious 2009 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) award. She was also awarded WHO/TDR, ISCB, Society of Toxicology (SOT) Graduate travel and AstraZeneca/IUTOX/SOT Travel Fellowship awards to present papers at the Fifth MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, 2009; the Joint ISCB Africa ASBCB Conference, Bamako, Mali in 2009, SOT annual general meeting in San Francisco, California, 2012 and SOT annual general meeting in San Antonio, Texas, USA in 2013 respectively. She is a member of different professional bodies including Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nigeria; American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, USA; Society of Toxicology and International Society of Computational Biology (ISCB). She has peer reviewed publications in both local and international journals. She is married to Mr. Oluseyi E. Ogunlana with three children.
Phone: +2348080454316
Email: banke.ogunlana@covenantuniversity.edu.ng and kellybee2001@yahoo.com

Curriculum Vitae

Ogunlana Olubanke_CV_2020.pdf 401.22 kB
 
 
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09/17/2020 01:37 pm

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