Oluwafemi Ojo
SYS-Life Postdoctoral fellow
oluwafemi.ojo@utu.fi ORCID-tunniste: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9331-396X |
Molecular biology, Biochemical Toxicology, metabolic health, endocrinology
EDUCATIONAL TRAINING
2010, B.Sc., Department of Biochemistry, Babcock University, Nigeria
2015, M.Sc., Department of Biochemistry, Ekiti State University, Nigeria
2020, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
CURRENT POSITIONS
MSCA SYS-LIFE Postdoctoral Researcher, Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Finland
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry Programme, Bowen University, Nigeria
University Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Landmark University, Nigeria
SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS: 3 MSc students supervised.
SCIENTIFIC IMPACT OF THE WORK
Research is mainly focused on metabolic health, endocrinology, and natural products, with total number of citation 1,404 (Web of Science, March 2025) h-index: 21; 2,127 citations h-index: 24 (Scopus, March 2025), and 4047 citations (Google scholar, March 2025) h-index: 33; 260 original peer-reviewed publications.
Metabolic disorders, endocrinology, pharmacology
Teaching experience in Biochemistry, molecular biology, intermediary metabolism, endocrinology
- Albizia ferruginea (Guill & Perr) Benth leaf abates deregulation of P53, IRS, HsD17β2, FTO, and CYP11a genes in polycystic ovarian syndrome rat (2025)
- Journal of complementary & integrative medicine
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Antioxidant and antidiabetic activities of Gossypium barbadense L. leaves using in vitro, and in silico methods (2025)
- Vegetos
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Deciphering the in silico molecular mechanism of coumestrol activity for uterine fibroids remedy: a promising estrogenic target drug candidate (2025)
- Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Elemental evaluation, nutritional analysis, GC-MS analysis and ameliorative effects of Artocarpus communis< JRForst. & G.Forst. seeds' phytoconstituents on metabolic syndrome via in silico approach (2025)
- Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Experimental and computational analyses of the anti-alzheimer and antidiabetic effects of flavonoid-rich extract of avocado seeds (Persea americana Mill.) (2025)
- Nutrire
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Ferroptosis as the new approach to cancer therapy (2025)
- Cancer Treatment and Research Communications
(A2 Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä) - Investigative assessment of the neuro-modulatory potentials of cannabichromene in TrkB/BDNF-mediated neurosignaling pathway (2025)
- Comparative Clinical Pathology
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Lead optimization of Allium sativum L. compounds for PTP1B inhibition in diabetes treatment: in silico molecular docking and dynamics simulation (2025)
- Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Profiling the antidiabetic potential of GC-MS compounds identified from the methanolic extract of Spilanthes filicaulis: experimental and computational insight (2025)
- Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Protective effects of flavonoid-rich extracts from Hibiscus sabdariffa leaves on streptozotocin-induced testicular damage in rats (2025)
- Phytomedicine Plus
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Alkaloid-rich extract of Lannea egregia leaf protect against cardiomyopathy in streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetic rats (2024)
- Phytomedicine Plus
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Atrazine exposure caused oxidative stress in male rats and inhibited brain-pituitary-testicular functions (2024)
- Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology
- Attenuation of PI3K/AKT signaling pathway by Ocimum gratissimum leaf flavonoid-rich extracts in streptozotocin-induced diabetic male rats (2024)
- Biochemistry and biophysics reports
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Beta vulgaris L beetroot protects against iron-induced liver injury by restoring antioxidant pathways and regulating cellular functions (2024)
- Scientific Reports
- Effect of Hibiscus sabdariffa L leaf flavonoid-rich extract on Nrf-2 and HO-1 pathways in liver damage of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats (2024)
- Zeitschrift fur naturforschung section c: a journal of biosciences
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Energy metabolism and spermatogenesis (2024)
- Heliyon
- Exploring beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) for diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease dual therapy: in vitro and computational studies (2024)
- RSC Advances
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - In silico modeling revealed phytomolecules derived from Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) leaf extract as promising candidates for malaria therapy (2024)
- Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
- Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. fruit inhibits iron-induced lipid peroxidation and ?-amylase enzyme activity (2024)
- Plant Science Today
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Mitophagy and spermatogenesis: Role and mechanisms (2024)
- Biochemistry and biophysics reports