Mrs. Olubanke Olujoke OGUNLANA

Assistant Lecturer: Biochemistry

B.Sc. (Honours) Biochemistry Ife, Nigeria
M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Science Ibadan, Nigeria.)

Department of Biological Sciences,
College of Science and Technology,
Covenant University,
P.M.B. 1023, Ota, Ogun state, Nigeria.
E-mail: kellybee2001@yahoo.com,
olubankeogunlana@covenantuniversity.com
Tel: +234 802 342 8233

RESEARCH INTEREST
Molecular basis of antimalarial drug resistance, Drug metabolism and Biochemical Toxicology

PUBLISHED JOURNAL PAPERS
O.E. Ogunlana and O.O. Ogunlana (2008). In vitro assessment of the antioxidant activity of Newbouldia laevis. Journal of Medicinal Plant Research Vol. 2(8), pp. 176-179.

Articles in press
Ogunlana O.E., Ogunlana O.O., Farombi O.E. Assessment of the scavenging activity of crude methanolic stem bark extract of Newbouldia laevis on selected free radicals. Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences
Ogunlana O.E. and Ogunlana O.O., and Farombi O.E. Morinda lucida: Antioxidant and reducing activities of crude methanolic stem bark extract. Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences
Ogunlana O.E. and Ogunlana O.O. Antioxidant activities of Psidium guajava (an in vitro assessment). Research Journal of Biological Science (Database No: 464- RJBS)
Ogunlana O.E. and Ogunlana O.O. In vitro assessment of the free radical scavenging activity of Psidium guajava. Research Journal of Biological Science (Database No: 472- RJBS)
Ogunlana O.O., Ogunlana O.E. and Ademowo O.G. Comparative in vitro assessment of the antiplasmodial activity of quinine – zinc complex and quinine sulphate. Scientific Research and Essays (Database No: SRE-08- )

Conference Proceedings
Ogunlana O.O., Ogunlana O.E., Ademowo G.O. (2007). Comparative in vitro assessment of the antimalarial activity of quinine – zinc complex and quinine. 27th Annual Conference of Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal university of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Nigeria. November 6 – 9, 2007, pg 48.
Abolaji A. O., Odesanmi O. S., Chinedu S. N., Adebayo A. H. and Ogunlana O. O. (2007). Effects of combinations of ethanolic extracts of Blighia sapida and Xylopia aethiopica on the levels of progesterone, estradiol and lipid profile in pregnant rabbits. 27th Annual Conference of Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal university of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Nigeria. November 6 – 9, 2007, pg 64.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Member, Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB).
Associate Member, American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).
Student Member, Society for Medicinal Plant Research, Germany.

RESEARCH:
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS:
Antimalarial and toxicological investigations of extracts of leaves and stems of Caesalpinia bonducella.
Ethnopharmacological and toxicological investigation of some Nigerian medicinal plants.
Studies on the antioxidant potentials of some tropical green leafy vegetables.