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…
It was a deluge of commendations for Distinguished Professor Cecilia Igwilo and Professor Grace Ukpo of the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos as they both take a bow out of active government service having attained the 70 years retirement age. Held at the Old Great Hall of the College of Medicine University of Lagos,…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
The Old Great Hall of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba, was filled with razzmatazz on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 as the Faculty of Pharmacy celebrated one of its own, Distinguished Professor Herbert A. B. Coker as he exited active service having attained the age of 70 years. In his address, the Vice-Chancellor,…
President, West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists (WAPCP); Distinguished Professor Cecilia Ihuoma Igwilo has added another feather to her cap as she emerged the Vice-President, ECOWAS Regional Council for Health Professionals Education (ERCHPE). At the election which held as part of the Council’s meeting at Lome, Togo between July 29th and 30th, 2021, the Vice…
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…