Enitan Bababunmi Explained

Order:	3rd
Office:	Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University
Term Start:	1993
Term End:	1996
Predecessor:	Jadesola Akande
Successor:	Fatiu Ademola Akesode
Enitan Abisogun Bababunmi
Birth Date:	1940 9, df=yes
Nationality:	Nigerian
Occupation:	Biochemist

Enitan Abisogun Bababunmi (born 8 September 1940  - 29 May 2017) was a Nigerian academic and a Professor of Biochemistry who served as the third Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University between 1993 and 1996.^[1]

Recognition

In 2002, Enitan was granted a patent by the United States government after he produced a formulation that would prevent muscle atrophy in AIDS and cancer patients.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Death

He died on 29 May 2017, aged 76.^{[5] [6]}

Bibliography

• Book: Enitan A. Bababunmi. Power House of the Living Cell. 1982. University of Ibadan.
• Book: Toxicology Forum (Washington, D.C.). Wellcome Trust (London, England). World Health Organization. Toxicology in the tropics. 1 January 1980. Taylor & Francis. 978-0-85066-194-1.

External links

• Obituary

Notes and References

1. News: LASU’s three-month crisis festers, awaits Ambode’s action. The Guardian. 18 June 2015. 3 January 2016.
2. Book: Andrew Ose Phiri. African Scientific Legacy. 2006. Mwajionera Enterprises.
3. News: Nigerian scientist, Bababunmi, gets U.S. patent on AIDS drug. The Guardian. Biafra-Nigeria World. Oyekanmi. Rotimi. 4 November 2002. 3 January 2016.
4. News: Dr Enitan Bababunmi: His scientific inventions and patents. Femi Orebe. December 10, 2008. The Nation. July 19, 2016.
5. News: Ex-LASU VC Prof. Bababunmi is dead. The Eagle. Segun. Adebowale. 29 May 2017. 29 May 2017.
6. Web site: Former LASU VC, Prof. Enitan Bababunmi Remembered With Posthumous 80th Birthday Symposium – Independent Newspaper Nigeria . 2022-06-11 . en-GB.