Affiliateship: 2018 - 2022
Cohort 3
Country (Nationality)
Nigeria
Discipline
Biosciences
Bio
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Dr Kazeem is a Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos. He holds a BTech (Hons) degree in Applied Biochemistry from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. He also obtained MSc and PhD in Biochemistry both from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. He is a recipient of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) postgraduate research fellowship tenable at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan in 2009. He also won the National Research Foundation (NRF) Freestanding postdoctoral fellowship tenable at the Department of Plant Sciences, University of the Free State, South Africa in 2014. The main thrust of his research is antidiabetic drug discovery, with the aim of searching for safe, effective and affordable antidiabetic agents from natural sources. This is achieved through in-vitro and in-vivo evaluation of antidiabetic potentials of medicinal plants, foods, and isolated compounds, as well as determination of their possible mechanisms of actions. This has culminated in the publication of more than forty (40) articles and book chapters in reputable peer-reviewed journals. Due to his wealth of experience in research, he is serving as a reviewer for more than fifteen (15) journals among which is the Journal of Food Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Biology, as well as Human and Experimental Toxicology. Dr. Kazeem is a member of many learned societies including the Nigerian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB), Nigerian Society for Experimental Biology (NISEB), South African Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SASBMB) and South African Society for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (SASBCP). In honour of his contribution to the society, he was inducted into the prestigious Nigerian Young Academy (NYA) in 2017 and presently serves as her Publicity Secretary. |