Dr. O. A. Osukoya

Biochemistry Prog., Deptt.of Chemical Sci., Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria


Olukemi Adetutu Osukoya is an Associate Professor of Biochemistry in the Department of Chemical Sciences, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. She holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Biochemistry and has over twelve years of teaching and research experience. She is a member of many academic bodies, including Organisation of Women in the Developing World (OWSD), Biochemical Society, Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB) and Nigerian Society of Experimental Biology, and serves as a reviewer for some journals. She has chaired a number of academic and research committees in her university. She is the current chair of Protein Biochemistry and Medicinal Chemistry in her institution. She has supervised several undergraduate and postgraduate students and published several articles in peer-reviewed journals. Her research focus is in the areas of medicinal chemistry, bioactive proteins and protein derivatives.