Mr. I.I. Ogunlowo

Mr. I.I. Ogunlowo

Senior Technical Officer (in charge of Herbarium and Medicinal Gardens)

O Ifeoluwa Isaac OGUNLOWO (Research Focus: Herbarium Management, Medicinal Plant Gardens, Conservation of Medicinal plants and their Utilization)

He obtained his B.Sc. (Botany, 2nd Class Upper Division) in 2008 and M.Sc. (Botany with a Distinction) in 2020 from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

.? In 2010, he obtained a Certificate in Horticulture from Oyo State Agency for Youth Development Agriculture Training Programme and a Proficiency Certificate in Management, from the Nigerian Institute of Management. He was inducted as a Graduate Member in Lagos, Nigeria.

? In 2011, Ifeoluwa Ogunlowo was employed as Higher Technical Officer in the Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria where he trains both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students in Plant Identification and Herbarium techniques. He is currently a Senior Technical Officer and the Head, Herbarium/Medicinal Plant gardens Unit of the Department.

? Mr. Ogunlowo has served as a member of the Faculty Environment Committee: 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 sessions and Assistant Environmental Officer of the Faculty from 3rd November 2017 till 31st July, 2019. He worked assiduously for the registration of Faculty of Pharmacy Herbarium (FPI) on Index Herbariorum updated on 21st May, 2018 and the Establishment of ’89 Medicinal Plant Garden in between the Faculty’s twin buildings at the instance of Prof. Wilson O. Erhun (Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, 1st August, 2017- 31st July, 2019). The project was funded by the 1989 Pharmacy Alumni of GREAT IFE and completed on 12th August, 2018 with a unique status in all Schools of Pharmacy in Nigeria.

? Mr. Ogunlowo is a member of the Society of Herbarium Curators, United States (SHC-USA), National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT-OAU), Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON), Nigerian Field Society (NFS), Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) and Coordinator of the Medicinal Plants Club (MPC-OAU) which has been collaborating with Good Deeds Day and Ruach Tova Foundation since 2019 thus teaching students the art of Volunteering and Community Development Services with the watchword “Doing Good with African Herbs”.

? In 2014, Mr. Ogunlowo was awarded funds from the Learned Conferences Financial Sub-committee of Obafemi Awolowo University to attend HerbFEST 2013 which was held at RAW Materials, Abuja. In 2017, he was granted an Executive Approval by the Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University for Day Release to pursue an M.Sc. in Botany and in 2020, he was nominated by the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) to attend ADAPTI (Advanced Digital Appreciation Programme for Tertiary Institutions) sponsored by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and facilitated by Digital Bridge Institute International Centre for Information and Communication Tech. Studies at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

? He has assisted several institutions and private individuals with landscaping and establishment of Medicinal Plant gardens/Parks. He is also a farm security consultant using natural barriers/plants. Currently, he runs trainings (physical & virtual) on hydroponics farming for individuals and organizations.

He has attended the following trainings/workshop/conferences/plant collection trips:

  1. 6th Chief S. L. Edu Memorial Lecture of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), at the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos on January 8, 2008.

 

  1. Oyo State Agency for Youth Development Agricultural Training Programme (Goat and Sheep rearing, Piggery, Bee-keeping and Horticulture) at the International Youth Village, Ajoda, Ibadan on 25th – 28th May, 2010.

 

  • The 20th Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON) at Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka, Anambra State on 6th – 9th June, 2011.

 

  1. Annual Business Meeting and 40th Anniversary Celebration of Nigerian Field Society (NFS), Ile-Ife Branch, Obafemi Awolowo University, 26th – 28th April, 2012.

 

  1. 21st Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife on 3rd – 7th June, 2012.

 

  1. HerbFEST 2013: FOOD AS MEDICINE: A Herbs, Health Food and Natural Products Expo with Training sessions in the Development and Commercialization of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants at the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Abuja on 8th – 10th October, 2013.

 

  • Plant Collection and Field trip to Edo State; Okomu National Park, Okomu Oil Palm and Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories, organized by the Department of Botany, 3rd-7th February, 2014.

 

  • 6th Western Africa Network of Natural Products Research Scientists (WANNPRES) Conference and the AJTCAM Symposium on African Traditional Medicines at Leisure Springs Hotels Limited, Osogbo on 3rd – 7th August, 2014.

 

  1. Plant Collection and Ethnobotanical Survey to Four Geo-political zones in Nigeria under the project: “Domestication of T. tetraptera for livelihood improvement in tropical Africa (Nigeria, Uganda, & Ghana)” Investigator-Dr. Mrs. Elusiyan from December, 2014 – January, 2015.

 

  1. Training Workshop on the Application of Biotechniques to Medicinal Plant Research by Obafemi Awolowo University in Collaboration with Bioscience Research, Education and Advisory Centre, Yola at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife on 18th – 23rd July, 2016.
  2. Collection of Herbarium specimens and plant identification tour to Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) Research station at Sakpoba Forest, Edo State in search of Massularia acuminata (G. Don) Bullock ex Hoyle and Pausinystalia johimbe (K. Shum) Pierre ex. Beille from September 30th – 1st October, 2016.

 

  • Public Lecture: Some efficacious Nigerian anti-cancer herbal remedies by Emeritus Professor Joseph Ibomeim Okogun at the University of Medical Sciences, Laje road, Ondo City, Ondo State on 31st August, 2017.

 

  • 4th Annual Agra Innovate West Africa Expo at Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos on 21st – 22nd November, 2017.

 

  • 2018 World Environment Day, Beat Plastic Pollution organized by Eco Centre for Transformation and Empowerment Initiative (ECTEI) at ENPOST Forest Reserve, Ido-Ijesha, Osun State on 5th June, 2018.

 

  1. Seminar for Non-Academic Staff in the Faculty of Pharmacy, Emotional Intelligence: a tool for enhancing performance at Faculty Board of Pharmacy Room, Phase II, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife on 31st May, 2019.

 

  • Virtual Joint Advanced Seminar Series of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) of Obafemi Awolowo University on Tuesday 16th – Wednesday 17th, June, 2020.

 

  • Advanced Digital Appreciation Programme for Tertiary Institutions sponsored by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and facilitated by Digital Bridge Institute International Centre for Information and Communication Tech. Studies at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife from November 16-20, 2020.

 

THESIS/DISSERTATION

  1. Comparative Foliar Anatomical Study of Some Species in the Genus Acalypha (Family-Euphorbiaceae). B.Sc. Dissertation, 2008
  2. Pharmacognostic Evaluation and Taxonomic Characteristics of Two Families in the Order Zingiberales. M.Sc. Thesis, 2020

PUBLICATION

? Agboola, O.B, Otusanya, O.O, Adebajo, A.C and Ogunlowo, I.I. (2020). Allelopathy as a Factor of Improving Anti-hyperglycaemic Activities of Tithonia diversifolia and Murraya koenigii. Agric. Biol. J. N. Am., 11(1):5-23.