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Name: OLAYINKA, Adejoke Kotila |
About: Dr. (Mrs.) Olayinka A. Kotila is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. She specialises in the field of Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacogenetics and Drug analysis. She is a recipient of several awards among which are: MacArthur Foundation Grant, Wellcome Trust Bursary Award, Medical Education Partnership Initiative Nigeria (MEPIN) Seed Award, NIH D43 Re-entry Grant Award, Novartis Scholarship Award and TETFund grant. She has been opportune to work in world-renowned research laboratories and be tutored by researchers of global repute. She has over thirty publications in peer-reviewed journals. | |
Designation: Senior Lecturer | |
Academic Qualification: B.pharm, Msc, PhD. | |
Faculty: Pharmacy | |
Department: Pharmaceutical Chemistry | |
Phone number: 08118195816 | |
Google Scholar: Profile https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gEURAxsAAAAJ&hl=en Research Gate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Olayinka-Kotila ORCID Profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0674-9085 |
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Email: oa.kotila@mail.ui.edu.ng Email Address 2: |
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Area of Specialisation: Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacogenetics; Pharmacometrics; Drug Analysis | |
Research (Ten most recent publications): 1. Babalola C. P., Kotila O., Samuel B. B., Adetunji O., Gbotosho G. O., Moody J. O., Adeyemi A. M., Adegbola O., Akinyele G., Itiola O. A., Fortunak, J (2024). Building capacity for drug development process in Africa ‒ A workable model. Pharmacy Education, 24(1), p. 1–12. https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2024.241.112 2. Babalola C.P., Kotila O., Iwuchukwu O.F. The expanding role of gene-based prescribing for phase II drug-metabolizing enzymes (2023). American Journal of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2023;024. https://doi.org/10.25259/AJPPS_2023_024 3. Coker M.O., Kotila O.A., Adigun T.O., Lawal, T.V., Fagbamigbe, A.F., Makolo, A.U., Salawu, M.M., Ajayi, D.T., Oluniyi, P.E., Oguzie, J.U., Happi, A.N., Hoen, A.G., Babalola, C.P., Ajayi, I.O. (2023). Data science training needs in sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for biomedical research and therapeutics capacity [version 1; peer review: 1 approved]. Open Res Africa 2023, 6:21 (https://doi.org/10.12688/openresafrica.14109.1) 4. Kotila O.A, Ajayi D., Masimerembwa C., Thelingwani R., Odetunde A, Falusi A.G., Babalola C.P. (2023). Non-compartmental and Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Dapsone in Healthy Nigerians: A Pilot Study. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/bcp.15862 5. Bright B., Sobande Patrick., Alonge Temitope., Babalola C.P., Musa-Olomu A.A., Ali W., Kotila O., Fajimi N., Itodo E.S., Falayi S., Ajayi D., Olatunji A., Adesope T., Ojeblenu F., Ologunagba M., Aduh , Rotinwa R., Odunfa G., Chukwurah A., Adeyemi S. (2022). Telling the COVID-19 Story – An Overview of Our COVID-19 Study Protocols and Research at Livewell Initiative LWI and Global Public Health University GPHU. European Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, 8(4), 62-70. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ejcbs.20220804.12 6. Nwogu, J.N., Ngene, S.O., Babalola, C.P. Olagunju A., Owen A., Khoo, S.H., Kotila O.A., Berzins B., Okochi, H., Tallerico, R., Ghandi, M., Taiwo, B. (2022). Comparison of efavirenz levels in blood and hair with pharmacy refills as measures of adherence and predictors of viral suppression among people living with HIV in Nigeria. AIDS Research and Therapy Vol. 19: 35 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-022-00462-3 7. Adejumo P.O, Oluwasanu M.M, Atara N., Awolude O., Kotila O.A., Aniagwu T., Brown B., Dzekem B.S., Duncan S., Tito-Ilori M., Ajani O., Lee S.M, Babalola C.P, Ojengbede O, Huo D., Hammad N and Olopade O. (2022). Oncology Training Needs Assessment Among Healthcare Professionals In Nigeria. JCO Global Oncology 8 (2022) e2200017 https://doi.org/10.1200/GO.22.00017 8. Olateju O.A., Babalola C.P., Olubiyi O.O., Kotila O.A., Kwasi D.A., Oaikhena A.O., Okeke I.N. (2021). Quinoline Antimalarials Increase the Antibacterial Activity of Ampicillin. Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.556550 9. Arinola G.O., Awolude O.A., Ntekim A., Aniagwu T.I.G., Balogun W.O., Kotila O.A., Oluwasaanu M., Adejumo P.O., Babalola C.P., Ifechukwude O.M., Oyedele O.M., Olopade O.I., Olopade C.O., Ojengbede O. (2020) Ethics and Responsible Conduct of Research: Workshop Report. African Journal of Biomedical Research Vol. 23. SE2: 3-5
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Grants and Awards: a) MacArthur Foundation Multidisciplinary Research Grant (Grant # 11-97968--000-INP) (Co-Investigator) October 2009 b) Global Health Initiative Fellowship Award, University of Chicago, USA 2010 & 2011 d) Wellcome Trust Bursary Award 2012 h) Thomas-Bassir Biomedical Foundation Small Research Grants 2017 |
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