Present Institution:

University of Ilorin

Location:

Ilorin NG

Career Status:

Professor

Bio

Bamidele Victor Owoyele is a Professor of Physiology with a specialization in neuroscience. He obtained his B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Ilorin
Ilorin
Nigeria. His Master’s degree was obtained from the University of Ibadan
Ibadan
Nigeria. He rose through the rank to become a Professor at the University of Ilorin in 2017. His initial lines of research were in the field of pain and inflammation. He had worked extensively on natural herbs with antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties; sometimes he combines this with gastric mucosa irritation and antipyretic studies in rodents. Recently
he has focused on chronic pain and neuroinflammatory diseases with models such as sciatic nerve ligation
Parkinson like pathology and Alzheimer's like disease. He was three times the head of the Physiology Department at the University of Ilorin. He is currently the Dean of Postgraduate School at the University of Ilorin
Nigeria and the President of the Neuroscience Society of Nigeria as well as the President of the Society for the Study of Pain Nigeria.

Interested in presenting:

Physiology
Pain Mechanisms
Neurophysiology
Improving leadership skills
Scientific Communication
Global Networking

Sample of a Science/Scholarship Abstract

1. Co-Chair: ALBA-WWN WEBINAR
titled: What it takes to succeed as as a neuroscientist in Africa (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHmGIwnVjYI). 2. Guest Lecture for Physiology Students at Babcock University
titled: The role of artificial intelligence in physiological sciences. 3. Faculty lecture for IBRO-Alexandria University
2024
titled: Environmental pollution & the roles on neuroinflammatory diseases

What type of talks have you presented in the past?

Background: Inflammation is known to underlie the pathogenesis in neuropathic pain. This study investigated the anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective mechanisms involved in antinociceptive effects of co-administration of acetaminophen and L-carnosine in chronic constriction injury (CCI)-induced peripheral neuropathy in male Wistar rats. Methods: Fifty-six male Wistar rats were randomly divided into seven experimental groups (n = 8) treated with normal saline/acetaminophen/acetaminophen + L-carnosine. CCI was used to induce neuropathic pain in rats. Hyperalgesia and allodynia were assessed using hotplate and von Frey tests
respectively. Investigation of spinal proinflammatory cytokines and antioxidant system were carried out after twenty-one days of treatment. Results: The results showed that the co-administration of acetaminophen and L-carnosine significantly (P < 0.001) increased the paw withdrawal threshold to thermal and mechanical stimuli in ligated rats compared to the ligated naïve group. There was a significant (P < 0.001) decrease in the levels of nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer B cell inhibitor
calcium ion
interleukin-1-beta
and TNF-alpha in the spinal cord of the group coadministered with acetaminophen and L-carnosine compared to the ligated control group. Conclusions: Co-administration of acetaminophen and L-carnosine has anti-inflammatory effects as a mechanism that mediate its antinociceptive effects in CCI-induced peripheral neuropathy in Wistar rat.