Dr. Oluwakemi Rotimi
Lecturer I
B.Sc. MSc. Ph.D Biochemistry
College
Department
Research Interests
Nutritional Toxicology, Carcinogenesis, Malnutrition, Epigenetics
Awards & Honours
2006 University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Senate Prize for First Class Graduating Students 2006.
2014 Society of Toxicology (SOT) Graduate Student Travel Award to attend the 53rd SOT Annual Meeting in Phoemix, Arizona.
2014 Toxicologists of African Origin (TAO) Graduate Student Travel Award to attend the 53rd SOT Annual Meeting in Phoenix Arizona.
2015 AuthorAID Travel Grant to attend the SOT 54th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo, San Diego.
2017 SOT/SOT Endowment Fund/IUTOX Travel Award to attend the 56th SOT Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
2017/2018 University of Michigan African Presidential Scholar
Teaching Areas
Biochemical Toxicology
Metabolism of lipids
Tissue Biochemistry
Comparative Biochemistry
General Aspects of Biochemistry
Biomolecules 1
Selected Publications (17)
6. Naringin enhances reverse cholesterol transport in high fat/low streptozocin induced diabetic rats
[Visit]7. Oxidative stress in extrahepatic tissues of rats co-exposed to aflatoxin B1 and low protein diet
[Visit]10. Coexistence of aflatoxicosis with protein malnutrition worsens hepatic oxidative damage in rats
[Visit]13. Effects of Quercetin and α-Lipoic Acid on α-Cypermethrin-Induced Oxidative Stress in Rats
[Visit]Collaboration/Linkages
Member, Biochemical Society
Member, American Society of Nutrition
Member, Women in Toxicology
Member, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Member, African Society for Toxicological Sciences
Member, Graduate Women in Science (International and Nigerian chapters)
Member, Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)
Conferences Attended
2. Second Annual US DOHaD Meeting, 2017, Detroit, USA.
3. 56th SOT Annual Meeting and ToxExpo , 2017, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
4. 54th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology. March 22nd - 28th 2015, SanDiego, California, USA.
5. International Biotechnology Symposium. June 9th – 11th 2014, Nigeria
6. 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology. March 23rd – 27th 2014,Phoenix, USA.
7. 2nd UNIBADAN Conference of Biomedical Research. July 7th – 9th 2010, Nigeria.