TITLE (PROF/DR/): PROF.

NAME: OLAYINKA TAIWO ASEKUN

POSITION: PROFESSOR                             SPECIALISATION: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY/NATURAL PRODUCT CHEMISTRY

EDUCATION/TRAINING

 Prof. Mrs.  Olayinka Taiwo Asekun is a Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Lagos. She has spent the last 33 years teaching chemistry and contributing to research in her Areas of specialisation which focus on Natural Products Research, Essential Oil Research, Bioactive Organic Compound Synthesis, Isolation and Characterisation of Bioactive Compounds, Pharmacological Evaluation of Nigerian Medicinal and Economic Plants. She spent 12 years at Lagos State University and has spent 22 years at the University of Lagos. She has 61 articles in reputable Local and International journals and has attended over 49 International Conferences and Workshops. She was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Fort Hare, Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa, in 2005. and a Research Fellow at the University of Soochow, Jiangsu, China, in 2012. She is a Fellow of the Chemical Society of Nigeria (FCSN), the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (FICCON), and a Distinguished Fellow and Vice-President of the Institute of Security (DFISN). She is also a member of the Institute of Public Analyst (MIPAN), Society of Medicinal Plants for Economic Development (MSOMPED), Society of Essential Oils Distillers and Analysts, Nigeria (SEODA) and the Society of Cosmetic Scientists Nigeria (NICOS), aside from academics and research. She was Head of the Chemistry Department twice, and is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Lagos, a former Board Member of the University of Lagos Staff School, and the Academic Planning Committee of the University of Lagos. She also belongs to and chairs numerous committees within and outside the University.

1. Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos. 2024 to Date
• Member, University of Lagos Senate 2010 to Date
• Member, Distance Learning Institute Board. 2024 – Date
• Member, School of Foundation Studies Board March 2025 to Date
• Chairman, Faculty of Social Science Misconduct Panel 2023 to Date
• Quality Control Research Lead, African Center of Excellence for Drug Research, Herbal Medicine Development and Regulatory Science (ACEDHARS) 2019- Date
• Chairman, University of Lagos Women Society Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Technology Committee, Jan 2023 to Date
• Research Visitor-National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Idu, Abuja, Nigeria1999
• Post-Doctoral Research Fellow-University of Fort Hare, Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa July-Dec 2005
• Research fellow-University of Soochow, Jiangsu, China. September – December 2012

1. Selected Most Recent Publications / Contributions to Knowledge (five (5) maximum)

1. Ezennaka, C. N., Srivedavyasasri, R., Sofidiya, M. O., Asekun, O. T., & Ross, S. A. (2022). Chemical Constituents from Methanolic Stem Bark Extracts OF Piliostigma thonningii BELONGING TO FABACEAE. Journal of Chemical Society of Nigeria, 47(1).Omolara Omowumi
2. Fatunmibi1, Isaac Saint Njoku1, Olayinka Taiwo Asekun and James Ode Ogah (2023). Chemical composition, in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of essential oil extracted from the dried flower bud of Eugenia aromatica L. 1 (2), 121-128
3. Osinubi, A. D., Asekun, O. T., & Familoni, O. B. (2023). N-Aryl Amino Acids as Potential Antibacterial Agents. Reactions, 4(2), 286-294.
4. Oke, O. O., Chen, Y., Isanbor, C., Asekun, O. T., & O’Hagan, D. (2024). Efficient biotransformations in Cunninghamella elegans and Streptomyces sp. JCM9888 of selectively fluorinated benzoic acids to the corresponding benzamides and benzyl alcohols. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 42(3), 480-484.
5. Ajiboye, A. T., Asekun, O. T., Tiruveedhula, S., Mukadam, A. A., Sulaimon, R. O., Otun, K. O., & Familoni, O. B. (2024). DFT and molecular docking studies of 10-hydroxylstrictosamide from methanol leaves extract of Sarcocephallus latifolius (Smith, Bruce). Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 101(11), 101347.
6. Collaborators/ Networks (International inclusive, five (5) maximum)
7. Emeritus Professor Anthony J. Afolayan: MPED Research Centre, Department of Botany, University of Fort Hare, Alice Campus,5700, South Africa
8. Prof Samuel Ayodele Egieyeh: Computational Pharmacology and Cheminformatics, School of Pharmacy, University of Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.

• Samir A Ross; Department of BioMolecular Sciences, Division of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA

1. African Center of Excellence for Drug Research, Herbal Medicine Development and Regulatory Science (ACEDHARS), University of Lagos.