Professor Shalom Chinedu
B.Sc. (Hons.) ASUTECH, M.Sc. Benin, Ph.D. Lagos
College
Department
Research Interests
Enzymology, Industrial Biotechnology, Bioethics and Public Health Issues (Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and Weight-related NCDs,,Antimicrobial and Neglected Tropical Diseases)
Awards & Honours
1.Graduate Fellowship Award, University of Lagos, Nigeria, 2003-2006
2.Best Researcher Award in the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, 2006.
Teaching Areas
Biomolecules, Enzymology, Protein and Enzyme Chemistry, Molecular genetics, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Clinical Biochemistry.
Current Postgraduate Supervision
2. Ayodeji, Lemo O., Ph.D.
3. Rufus Afolabi, Ph.D
4. Fashola, Folake A. (Ph.D.)
Selected Publications (78)
5. Protective Role of Picralima nitida Seed Extract in High-Fat High-Fructose-Fed Rats
[ Download 1.40 MB ] [Visit]12. Bioactive screening and in vitro antioxidant assessment of Nauclea latifolia leaf decoction.
[ Download 454.29 kB ] [Visit]18. Antioxidant and Biochemical Evaluation of Thaumatococcus daniellii Seeds in Rat
[ Download 652.96 kB ] [Visit]20. Association between gender, age, body weight and hypertension in Nigeria.
[ Download 109.86 kB ] [Visit]23. Anti-fluoroquinolone resistance activity of E558: A natural Product.
[ Download 100.27 kB ] [Visit]24. Thaumatococcus daniellii Seed Improves Lipid Profile in Male Wistar Rats.
[ Download 188.21 kB ] [Visit]25. Fruit Extract of Thaumatococcus daniellii Reduces Oxidative Stress in Rats.
[ Download 189.15 kB ] [Visit]26. Partial purification and kinetic properties of polygalacturonase from Solanum macrocarpum L. fruit.
[ Download 137.51 kB ] [Visit]29. Inositol hexakisphosphate induced tertiary conformational transition in horse carbonmonoxyhemoglobin
[Visit]33. The interplay of post-translational modification and gene therapy
[ Download 493.98 kB ] [Visit]34. Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure in a Semi-urban Community in Ota, Nigeria
[ Download 253.10 kB ] [Visit]35. Quality Assurance Practice in African Universities: Lessons from a Private University in Nigerian
[ Download 193.27 kB ] [Visit]36. Primary Health Care Delivery in Ado-Odo/Ota Ogun State, Nigeria: Challenges and Policy Implications
[ Download 10.32 MB ]37. In silico Assessment of Antihypertensive Potential of Sweet Proteins
[ Download 37.61 kB ] [Visit]38. Reactivities of the sulphydryl groups of horse (Equus caballus) haemoglobin
[ Download 41.49 kB ] [Visit]39. Underweight, overweight and obesity amongst young adults in Ota, Nigeria
[ Download 225.41 kB ] [Visit]42. Antithrombotic and anticoagulant properties of Penicillium chrysogenum (pcl 501) culture extract
[ Download 1.70 MB ]43. Body mass index and random blood glucose levels in a semi-urban Nigerian community
[ Download 70.80 kB ] [Visit]44. Primary Healthcare (PHC), Maternal and Child Mortality in Nigeria: Issues and Implications
[ Download 209.65 kB ] [Visit]46. Tertiary Conformational Transition In Horse Haemoglobin Induced By Inositol Hexakisphosphate
[ Download 112.67 kB ] [Visit]47. In-Silico Analysis of Prospective African Strains of Algae for Bio-Diesel Production
[ Download 270.97 kB ] [Visit]48. Effects of Solanum aethiopicum Fruit on Plasma Lipid Profile in rats
[ Download 304.58 kB ] [Visit]50. Propensity for diabetes and correlation of its predisposing factors in Ota, Nigeria
[ Download 330.71 kB ] [Visit]52. Penicillin Production by Penicillium chrysogenum PCL 501: Effect of UV Induced Mutation
[ Download 252.95 kB ] [Visit]53. Skincare Product Usage: Implications on Health and Wellbeing of Africans
[ Download 537.49 kB ] [Visit]54. Trends in Weight Abnormality of School Children and Adolescents in Nigeria
[ Download 236.32 kB ] [Visit]55. Analyses of the leaf, fruit and seed of Thaumatococcus daniellii (Benth): Exploring Potential Uses
[ Download 320.55 kB ] [Visit]57. Pectinolytic activity of Wild-type filamentous fungi fermented on agro-wastes
[ Download 301.68 kB ] [Visit]59. Assessment of water quality in Canaanland, Ota, Southwest Nigeria
[ Download 140.79 kB ] [Visit]60. Proximate and Phytochemical Analyses of Solanum aethiopicum L. and Solanum macrocarpon L. Fruits.
