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Oluwafemi
Ojo

Senior Researcher, Institute of Biomedicine
SYS-Life Postdoctoral fellow

Areas of expertise

Molecular biology
Biochemical Toxicology
metabolic health
endocrinology

Biography

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.

Teaching

Teaching experience in Biochemistry, molecular biology, intermediary metabolism, endocrinology

Research

Metabolic disorders, endocrinology, pharmacology

Publications

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Ferroptosis as the new approach to cancer therapy (2025)

Cancer Treatment and Research Communications
Ojo, Oluwafemi Adeleke; Grant, Susan; Nwafor-Ezeh, Pearl Ifunanya; Maduakolam-Aniobi, Tobiloba Christiana; Akinborode, Tolulope Isaiah; Ezenabor, Emmanuel Henry; Ojo, Adebola Busola
(A2 Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli 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
Ojo, Oluwafemi Adeleke; Adegboyega, Abayomi Emmanuel; Taiwo, Odunayo Anthonia; Olowosoke, Christopher Busayo; Johnson, Grace Inioluwa; Umedum, Ngozi Lillian; Onuh, Kingsley; Adeduro, Mary Nneka; Nwobodo, Valentine Osita; Elekan, Ayodele O.; Alemika, Taiwo Emmanuel; Johnson, Titilayo Omolara
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Anti-breast cancer effects of Pterocarpus soyauxii Taub aqueous extract and its compounds by integrating ADMET, network pharmacology, molecular docking, dynamic simulation, CLC-Pred and pdCSM-Cancer/PPI approaches, and in vitro validation (2025)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Emmanuel, Owona Pascal; Sandrine, Mengue Ngadena Yolande; Claude, Bilanda Danielle; Rigobert-Espoir, Ayissi Mbomo; Ojo, Oluwafemi Adeleke; Fils, Ella Armand; Ronald, Bidingha A. Goufani; Michel, Bindzi Georges; Desire, Dzeufiet Djomeni Paul; Aziz, Tariq; Alamri, Abdulhakeem S.; Alsanie, Walaa F.; Alhomrani, Majid
(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
Ogunlakin, Akingbolabo Daniel; Ojo, Oluwafemi Adeleke; Gyebi, Gideon Ampoma; Akinwumi, Idayat Adeola; Adebodun, Great Oluwamayokun; Ayokunle, Damilare Iyinkristi; Ambali, Owoola Azeezat; Ayeni, Peluola Olujide; Awosola, Oyindamola Esther; Babatunde, Dare Ezekiel; Akintunde, Emmanuel Adewuni; Ajayi-Odoko, Omolola Adenike; Dahunsi, Olatunde Samuel; Sonibare, Mubo Adeola
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )