TITLE: PROF

NAME: OLUKEMI A. ODUKOYA, FAS

POSITION: PROFESSOR                 SPECIALISATION: Natural Drug Product & Traditional Medicine

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Personal Statement

“Professor Odukoya has a fulfilled career demonstrating consistent success in the Pharmaceutical specialty of Pharmacognosy, Natural drug product Chemistry, Herbal research expert and educator. She has contributed to the advancement of the frontiers of knowledge in the area of biologically active natural products. Professor Odukoya is a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science, Merit award winner Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Fellow Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Fellow West Africa Post graduate College of Pharmacists, Fellow Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy and Fellow Academy of Medical Sciences. She has been able to translate her research results with the successful registration of Two (2) Patents, One (1) Copyright, Eight (8) products as herbal teas with NAFDAC and full registration of One (1) herbal mixture formulated and clinically tested as an immune Booster and Antioxidant under the NAFDAC TetFund COVID-19 Research Grant Award.” 

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• External Professorial Assessor to Universities and Research Institutes National and International
• External Examiner in Pharmacognosy, Undergraduate and Postgraduate examinations.
• Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos, 2013 to 2015
• Head, Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos. 2010 to 2013.
• Acting Head of Department of Pharmacognosy School of Pharmacy College of Medicine of the University of Lagos. 2001 to 2003.
• Acting Head of Department of Pharmacognosy School of Pharmacy College of Medicine of the University of Lagos. 1998 to 2000.
• Senate Representative in Council, University of Lagos, 2019-2025
• Senate Representative on University of Lagos Medical Centre Board 2021-2025
• Member, UNILAG Central Research Committee 2013 to 2016
• Chairman, 10^th UNILAG Annual Research Conference & Fair Conference Planning Committee, 2015.
• Chairman, 9^th UNILAG Annual Research Conference & Fair Conference Planning Committee,
• Merit Award Winner, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN Lagos State
• President, Society for Medicinal Plants and Economic Development, 2018-Date
• President, Nigerian Society of Pharmacognosy, 2023-Date
• Full NAFDAC Registration for PRIMA^® Herbal 2021
• Winner 12^th May & Baker Award for Excellence in Pharmacy, 2016.
• Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science,
• Fellow, Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy, 2015.
• Fellow, West Africa Post Graduate College of Pharmacy 2015.
• Fellow, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN

    Academic Distinctions

• University of Lagos Gold Medal Award on Research and Innovation, 2011
• TETFUND COVID-19 Special Intervention Research Grant for PRIMA^® Herbal Immune Boosting Beverage for COVID-19 PATIENTS (Efficacy of Selected Nigerian Herbal Medicines (NHM) in COVID-19 and Related Infections: Open Label Randomized Controlled Trial). 2020

Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge

      Patents/Country of Patenting  

• OLUKEMI ABIODUN ODUKOYA PRINCIPLES OF DYNAMIC MOTION ON MAINTENANCE OF PROSTATE HEALTH NG/P/2023/339—Nigeria Patent
• PRIMA HERBAL IMMUNE BOOSTING AND ANTIOXIDANT MIXTURE FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS NG/P/2024/57— Nigeria Patent

     Copyrights

• NIGERIAN HERBAL FORMULA FOR TREATING HYPERTENSION REG. NO: LW12932 of 26 January, 2024— Nigeria Copyright

     Publications

• Oyawaluja, A.A., Oiseoghaede, J.O., Bello, N.B. Samuel, T.A. and Odukoya, O.A., (2023). In-Vitro Anti-Diabetic and Antioxidant Activities of Ethanol Extract of The Leaf of Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott. (Nephrolepidaceae). Trends in Natural Products Research 4(2): 45-51.
• Oiseoghaede, J.O., Oyawaluja, A.A., Sowemimo, A.A., Odukoya, O.A. and Che, C-T. (2024). Antiproliferative Potential of Ethanol Leaf Extract of Motandra guineensis (Thonn.) A.DC. (Apocynaceae) against Human Melanoma and Ovarian Cancer Cells. Tropical Journal of Natural Products Research 8(3):6700-6704.

Collaborators/ Networks (International inclusive)

• T.A. Samuel, Department of Biochemistry, University of Lagos
• A. A. Sowemimo, Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos

• M. O. Sofidiya, Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos

• A. A. Oyawaluja, Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos
• J. O. Oiseoghaede, Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos