“Do what you can, while you can, where you are, with what you have.”

Biography

Adamu Yusuf Kabiru is a Professor of Biochemistry in the School of Life Sciences, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. He joined the services of Federal University of Technology, Minna in 1994 as an Assistant Lecturer. Prof. Kabiru rose through the ranks and got promoted to the rank of Professor in 2016. Between 2012 and 2016, he was the Head of Department of Biochemistry. He has been actively involved in teaching, research and community service over the years. His major area of research is the exploration of Plant products for the treatment of infectious tropical diseases like African Trypanosomiasis and Malaria. He is also involved in researches in the aspects of cytotoxicity of plant extracts against cancer cell lines. Prof. Kabiru has successfully supervised more than 50 undergraduate B.Tech projects, 15 M.Tech projects and 10 Ph.D Thesis and is currently supervising 5 Ph.D students. From his research endeavors, Prof. Kabiru has published more than 60 scholarly paper

Research Interests

Medicinal Plants Research

Teaching

Undergraduate

BCH 314, BCH 321, BCH 414, BCH 515Bioenergetics, Basic Enzymology, Advanced Enzymology, Scientific Writing & Research Methodology

Postgraduate

BCH 711, BCH 715, BCH 723Intermediary Metabolism, Immunology & Immunochemistry, Advanced Enzymology

Supervision

PhD Students

Nasir-Naeem, Khadeejah Olubukola

“In Silico Protein Architecture of Smooth Cayenne Fruit Bromelain and its Poly-hydroxyalkanoate Encapsulation for Antithrombotic activity”

Publications

1 total

  1. Anti-inflammatory, and Liver-Protective Properties of n - Hexane and Chloroform Fractions of Spondias mombin Leaves in Albino Rats

    Umar Muazu, Adamu Yusuf Kabiru, Maimuna Bello Umar and Ibrahim Hamza Kankia

    Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
    2025