TITLE: DR.

NAME: Florence Ezinwa NKEMEHULE

POSITION: LECTURER I              

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Personal Statement

Dr. Florence Nkemehule is a Pharmacognosist with a focus on standardization of herbal medicines, toxicology, computational biology and ethnopharmacology towards anti-diabetic, anti-microbial, and anti-cancer research. She obtained her doctoral training at University of Copenhagen, Denmark in Professor Anna Jager’s laboratory, of the Natural Products Research Group, headed by Professor Dan Staerk. In addition to being a phytomedicine expert, Dr. Nkemehule is passionate about mentoring, science communication and capacity building. She has received fully funded trainings in this regard, at Mombasa Kenya by Award Fellowship Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant; at Trieste Italy, by SISSA Masterclass TWAS sponsorship and at CMHS University of Rwanda, for African Community for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis inauguration by AuthorAID UK seed grant, respectively. She’s a reviewer in some reputable scientific journals and a member of various prestigious scientific societies and academies.

Personal Links 

• SCOPUS ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=24376515200
• Google scholar link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?authuser=1&user=bprQWD0AAAAJ
• ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2833-2053
• Email: fnkemehule@unilag.edu.ng

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Coordinator: University of Lagos Diploma in Herbal Medicine program domiciled in the Department of Pharmacognosy
• Departmental SIWES Coordinator
• Chair: Departmental Herbarium committee
• University of Lagos Quality Assurance/Servicom officer
• ResearcherLife Ambassador
• Co-founder: African Community for Systematic Reviews and Analysis

Selected Most Recent Publications/Contributions to Knowledge

• Nkemehule, F. E., Odimegwu, J. I., Iwuagwu, H. C. and Lawal R. A. (2024). Cytogenetic Assessment of the Aerial Extract of Oldenlandia corymbosa (Rubiaceae) Used in the Management of Cancer. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Allied Sciences, 21 (1).

• Ebele Onwuchuluba, Florence Nkemehule, Vivian Chuka-Ebene, Sandra Ogochukwu, Morenikeji Saka (2024). Prevalence, determinants, and information sources of self-medication among non-health workers in two tertiary institutions in Southwest Nigeria: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Current Biomedical Research, 4, 1762-1782.

• Odimegwu, Joy Ifunanya, Nkemehule Florence Ezinwa and Omotuyi Oyinkansola Elizabeth (2023). Qualitative Analysis of Cruciferous Vegetable Extracts Useful for Estrogen Metabolism for Diindolylmethane (DIM). Int J Bot Hor Res, 1(1), 84-91.

• Joy Odimegwu, Florence Ezinwa Nkemehule, Esther Jane-Sharon Eke, Jumoke Okunnuga, Aminat Omolara Buhari, Sarah Ngozichukwu Okwuegbuna (2021). Pharmaco-chemical analysis and in vivo toxicity assays of edible clays mined in Nigeria and consumed Clays and Clay Minerals, 69 (2), 155-166.

• Florence E. Nkemehule, Steve O. Ogbonnia, Olukemi A. Odukoya (2018). Antiglycation and Antioxidant Activity of Funtumia africana Root used in the Management of Diabetes. Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research, 2(5):203-208.

Collaborators/ Networks

• Prof. A. Arnerke, United Kingdom
• Prof. T. O. Johnson, UNIJOS, Nigeria
• S. A. Olabiyi, Ontario, Canada.
• Prof. O.K. Yemitan, LASUCOM, Nigeria
• Dr. R. C. Duru, University of Nigeria