[ Download 1.44 MB ] [Visit]61. Kinetic study and characterization of 1,4--endoglucanase of Aspergillus niger ANL301
[ Download 143.84 kB ] [Visit]62. Hope Africa: An Anthology of Poems
[ Download 7.54 MB ]64. Xylanase production by Penicillium chrysogenum PCL501 fermented on cellulosic wastes.
[ Download 102.81 kB ]66. Effect of carbon sources on cellulase (EC 3. 2. 1. 4) Production by Penicillium chrysogenum PCL501.
[ Download 85.53 kB ]67. Potentials of Cellulosic Wastes in Media Formulation
[ Download 70.98 kB ]69. Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Pisidium guajava and Gongronema latifolium
[ Download 65.57 kB ] [Visit]71. Growth and Cellulase Activity of Wild-type Aspergillus niger ANL301 in different Carbon Sources
[ Download 104.11 kB ] [Visit]77. Agrowaste: A Potential Fermentation Substrate for Penicillium chrysogenum
[ Download 335.37 kB ] [Visit]Conferences Attended
2.2nd Pharma-Foods Congress, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. September 8 -9, 2020.
3.2019 Annual International Bioethics Forum: “Study Participant Protection: Translating Principles to Practice”, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. December 12 – 13, 2018.
4. 3rd Annual Symposium of African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth). August 5 – 9, 2019 Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
5. 3rd Bioethics Workshop organized by the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) under its Wellcome Trust/AESA DELTAS Program at MRTC, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali. December 17 – 19, 2018.
6.2018 Annual Bioethics Forum: “Bioethics, Vulnerability and Protection from Exploitation in Research”, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. December 12 – 13, 2018.
7.1st International Conference on Alternate Sweeteners organized by International Research Network on Alternate Sweeteners in collaboration with FIRRO and Lagos State University, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIRRO), Lagos, Nigeria. December 3 – 5, 2018.
8.20 hours Training Course on Total Quality Management (TQM). Building Trust for Trade: The National Quality Infrastructure Project for Nigeria organized by the United Nations International Development Organizations (UNIDO) in Collaboration with the European Union (EU), held at Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, November 26 -30, 2018.
9.2-Day Training Workshop for Covenant Health Research Ethics Committee (CHREC) members on ‘Protection of Human Participants and Responsible Conduct of Research’ organized by Bioethics Society of Nigeria in collaboration with Capacity Strengthening of HRECs in Nigeria Project. Covenant University, Ota, May 10 – 11, 2018.
10.36th Annual Conference of Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. November 13 – 17, 2017.
11.Experimental Biology (EB) 2017 Conference, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA, April 22–26, 2017.
12.35th Annual Conference of Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. November 1 – 4, 2016.
13.7th Annual Conference of Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Hilton hotel, San Francisco, USA, April 8 – 11, 2016.
14.Experimental Biology (EB – 2016) Conference, Convention Center, San Diego, USA, April 2–6, 2016.
15.14th World Congress of Public Health, Kolkata, India, February 11 – 15, 2015.
16.Workshop on ‘How to review protocols and provide constructive feedbacks’. Training of Covenant University Research Ethics Committee members on protocol review, research monitoring and community engagement, Covenant University, October 13 – 15, 2015.
