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Ogunlana Olubanke

Also known as: Olujoke

Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Covenant University, University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University Faculty of Education

Research areas: Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Medicinal Plant Research · Malaria Research and Control · Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies

ORCID iD 0000-0001-5781-592X
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About

Prof. Olubanke Olujoke Ogunlana is a lecturer at the Department of Biochemistry, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun state, Nigeria. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, her Master of Science degree in Pharmaceutical Analysis from University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo state, and her Ph.D in Biochemistry at Covenant University, Ota, Ogun state. Her research interests are in Biochemical Toxicology and Metabolism, Public health and Cancer Molecular Epidemiology. She is a recipient of the prestigious 2009 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) award. She was also awarded 2013 AstraZeneca/International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX)/Society of Toxicology (SOT) Travel Fellowship at the 52nd SOT annual general meeting in San Antonio, Texas, USA among others. She is a member of different professional bodies including Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nigeria; American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, USA; Society of Toxicology, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and American Society of Cancer Research. She has peer reviewed publications in both local and international journals. She is married to Mr. Oluseyi E. Ogunlana and blessed with three children.


SCHOLARSHIP, FELLOWSHIP AND PRICES
1. AORTIC 2017 Bursary Travel award to participate in the 11th International Conference of the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC 2017) at Kigali, Rwanda from 7 to 10 November 2017.
2. AstraZeneca/IUTOX/SOT Travel Fellowship Award to participate at the 2013 Society of Toxicology’s 52nd Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, USA. March 10-14, 2013.
3. Graduate Student Travel Fellowship Award to participate at the Society of Toxicology’s 51st Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA. March 11-15, 2012.
4. The recipient of the Covenant University's High Impact Journal Publication Award for 2012 Session.
5. Best Departmental Level Adviser 2009 and 2011.
6. TWAS – CAS 2009 Postgraduate Fellowship Award for a period of one year at the State Key laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources, Kunming Institute of Botany, China.
7. International Society for Computational Biology Travel Fellowship Award to attend ISCB Africa Bioinformatics conference on infectious disease 30th Nov -3rd Dec, 2009, Bamako, Mali.
8. WHO/TDR Travel Fellowship Award to participate at the Fifth Multilateral Initiative on Malaria PAN African Malaria Conference, November 2 - 6, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya.
9. Best Oral presentation Day 4, for ISCB Africa Bioinformatics conference on infectious disease 30th November - 3rd December 2009, Bamako, Mali.

Employment

  • Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences Professor of Biochemistry
    2026 - Present
  • Covenant University Lecturer/Professor
    2007 - 2026

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