Kings University, Odeomu, has received approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to run additional undergraduate programmes effective from 2023/2024 academic session. The University named the approved undergraduate programmes as Nursing Science, Public Health and Medical Laboratory Science all in the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences. Our Mission: To be a University recognized for academic excellence and human capital development which impacts society economically, intellectually and socially. Our Vision: Raise quality leaders that would transform Nigeria and continually sustain her as a technologically advanced nation.

Mr. Adewole Scholes Taiwo

Mr. Adewole Scholes Taiwo

Adewole Taiwo Scholes

Assistant Lecturer in Department of Chemistry Sciences

Adewole S. Taiwo

B.Sc. | M.Sc. (Biochemistry)

About

Adewole Taiwo  is an assistant lecturer in the Department of Chemistry Sciences in Kings University, Odeomu. 

Research Interest
  • Protein Science

  • Lectinology

  • Natural Product

Teaching Areas
  • Biochemistry 
Conferences & Workshops Attended
  •  January, 2021:   Digital module on working with Linux, bulk – RNA Seq and PathwayEnrichment Analysis, Network Bioinformatics, Molecular Docking and Simulation, Organized by decodelife.org, Garhi Bohar, District Rohtak 124021 Haryana, India.

  • December, 2020:   International webinar on “Genome Editing to Enhance Multiple Disease Resistance in Crop Plants,” Organized by Plantgenomia Garividi, India.

  • November, 2020:   De Novo Synthesis of Test Compounds, Lead Optimization, Molecular Docking and Docking Validation, ADMET Predictions and Primer Design. Jaris Computational Biology Centre, Jos, Nigeria.

  • July, 2019:     Pharma-Food Congress. Phytomedicine and Functional Foods: Keys to Sustainable Health Care Delivery in Sub-Sahara Africa, Federal University of Technology Akure.

  • July, 2017:  Application of Biotechniques to Medicinal Plant Research held at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in conjunction with Bioscience  Research,  Education and Advisory Centre (BREAC) Ibadan, Nigeria.
Selected Publications
  1. Adewole Scholes Taiwo, Kuku Adenike, Okoya Aderonke. (2020) Efficacy of a natural coagulant protein from Moringa oleifera (Lam) seeds in treatment of Opa reservoir water, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Heliyon 6(1), e03335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03335. [Netherlands; 50%]. 

  2. Cecilia Nireti Fakorede, Babamotemi Oluwasola Itakorode, Taiwo Scholes Adewole. (2020). Studies on Pigments Produced by two Bacteria Isolated from a Dump Site in Ile-Ife. International Journal of Pharma Sciences and Scientific Research. 6:2, 39-48. [Singapore; 30%]

  3. Tolulope Nubi, Taiwo Scholes Adewole, Titilayo Oluwaseun Agunbiade, Olukemi Adetutu Osukoya and Adenike Kuku. (2021). Purification and Erythrocyte-membrane Perturbing Activities of a Ketose-specific Lectin from Moringa oleifera Seeds, Biotechnology Reports.e00650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.btre.2021.e00650. [Netherlands; 40%]. 

  4. Isaiah O Adedoyin, Taiwo S Adewole, Titilayo O Agunbiade, Francis B Adewoyin, Adenike Kuku. (2021). A Purified Lectin with Larvicidal Activity from a Woodland Mushroom, Agaricus semotus Fr. Acta Biologica Szegediensis. 65(1):65-73 https://doi.org/10.14232/abs.2021.1.65-73. [Hungary; 40%]. 

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