Abiodun Falodun

Abiodun Falodun is a professor of pharmaceutical chemistry from Nigeria. He was the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Benin and currently the Rector of Edo State Polytechnic, Usen. He was appointed by the Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki and sworn in on April 4, 2018 .[1]

Abiodun Falodun
Falodun in his office at the Federal Polytechnic Usen
Born
Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
EducationBachelor of Pharmacy (1996) Masters in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (2003) PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (2007) from the University of Benin
Alma materUniversity of Benin
Occupation(s)Researcher. Former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin. Rector - Edo State Polytechnic, Usen
Known forResearch works, reviews and books
SpouseEhizogie Joyce Falodun
Children4
AwardsFulbright Scholar at the University of Mississippi,
May & Baker Professional Service Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Education

Falodun holds a bachelor's degree in pharmacy from the University of Benin (1996). He received his master's degree in 2003 and his PhD in Pharmaceutical chemistry from the University of Benin in 2007.[2]

Career

Falodun started off as an assistant lecturer in 1999 at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Benin. He was an associate professor in 2011 and was awarded professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry in 2014.

He was Head of Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Benin. He is a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria, Phytochemical Society of Europe, Swiss Chemical Society, and American Chemical Society.[3][4]

He is a member of the Natural Product Research Group (NPRG) research group involved in bioactivity guided isolation, characterization, structure determination and optimization through synthesis of compounds from natural products mostly of plant origin.

He has written and published several research works, journals, reviews and books.[5]

He is the Editor-in-Chief for Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research.[6][7]

He is currently the pioneer coordinator, Center for Distance Learning at the University of Benin. He was also appointed as Director for Benson Idahosa University Distance Learning School (BIU-DLS).[8]

Falodun was the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) serving with Vice Chancellor F. F. O. Orumwense at the University of Benin.[9][10]

Currently, he is the Rector of Edo State Polytechnic, Usen.[11][12]

Awards
  • May and Baker Professional Service Award 2007
  • Fulbright Senior Scholar, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, USA, 2013-2014
  • Africa-US Network Centers of Excellence in Water and Environmental Science and Technology (2011 - 2015)[13]

Personal life

Falodun is married to Ehizogie Joyce Falodun with four children.

References
  1. "Prof. Falodun emerges new rector Edo Management Institute | Peoples Daily Newspaper". peoplesdailyng.com. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  2. "DVC delivers UNIBEN's 150th inaugural lecture". The Nation Newspaper. 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  3. Agbaka. "Agbakanews Personalities of 2018". Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  4. "Professor Abiodun Falodun, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria". jsppharm.org. Journal of Science and Practice of Pharmacy. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  5. "Abiodun Falodun | Bachelor of Pharmacy, MSc, PhD | University of Benin, Benin City | Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry". www.researchgate.net. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  6. Prof. Abiodun Falodun. "TJNPR | Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research". www.tjnpr.org. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  7. "African Index Medicus". indexmedicus.afro.who.int. Archived from the original on November 1, 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  8. "News - Page 6 of 23". Benson Idahosa University. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  9. "DVC delivers UNIBEN's 150th inaugural lecture". The Nation Newspaper. 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  10. "Prof. Abiodun Falodun Archives". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  11. "Prof. Falodun emerges new rector Edo Management Institute | Peoples Daily Newspaper". peoplesdailyng.com. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  12. "World Environment Day: Scholars proffer Plastic Recycling option at Edo Poly Usen". The Summit. 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  13. Prof. Abiodun Falodun. "TJNPR | Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research". www.tjnpr.org. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
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