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Dr. TAWAKALTU University of Technology ABDULRASHEED ADELEKE

Rank: Senior Lecturer

Department: Biochemistry

School: School of Life Sciences

Academic Qualifications

Ph.D. Biochemistry

Federal University of Technology Minna · 2017

M.Tech. Biochemistry

Federal University of Technology Minna · 2011

B.Tech. Biochemistry

Federal University of Technology Minna · 2024

N.D. Science Laboratory Technology

Kaduna Polytechnic · 1999

Professional Affiliations

Member, Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Member, Biotechnology Society of Nigeria
Member, The Lancefield Society
Member, International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses

BCH 414ADVANCED ENZYMOLOGY
BCH 491ADVANCED BIOCHEMICAL METHODS (PRACTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY II)
BCH 311INTRODUCTION TO BIOCHEMISTRY
BCH 514SEMINAR
BCH 321BASIC ENZYMOLOGY
BCH 524INDUSTRIAL BIOCHEMISTRY
BCH 592PROJECT
BCH 411BIO-INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
BCH 322CARBOHYDRATE BIOCHEMISTRY
BCH 522PHARMACEUTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
BCH 326BIOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES
BCH 306ANALYTICAL METHODS IN BIOCHEMISTRY
BCH 713INDUSTRIAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Postgraduate Courses

BCH 715ADVANCED NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY
BCH 725ADVANCED MEMBRANE BIOCHEMISTRY
BCH 722SEMINAR
BCH 700RESEARCH PROJECT
TOX 822ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
BCH 817PREVENTION OF TOXICITY
MFT 811INTRODUCTION TO NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

Supervision

Master's Degree

Thomas, Victory Omotina

Effects of sprouting on nutrient compositions and functional properties of Eleusin coracana and Citrullus lanatus for production of snacks

2020
completed

Jonathan Ibrahim

Antioxidant and hepatoprotective potentials of curcuminoids isolated from turmeric (Curcuma longa) rhizome in CCl4-induced liver damage in wistar rats

2020
completed

Abdulkareem Mahmud

In-vitro antioxidant and in-vivo antiplasmodial activities of Acacia nilotica extracts

2022
completed

Musa Abdulazeez

Assessment of heavy metal pollution in water, sediment and fish (Citharinus citharus) in southern Kainji lake basin

2025
completed

Adamu Sa’adatu

Antianaemic and Some Biochemical Parameters in Phenylhydrazine-Induced Rats Administered Extracts of Red Leaf-Sheath of Sorghum bicolor and Jatropha curcas leaf

2026
completed

Hassan Muhammad Bashir

Assessment of Pesticide Residues and Heavy Metals in vegetables grown in Minna Farmland: Human Risk Implication

2025
ongoing

Doctor of Philosophy

Aishatu Saidu

Cytotoxic effects of selected medicinal plants/plant-derived nanoparticles against breast cancer cell

Ibrahim Rasaq Otaru

Development and optimization of organic nutrient solution from farm waste for production of lettuce in hydroponic system

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