Area of specialization: Plant Natural Product Drug Discovery and Development; Phytochemistry, Ethnopharmacology
Bio-sketch:
Prof. Adesegun is a teaching and research staff and current Head of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos. He is a Fulbright scholar, Natural Product Drug Discovery and Development specialist with focus on antimalarials, neuroprotectives, antidiabetes, antiinfectives and antisickling agents. He had undergraduate degree in Pharmacy at Obafemi Awolowo University; Master in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Ph.D. in Natural Product Chemistry in the University of Lagos, predoctoral and postdoctoral trainings at University of Mississippi, USA and University of Surrey, United Kingdom respectively under the renowned natural product scientists, Prof. Mark Hamann and Prof. Dulcie Mulholland. He has over 20 years of experience, mentored over 100 students with 10 membership of professional and academic groups with over 50 publications, won and managed many research grants.
In Brief:
Name: Sunday Adeleke ADESEGUN
Department: Pharmacognosy
Faculty: Pharmacy
Rank/Designation: Professor/Head of Department
Mobile: +234-8035995080
Room: 217
Email: sadesegun@unilag.edu.ng asegun67@yahoo.com
Education: B. Pharm., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Research Interests: Natural Products Drug Discovery And Development: Antimalarials, Neuroprotectives, Antidiabetes, Antiinfectives and Antisickling
Some Publications
- Adegun, A. A., Srivedavyasasri, R. Zhao, J., Zulfiqar, F., Adesegun, S. A., Odukoya, O. A., Khan, A. I. and Zulfiqar, A. (2024). A novel normegastigmane from the leaves of Rhaphiostylis beninensis. Natural Product Research. In Press.
- Payne, D., Adekunle I. and Adesegun, S. A. (2023): Neuroprotective effect and phytochemical constituents from ethanol leaf extract of Pyrenancantha staudii Hutch and Dalz (Icacinaceae)” was presented at the 2nd Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos, Nigeria
- Adegun, A. A., Adesegun, S. A., Usman, A. R. and Odukoya, O. A. (2023): Thin Layer Chromatography Bio-autography guided identification of Antibacterial constituents of leaf extract of Stereospermum kunthianum Cham. (Bignoniaceae). Nigerian Journal of Pharmacy, 1-10.
- Orabueze, I.C., Obi, E., Adesegun, S.A. and Coker, H.A. (2020): Potential antimalarial activity of Coccinia barteri leaf extract and solvent fractions against Plasmodium berghei infected mice. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 248(2020) 112334. doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2019.112334
- Chinwendum Stephenie Alaribe, Tiziana Esposito, Francesca Sansone, Adesegun Sunday, Imma Pagano, Anna Lisa Piccinelli, Rita Celano, Osmany Cuesta Rubio, Herbert Alexander Coker, Seyed Mohammad Nabavi, Luca Rastrelli & Patrizia Picerno (2019): Nigerian propolis: chemical composition, antioxidant activity and α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibition. Journal of Natural Product Research, 8; 1-5.
- Adesegun, S.A., Coker, H.A.B., Hamann M.T., (2014): Anti-cancerous triterpenoid saponins from Lecaniodiscus cupanioides. Journal of Natural Products, 7:155-161.
- Adesegun, S. A., Coker, H. A. B. and Hamann, M. T. (2008): Antifungal triterpenoid saponins from Lecaniodiscus cupanioides. Research Journal of Phytochemistry, 22: 93-99.
