Member Profile
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OWSD Award
Adediwura Fred-Jaiyesimi
Country of origin: Nigeria Currently in: Nigeria, Ago-Iwoye General field of specialization: Biological Systems and OrganismsOWSD Award
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Degrees
2007 Doctorate Biological Systems and Organisms -
Current Research Activities
Biological Systems and Organisms
Ethnobotanical surveys, antidiabetic activities of plants, toxicological effects of medicinal plants and structural elucidation of active compoundsAffiliations
Nigeria Society of Pharmacognosy -
OWSD Awards
Feb 2013OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early Career Women ScientistsFor her work on the medicinal uses of plants, particularly her research on antidiabetic properties of plants including the hypoglycaemic and a-amylase-inhibitory activities of the extracts of two local plant species.