Opportunities UNILAG

2023 Call for Entry: The Board of Trustees of the Ladipo Mobolaji Abisogun-Afodu Annual Lecture in Pharmacy

The Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos in conjunction with the Board of Trustees of the Ladipo Mobolaji Abisogun-Afodu Annual Lecture in Pharmacy is organizing the 4th Research Grant award competition. Applications are hereby invited. The research theme for the 2023 award is PHARMACEUTICAL RAW MATERIAL: A BOOST FOR PHARMACEUTICAL LOCAL PRODUCTION IN LINE WITH…

UNILAG Senate Celebrates Retiring Members

Two dons of the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos: Distinguished Professor Cecilia Ihuoma Igwilo and Professor Grace Eigbibhalu Ukpo were celebrated by the University Senate on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, ahead of their retirement from active government service in January, 2023. Distinguished Professor Igwillo (Nigeria’s first female Professor of Pharmacy) and Professor Ukpo will…

Ilomuanya Wins 2022 Jeiven/Med-Africa Research Grant

Dr. Margaret Ilomuanya of the Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy has won the 2022 MED-AFRICA research grant for her project proposal titled: “Fiber development/characterization using micro-architecture in micro-adhesive electrospun scaffolds from multi-photon and scanning electron microscopy: Application in Multipurpose prevention and contraceptive technologies.”   Dr. Ilomuanya is internationally recognized for her…

UNIVERSITIES SHOULD BUILD COMPETENCIES FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCHES-UNILAG VC

Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos; Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, FAS, has reaffirmed the university’s commitment towards building competencies in contemporaneous and multidisciplinary researches across all fields of human endeavour. Speaking on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at the Old Great Hall, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi Araba campus, venue of the Induction ceremony for the 2019/2020…

ILOMUANYA AWARDED RESEARCH FUND FOR BUILDING OF A GMP PRODUCTION LAB

Dr. Margaret Ilomuanya, of the Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy has been awarded a $150,000 research grant by the Jeiven Pharmaceuticals and the Population Council for her project titled, “Advancing the Research and Development of Innovative HIV Prevention Products for Women.” Being a co-applicant, Dr. Ilomuanya’s grant as a Researcher of global repute in…

PROFESSOR MENDIE BECOMES FELLOW OF INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ANALYSTS OF NIGERIA (FIPAN)

Professor Udoma Mendie, of the Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Biotechnology has been elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria (FIPAN). The institute is a regulatory hub for professionals in diverse fields of scientific disciplines. They are eminent Nigerian scientists of highest professional and ethical standard, who are committed to…

Dr. Aderemi-Williams Bags Fogarty Global Health Fellowship

A Senior Lecturer, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, Idi-araba, Dr Roseline Aderemi-Williams has been appointed as a Fogarty Global Health Fellow. The fellowship training programme is organized by the Global Health Fellows Consortium drawn from the Harvard University, Boston University, Northwestern University and the University of New Mexico…