Member Profile
Membership type: full
Gloria Nwabugwu Okenze
Country of origin: Nigeria Currently in: Nigeria, Ota General field of specialization: Biological Systems and Organisms-
Degrees
2017 Master Biological Systems and Organisms2014 Master Biological Systems and Organisms2009 Undergraduate Biological Systems and Organisms -
Current Research Activities
Biological Systems and Organisms
PhD research on the biochemical and toxicological studies of 'Aju Mbaise' decoction in progesterone-induced obese miceCurrent profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchTeachingHigher Education StudyI'm a doctoral student/faculty at the Department of Biochemistry, Covenant University Ota, Nigeria. My research interests are in chemical constituents, toxicities, bioactivities and molecular mechanisms of natural products particularly medicinal plants used locally in the management of overweight and obesity in other to find new resources for food supplement and antiobesity drug discovery.
Workshop and Conference Attended
2016 Covenant University Ota, Nigeria 35th Annual Conference of Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB)2016 Covenant University Ota, Nigeria 6th International Biotechnology Conference, Exhibition and Hands-on Molecular Biology Workshop (IBCEW),2015 Covenant University Ota, Nigeria 5th International Biotechnology Conference, Exhibition and Hands-on Molecular Biology Workshop (IBCEW),2014 University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria 4th Biennial UNIBADAN Conference of Biomedical Research2012 University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria 3rd Biennial UNIBADAN Conference of Biomedical Research -
Other Awards
Jun 2015CUBRe Postgraduate Fellowship AwardA Postgraduate fellowship award to pursue 18 months M.Sc. Degree in Biochemistry tenable at Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.Jul 2009Award of ExcellenceAward of excellence as the best graduating B.Sc. student in the Department of Applied Biochemistry, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.
