Basic Information
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Name: Dr. Ifeoluwa O. AWOGBINDIN |
Faculty: BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES |
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Department:Biochemistry | |
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Designation: Lecturer II |
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Brief Biography: |
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Education and Training
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INSTITUTION |
DEGREE |
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University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. |
Ph.D (Biochemistry) |
2010 – Till date |
Biochemistry (Viral Chemotherapy) |
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University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. |
MSc. (Biochemistry) |
2008 – 2010 |
Biochemistry (Molecular Drug Metabolism and Toxicology) |
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University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. |
BSc. (Biochemistry) |
2003 – 2007 |
Biochemistry |
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The Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo state |
H.N.D. (Computer Science) |
2001 – 2004 |
Computer Science |
Awards and Distinctions
Recipient: National Institute of Health (NIH) and U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (US NIAID) Travel Fellowship Award to attend Inaugural West African Regional Workshop on Drugs and Drug Resistance, 19th March to 31st March, 2012, Malaria Research and Training Centre (MRTC), University of Bamako, Mali.
Recipient: The Most Outstanding Poster Presentation Prize/Award, at the Third International Conference of the West African Society of Toxicology (WASOT), 19th – 22nd February, held at the Julius Berger Hall, University of Lagos, Lagos Nigeria.
Academy of Natural Medicine, Ibadan Nigeria. Distinguished Award of Excellence in recognition of immense contribution towards the development of Natural Medicine and its practice in Nigeria. November 2011.
Recipient: Highly competitive College of Medicine Mentored Research Grant/Award for Early Career Researchers (Junior Academic Staff) in the College, 22nd July 2014. My proposal and presentation was adjudged the overall best.
Recipient, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Global Health Travel Award to attend and render scientific presentation at the Keystone Symposium/Conference: S1, The modes of action of Vaccine Adjuvants, 8th -13th October, 2014, held at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle USA
Membership of Professional Bodies
Global Outreach Member, American Society of Microbiology (ASM)
Member, European Society of Toxicology in Vitro (ESTIV)
Member, Society of Toxicology (SOT)
Member, Swedish Society of Toxicology (SFT)
Member, Nigerian Academy of Natural Medicine (MNANM)
Hobbies
Meeting people, Reading, Listening to music, Playing Scrabble®, Chess and Soccer.
Researches
On-going Research
·Toxicologic, Pharmacologic and Adaptogenic properties of Herbal Immunomodulators.
Adaptation of Influenza virus in mice and Immunomodulatory potentials of ‘DEF’, a polyherbal formulation, on FLU A infected mice.
Research strengths
- Scientific validation of ethnobotanical-acclaimed medicinal properties of plants
- Thorough knowledge on the assessment of hepatoprotective properties of medicinal plants extracts using suppressive, curative and prophylactic tests
- Theoretical knowledge on various molecular biology skills, including recombinant DNA technology, and tissue culture techniques
- Animal handling
- Liver homogenate isolation
- Sound knowledge on free radical chemistry and Antioxidants
- Methods of testing the potency of novel antioxidants from plants
- Primary liver hepatocytes isolation
- Investigative techniques in identification / characterisation of a plant as a novel antioxidant
- Adaptation, inoculation and propagation of influenza virus in chicken embryonated eggs and cell line; harvesting of the virus; viral titre determination (Haemaglutination (HA) and Haemaglutination Inhibition (HI) tests) and TCID50 determination.
Publications
- Book Editor, the Principles and Practice of Herbal Medicine, Second Edition by Professor Dayo Oyekole. T & D Publishing Firm, 2011. ISBN 99916 30 11 2
- Journal Article
- Adaramoye OA, Awogbindin I, Okusaga JO. (2009). Effect of kolaviron, a biflavonoid complex from Garcinia kola seeds, on ethanol-induced oxidative stress in liver of adult wistar rats. J Med Food; 12(3): 584 - 90.
- Awogbindin IO, Tade OG, Metibemu SD, Olorunsogo OO and Farombi EO. (2014). Assessment of Flavonoid Content, Free Radical Scavenging and Hepatoprotective Activities of Ocimum gratissimum and Spondias mombin in Rats Treated with Dimethylnitrosamine. Archives of Basic and Applied Medicine; 2(1): 45-54.
- Adedara IA, Awogbindin IO, Anamelechi JP, Farombi EO. (2014). Garcinia kola seed ameliorates renal, hepatic, and testicular oxidative damage in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Pharmaceutical Biology. doi 10.3109/13880209.2014.937504
- Awogbindin IO, Farombi EO, Odaibo GO, Olaleye DO. (2014). Protective effect of kolaviron in BALB/c mice experimentally infected with influenza virus. Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology: the Pathogenesis of Respiratory Viruses, January 19 – 24, 2014, Keystone Resort, Colorado USA. Pp 74.
- Awogbindin IO, Olaleye DO, Farombi EO. (2014). Kolaviron modulates oxidative stress, inflammation and immmunopathology in influenza virus-infected BALB/c mice. 3rd International Conference of the West African Society of Toxicology (WASOT), February 19 – 22, 2014, University of Lagos, Lagos Nigeria. Pp 58.
- Awogbindin IO, Olaleye DO, Farombi EO. (2014). Kolaviron suppresses hyperinduced Host’s response and resolves redo-immunopathology during acute influenza infection in mice. 4th Unibadan Conference of Biomedical Research (UCBR-4) on Biotechnology for Health and Sustainable Development, July 1 – 4, 2014, University of Ibadan, Ibadan Nigeria. Pp 98.
- Awogbindin IO, Olaleye DO, Farombi EO. (2014). Mechanistic insight on the immunopathologic resolution property of kolaviron in mice influenza pneumonitis. 4th Unibadan Conference of Biomedical Research (UCBR-4) on Biotechnology for Health and Sustainable Development, July 1 – 4, 2014, University of Ibadan, Ibadan Nigeria. Pp 46.
- Awogbindin IO, Olaleye DO, Farombi EO. (2014). Mechanistic insight on the immunopathologic resolution property of kolaviron in acute influenza infection in mice. Keystone Symposium/Conference: S1, The modes of action of Vaccine Adjuvants, October 8 – 13, 2014, Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle USA. Pp 70.
- Adedara IA, Awogbindin IO, Adesina OA, Oyebiyi OO, Lawal TA, Farombi EO. (2015). Municipal Landfill Leachate-Induced Testicular Oxidative Damage is Associated with Biometal Accumulation and Endocrine Disruption in Rats. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 68:74–82
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