Taiwo Olayemi Elufioye Explained

Nationality:Nigerian
Awards:Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World
Workplaces:University of Ibadan

Taiwo Olayemi Elufioye is a Nigerian pharmacologist and researcher. Elufioye works as a professor at the University of Ibadan in the department of pharmacognosy.[1] Elufioye is also a Fulbright Scholar at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she is investigating drugs for neurodegenerative diseases.[2]

Career

Elufioye was awarded a research grant by the MacArthur Foundation in order to conduct research on several Nigerian medicinal plants in order to test for compounds that may be used to counteract neurodegenerative diseases.[3]

In 2014, Elufioye was one of five women who won the Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World.[4] Elufioye won the award for her work on the pharmacological properties of Nigerian plants.[5] Her research is especially focused on compounds that could be used to treat malaria, wounds, memory loss, leprosy and cancer.[6] The Elsevier Foundation Awards was presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting in Chicago and included a prize of $5000.[7] When she won the award, the Vice Chancellor at the University of Ibadan, Isaac Adewole, said that Elufioye's accomplishments "would inspire other women in science" and that she is "a pride of Nigeria and the African continent as a whole."[8]

Elufioye is published in the African Journal of Biomedical Research,[9] Pharmacognosy Research,[10] the International Journal of Pharmaceutics,[11] and the African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines.[12]

Personal life

Elufioye was born into an educated family where her mother was a teacher and her father was an administrator at a university.[13] Her entire family, including her siblings have attended college.

Notes and References

  1. News: Awards Honor Five Early-Career Women Chemists Studying Medicinal Properties of Natural Compounds in Developing Regions. https://web.archive.org/web/20161008194750/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-359116175.html. dead. 8 October 2016. 19 February 2016. States News Service. 1 February 2016. HighBeam Research.
  2. Web site: USciences Hosts Fulbright Scholar Studying Drugs to Treat Neurodegenerative Diseases. 2020-06-02. University of the Sciences. en.
  3. Web site: Doctoral Grantees (Taiwo Olayemi Elufioye). https://web.archive.org/web/20150303083559/http://macarthur.ui.edu.ng/taiwoolayemi. dead. 3 March 2015. 2 February 2016. MacArthur Grants Awardees. University of Ibadan.
  4. Web site: The Elsevier Foundation honors Early Career Women Scientists from Developing Countries for Research into the Medicinal Properties of Natural Compounds. 12 February 2014. 1 February 2016. The Elsevier Foundation.
  5. News: UI Pharmacognosy Lecturer, Wins Women Global Award. Obayendo. Temitope. 11 March 2014. Pharmanews. 1 February 2016.
  6. News: Nigerian woman, Elufioye, wins 2014 scientists award. 10 March 2014. Blueprint. 1 February 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160917092441/http://www.blueprint.ng/2014/03/10/nigerian-woman-elufioye-wins-2014-scientists-award/. 17 September 2016.
  7. News: Taiwo Elufioye, UI Chemist Celebrated in U.S.. 11 October 2014. Nigerian Tribune. 2 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20141111223749/http://www.tribune.com.ng/achievers/item/18247-taiwo-elufioye-ui-chemist-celebrated-in-us-receives-prize-for-women-in-science. 11 November 2014.
  8. News: UI Scientist, Dr. Taiwo Olayemi-Elufioye Wins Women Global Award. Naijalog. 2 February 2016.
  9. Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Activity of Secridaca Longepedunculata Fers (Polygalaceae) Leaf and Stem Bark Methanolic Extract. Elufioye. Taiwo Olayemi. 2014. African Journal of Biomedical Research. 1 February 2016. 17. 3. 187–191. Alafe. Atinuke Omoyeni. Faborode. Oluwaseun Samuel. Moody. Olanrewaju Jones. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310015702/http://www.ajbrui.net/ojs/index.php/ajbr/article/view/377. 10 March 2016.
  10. Anti-ulcer and ulcer healing potentials of Musa sapientum peel extract in the laboratory rodents. Pharmacognosy Research. 2013-07-01. 3719258. 23900937. 5. 3. 10.4103/0974-8490.112423. en. Samuel Adetunji. Onasanwo. Benjamin Obukowho. Emikpe. Taiwo Olayemi. Elufioye. Austin Azubuike. Ajah. 173–178 . free .
  11. Ethnobotanical Survey of Plants Used as Memory Enhancer and Antiaging in Ondo State, Nigeria. Mojisola. Cyril-Olutayo Christiana. 2012. International Journal of Pharmaceutics.
  12. Quality evaluation of Poza bitters, a new poly herbal formulation in the Nigerian market. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines. 2015-01-01. 0189-6016. 17–22. 12. 1. 10.4314/ajtcam.v12i1.3. E. T.. Olayemi. A. O.. Arabela. free.
  13. News: Against All Odds: Women in Developing Countries Succeed in STEM Fields. Brink. Susan. 5 August 2014. U.S. News & World Report. 1 February 2016.

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