TITLE (PROF/DR/): DR.

NAME: MUTIAT BOLANLE IBRAHIM

POSITION: SENIOR LECTURER                        PECIALISATION: PHYTOCHEMISTRY

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Personal Statement

“As an academic pharmacist and scientist, I am dedicated to performing basic scientific research that can provide complementary therapy towards improvements in human health, with particular interest in the improved management of cancer, cancer-related diseases, and contraceptives. My expertise in natural product research enables me to use scientific validation processes to characterize phytochemicals with anticancer, antioxidant, analgesic and anti-inflammatory potentials. My early research focused on the identification and characterization of phytochemicals as potential anticancer and anti-inflammatory agents using preclinical (in-vitro, in-vivo and in-silico) research models. During my research, I had acquired skills and knowledge to isolate and characterize potential anticancer phytochemicals from plant endophytes through a fellowship grant received from Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD). As a recipient of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TetFund) postdoctoral fellowship, I isolated and characterized novel pure compounds from an established anticancer plant sample, which can serve as lead compounds for drug discovery and development. My role as a postdoctoral researcher/fellow under the Jeiven/ Med-Africa grant afforded the identification of potential contraceptive agents from medicinal plant that can be used by biological females.”

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Postdoctoral fellow: Tertiary Education Trust Fund (Tetfund) Award. December, 2023
• Postdoctoral fellow: Jeiven Med/Africa Grant. June 2023
• Member, University of Lagos Research Ethics Committee (UNILAG REC) 2023 till date
• Lecturer, Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos, Nigeria. 2016 -till date
• Visiting Scholar / Researcher, School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. November 2015
• Visiting Scholar / Researcher, The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), New Delhi, India September 2014
• Visiting Researcher/ Scholar, Nelson Mandela University, Port-Elizabeth, South-Africa. November 2012
• Teaching Assistance, Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos, Nigeria, February, 2011
• Journal Reviewer: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (Springer Nature) 2024 – till date
• Journal Reviewer: In Silico Pharmacology (Springer Nature) 2024 – till date
• Journal Reviewer: Scientific Reports (Springer Nature) 2023 – till date
• Journal Reviewer: Medical Oncology (Springer Nature) 2024 – till date

Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge

• Ibrahim, M.B, Lawal, R.A., Akinjo, A.O., Luke, I.M. Solanum macrocarpon (African eggplant) and Abelmoschus esculentus (Okra) fruits prevent weight gain and improve lipid profile in high-fat diet-fed Wistar rats (2024). The Nigerian Journal of Pharmacy 58 (1): 1 – 13. https://doi.org/10.51412/psnnjp.2024.01
• Bukola Aminat Oseni, Shunammite Tofunmi Osekita, Mutiat Bolanle Ibrahim, Nwamaka Henrietta Igbokwe, Chukwuemeka Paul Azubuike. Development of emulgel formulation from Markhamia tomentosa leaf extract: Characterization and in vitro antimicrobial activity against skin isolates (2024). American Journal of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2024 (9): 1 – 9. https://doi.org/10.25259/AJPPS_2024_009.
• Ibrahim, M.B., Adegboyega, A.A., Adegboro, R.D., Ilomuanya, M.O., Abdulkareem, F.B. (2022). Flavonoid and Organosulphur phytoconstituents from Allium sativum inhibit antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2: A Computational Molecular Modeling Study. JCO Global Oncology 2022: 25. DOI: 10.1200/GO.22.31000. Meeting Proceedings 2022.
• Ibrahim, M.B., Kola-Mustapha, A.T., Adelakun, N.S., Koorbanally, N.A. (2021). Phytoconstituents from Markhamia tomentosa bind to HPV oncoprotein with apoptogenic potential: A molecular modeling approach. Annals of Science and Technology 6 (2) 28 – 46. DOI: 10.2478/ast-2021-0008.
• Joda, A.E., Olugbake, O.A., Oyetunde, O.O., Awofisayo, O., Ibrahim, M., Williams, F.E., Ayeni, F.A., Mosanya, A.U., Ologunagba, M.O. (2020). Pharmacists’ perception of their roles and involvement in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Journal of Basic and Social Pharmacy Research 1(1): S69 – S82

Collaborators/ Networks (International inclusive

• Dr. Margaret Ilomuanya, Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy University of Lagos, Nigeria
• Dr. Natalia Teleshova, Population Council, New York USA
• Dr. Nadja Cech, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Carolina, USA
• Dr. Erdi Aytar, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Usak University, Usak, Turkiye
• Dr. Akinniyi Odewo, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria