Affiliateship: 2020-2024
Cohort 5
Country (Nationality)
Nigeria
Discipline
Medical & Health Sciences
Bio
Dr Enitome Bafor is a lecturer at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Benin, Nigeria and currently a postdoctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health, USA. She received her PhD from the University of Strathclyde, UK under scholarship from the then Education Trust Fund, Nigeria and had done a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Liverpool, UK with a Grant from the Society for Reproductive Investigation, USA. Her research interests involve understanding the mechanisms and treatments for ovarian and uterine disorders which has so far led to the discovery of new drug mechanisms as well as new potential drugs. Some of her other achievements include: research grants in 2016 and 2019 from The World Academy of Science to investigate new therapies from tropical plants for uterine contractility disorders, and a research grant from the Society for Reproductive Investigation and Bayer Pharmaceuticals to investigate new therapeutic approaches for polycystic ovarian syndrome. Some of her awards include Gro Brundtland Award 2018 For Women in Sustainable Development, Research advocacy award by Research4life Elsevier, Nigerian Young Scientist Prize in Health Sciences 2017 by the Nigerian Young Academy, Advisory mentor to the Queen’s Young leaders 2018, Runner up Inspiring Champions of Science 2019 by Johnson & Johnson USA and Best Research Health Category University of Strathclyde, UK 2013. Some of her fellowships include DAAD-International Deans Fellowship and the Excell Fellowship by the African Research Excellence Fund (AREF). She has also published widely in several reputable journals and has contributed to five book chapters.