Dr. Samuel Akintunde Odediran
Name: Dr. Samuel Akintunde Odediran
Current Position: Senior Lecturer
Area of research/Research Focus: Phytochemical and Antimalarial Studies on Medicinal Plants; Studies on combination of Medicinal plants for Antimalarial Properties/Evaluation of Ethnomedical claims of Medicinal Plants
A brief Biodata (Background/Academic qualification): B. Pharm.; M. Sc.; M.Phil. Ph.D. (Pharmacognosy)
Conferences and publications:
(i) Aladesanmi, A.J. and Odediran S.A. (2000). Antimicrobial Activity of Trichilia heudelotii leaves. Fitoterapia.71:179-182.
(ii) Odediran S.A. and Aladesanmi, A.J. (2001). Microscopical investigation of the leaves of Trichilia heudelotii. Planch ex Olive, Nigerian Journal of Natural Products and Medicine,5:42-45.
(iii) Adebajo A C., Odediran S.A, Nneji C.M, Iwalewa E.O, Rukunga G.M, Aladesanmi A.J, Gathirwa J.W, Ademowo O.G, Olugbade T.A, Schmidt T.J. and Verspohl E.J. (2013). Evaluation of Antimalarial Claim of Gongronema latifolium Root and Stem. Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants,19(2): 97-118.
(iv) Adebajo A C., Ayoola, M.D, Odediran, S.A, Aladesanmi, A.J, Olugbade, T.A, Schmidt, T.J and Verspohl, E.J. (2013). Evaluation of Anti-hyperglycaemic Activity of Gongronema latifolium Root and Stem. Journal of Diabetes,5(3): 336-43.
(v) Iwalewa, E.O., Roland, T., Ologe, M.O., Adepiti, A.O., Odediran, S.A, Iwalewa, O.J., Obuotor, E.M. and Olawuni, J.I. (2013). Antimalarial Effects of Anthraquinone, Sodium Nitroprusside NG-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester, and their combinations on Plasmodium berghei in mice. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology,2(7): 117-124.
(vi) Ehigie, A.F., Ehigie, L.O., Odediran S.A., Afolabi, O.K., Adedosu, O.T., and Olorunsogo, O. (2013). In vitro induction of rat liver mitochondrial membrane permeability transition pore opening by solvent extracts of Momordica charantia leaves. Biokemistri,25(2):52–60.
(vii) Odediran, S.A., Elujoba, A.A. and Adebajo C.A. (2014). Influence of formulation ratio of the plant components on the antimalarial properties of MAMA Decoction. Parasitology Research, 113: 1977-1984.
(viii) Adebajo, C.A., Odediran S.A., Aliyu, F.A., Nwafor, P.A., Nwoko, N.T. and Umana U.S. (2014). In vivo Antiplasmodial Potentials of the Combinations of Four Nigerian Antimalarial Plants. Molecules,19: 13136 -13146.
(ix) Ehigie, A.F., Wei, P., Ehigie, L.O., Odediran, S.A., Wei, T., Yan, X. and Olorunsogo, O.O. (2016). Cytotoxicity of Fractions Derived from Crude Water-Soluble Extract (CWSE) of Momordica charantia (Linn) Leaves on Lung, Cervical and Breast Cancer Cells. International Journal of Applied Sciences, 04(02): 296-304.
(x). Olaniran, O., Adetuyi, F.C., Omoya, F.O., Odediran, S.A., Hassan-Olajokun, R.E. Awoyeni, E.A., Odetoyin, B.W., Adesina, A., Awe, A., Bejide, R. A., Odujoko O, Akinyemi, L.O., Oyetoke O.O. and Afolayan D.O. (2019). Antiplasmodial, Antipyretic, Haematological and Histological Effects of the Leaf Extracts of Moringa oleifera in Plasmodium berghei berghei Infected Mice, Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research(former name: British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research,29(4): 1-13.
(xi) Odediran S.A., Awosode K.E., Adegoke T. A, Odebunmi K.A., Oladunjoye B.B., Obasanya AA, Ifeoluwa Michael Omilani, Kafayat Temitayo Soyinka, Jonathan Uyiosa Ugbo, Abayomi Johnson Ogunleke, Stephen Adeleke Adesida, and Adeleke Clement Adebajo (2020) Combinations of Chrysophyllum albidum and Citrus aurantifolia as Antimalarial Agents and their Effects on Orthodox Antimalarial Drugs in Mice. Ann Complement Altern Med.; 2(1): 1007.
(xii) Nwafor P. A, Genesis E. U, Dare S. T, Adeyemi O. I, Odediran S. A, Adebajo A. C. (2020) Evaluation of Aphrodisiac Activities of Four Nigerian Ethnomedicinal Plants. Ann Complement Altern Med.; 2(1): 1009.
Conferences, Seminars and Workshops Attended with Dates:-
(i). Workshop on “Separation and Spectroscopic Techniques in Natural Products Research, Pharmaceutical Analysis and Synthesis” OAU Central Science Laboratory, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. 14 – 16 October 2002.
(ii). 25th Scientific Conference/Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Society of Pharmacognosy 2007, (IFE 2007)
(iii) Training Workshop on “Fourier-transform infrared and Ultraviolet-Visible
Spectroscopic Techniques” OAU Central Science Laboratory, Ile-Ife, Nigeria 30 – 31 May 2007.
(iv) Seminar on Research Proposal Writing and Managing Grants held at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex on 14th, August, 2007.
(v) Annual and Scientific Meeting of the Nigerian Association of Pharmacist in Academia, 30th July- 2nd August, 2008 at OAU Conference Centre, Ile- Ife (IFE 2008)
(vi) 27th Scientific Conference/12th Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Society of Pharmacognosy, 22nd -24th November 2010 at The National Sickle Cell Centre, Lagos.
(vii) Training course of the Training Centre in Communication (TCC) on Scientific Writing and Publishing & Oral Communication and Presentation In partnership with the Directorate Linkages and Sponsorship Research at OAU Conference Centre, Ile-Ife 12th-16th September 2011.
(viii) Fifth Scientific Conference of the West African Network of Natural products Research Scientists (WANNPRES) on Tackling Non- Infectious diseases with Medicinal Plants and Natural Products at MicCom Golf Hotels and Resorts, Ada, Osun State, Nigeria on 5th– 8th August, 2012.
(ix) 61st International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plants and Natural Product Research, September 1-5, 2013, Munster, Germany.
(x) Workshop on Application of Biotechniques to Medicinal Plant Research, Faculty of Pharmacy, and Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile –Ife, in collaboration with Bioscience Research, Education and Advisory Centre, Yola; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile –Ife, 18th – 23rd July, 2016.
(xi) Workshop on Implementation Research Proposal Development and Writing, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile –Ife, 25th –27th July, 2016.
(xii) Public Lecture on ‘Some efficacious Nigerian anti-Cancer Herbal Remedies’ Emeritus Professor J. I. Okogun at the University of Medical Sciences, Odosida Campus, Oke Igbala Street, Ondo City on Thursday August 31, 2017.
Institutional email and phone number: akindiran@oauife.edu.ng; +234-8034272976, 08158593979