17.3rd Nigerian Annual Clinical Trial Summit, Advancing Global Clinical Trials in the West African Sub-region, Sheraton Lagos Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria, June 1 – 3, 2015.
18.Workshop on Improved Learning Methods in Higher Education System, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. April 9-12, 2013.
19.13th World Congress on Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23-27 April 2012.
20.37th Annual Conference of Parasitology and Public Health Society of Nigeria (PPSN), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria, September 17 - 20, 2013.
21.32nd Annual Conference of Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calabar, Nigeria, November 14-17, 2012.
22.11th Annual Scientific Conference and General Meeting of the Nigerian Society of Experimental Biology (NISEB), University of Lagos. March 28 – 31, 2011.
23.Research Funding Opportunities Training Workshop on “Research Professional Africa database”, jointly organized by Research Professional Africa, Cape Town, South Africa and the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, November 29, 2010.
24.11th Mandatory Training Workshop of the Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria (IPAN) - The Use of High Precision Instruments in Laboratory Analysis-, Lagos, Nigeria, April 27-28, 2010.
26. 2ndInternational Biotechnology Symposium, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. March 23-26, 2010.
27. 31st Annual Conference of Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria. October 31st – November 3rd 2011.
28. Regional Capacity Building Workshop on Institutional Quality Assurance Systems, Principles, Practices and Problems for Anglophone West Africa and Portuguese-speaking Africa, National Universities Commission, Abuja, Nigeria, April 7- 8, 2010.
29. 1st International Biotechnology Symposium, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. April 28 – 30, 2009.
30. 10th Mandatory Training Workshop of the Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria (IPAN) Quality Assurance & Laboratory Management- Lagos, Nigeria, November 10-11, 2009.
31. 2nd International Workshop for Heads of Biochemistry Department and Units of Tertiary Institutions, Parastatals, Government and Industry, on “Repositioning Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Curricula for Effective Research in Health Science and Enhanced Food Security” National Universities Commission, Abuja, Nigeria, October 28-29, 2009.
32. 29th Annual Conference of Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal university of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. December 6 – 9, 2009.
33. Second International Workshop on Pattern Discovery in Biology (IWPDB), Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria, July 2009.
34. “PCR Technology – Training the Trainers: Biotechnology for National Development.” Daniel & Fola Biotechnology Foundation, Lagos, Nigeria; June 23-25, 2009.
35. International Hands-on Training Workshop on Molecular Biology and Applied Biotech, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria, July 28 – August 2, 2008.
36. 27th Annual Conference of Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Nigeria. November 6 – 9, 2007.
37. 25th Annual Conference of Nigeria Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Lagos, Nigeria. November 15 – 18, 2005.
Summary of Profile
Professor Chinedu obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Biochemistry from Anambra State University of Technology, Enugu (Now, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT) in 1986 and a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Benin in 1988. He earned his Ph.D. degree from the University of Lagos in 2006.
He has supervised numerous projects, dissertations and theses of undergraduate and postgraduate students and made breakthrough contributions in such areas as public health, communicable and non-communicable diseases, solid waste bioconversion, cellulolytic enzyme production, and characterization of African protein sweeteners. His research findings in such areas as natural antimicrobials, body weights and health implications, and African food plants of medicinal value have been presented on several public and global health platforms.
Professor Chinedu is the leader of “Covenant University Public Health and Well-being Research Cluster (CUPHWERC), an interdisciplinary research group, working with local Council authorities to raise the health and living standards of local communities. CUPHWERG has, through vibrant, life-applicable research and services in the area of public health and nutrition, impacted communities and assisted local health authorities and PHCs to improve healthcare delivery services to the people. The group’s current efforts are targeted at reducing child & maternal mortality, nutritional- & body weight-related health problems, and cosmetic-induced skin diseases. The group is also involved in consultative and collaborative activities with several health agencies, food, drug and cosmetic industries.
Professor Chinedu belongs to several professional bodies and has published several research articles in reputable peer-reviewed journals and presented papers at local and international conferences/symposia.
