Study Fellows
Hamidu Suleiman Kwairanga
Study level: PhD
Funder: Self
Affiliation: Ahmadu Bello University
Duration of visit: Two (2) Months
Effects of black seed oil on cell cognition and death in drosophila melanogaster exposed to lead
Prof. W. O Hamman, Dr S. A Musa and Prof. Jamilu Ya’u
Muhammad Maimadu Barma
Study level: M.Sc
Funder: Self
Affiliation: University of Maiduguri
Duration of visit: One Month
Serological and Molecular Detection of Rubella Virus mong pregnant women attending antenatal at Yobe state specialist hospital Damaturu, Yobe State Nigeria
Prof. Mustapha B. Abubakar and Dr. Mustafa A. Isa
Hajara Abubakar Sadiq
Study level: PhD
Funder: Self
Affiliation: Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
Duration of visit: Three (3) Months
Evaluation of the role of 2-hydroxychalcones against Paclitaxel-induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Drosophila Melanogaster (Harwich Strain).
Dr. Maryam Baraka Akor-Dewu, Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences Ahmadu Bello University Zaria; Dr Ibrahim Bako Gaya,Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences Ahmadu Bello University Zaria; Prof Jamilu Ya’u, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
Royhaan Folarin
Study level: PhD
Funder: Self
Affiliation: Group for Biopsychiatry Research and Innovative Neuroscience (G-BRaIN), Department of Anatomy, Olabisi Onabanjo University
Duration of visit: One Month
Assessment of the effect of a natural therapeutic compound on amyloid fibrilization and endogenous Tau expression in dGAE and SH-SY5Y cell models of Alzheimer’s disease
Dr Royhaan Folarin
Imam Moyosoreoluwa Hafsat
Study level: M.Sc
Funder: Self and BioRTC
Affiliation: Group for Biopsychiatry Research and Innovative Neuroscience (G-BRaIN), Department of Anatomy, Olabisi Onabanjo University
Duration of visit: One Month
Assessment of the effect of a natural therapeutic compound on amyloid fibrilization and endogenous Tau expression in dGAE and SH-SY5Y cell models of Alzheimer’s disease
Dr Royhaan Folarin
Abbas Nasidi
Study level: M.Sc
Funder: Self
Affiliation: Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
Duration of visit: Six (6) Weeks
Evaluating the therapeutic potential of cannabidiol in alleviating behavioral and morphological changes in transgenic fruit fly model of Alzheimer’s disease.
Prof Uduak E. Umana
Mahmood Usman
Study level: PhD
Funder: TETFund/CZI
Affiliation: Yusuf Maitama Sule University and Ahmadu Bello University
Period: 25th May – 22nd Jun, 2024
Evaluation of the effects of exposure to mosquito coil smoke on the astrocyte and microglial activation as a marker of inflammation using microscopy
Project supervisor (s): Prof. W. O. Hamman, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty Basic Medical Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Dr. J. A. Timbuak, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty Basic Medical Science, Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano. Dr. A. A. Sadeeq, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty Basic Medical Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. and Dr. Mahmoud Bukar Maina, School of Life Science, University Sussex, UK.
Olubunmi Ayobami Balogun
Study level: Postdoctoral Student
Funder: CZI
Affiliation: Bowen University Iwo, Oyo State
Period: 10th Jun - 06th Jul, 2024
Evaluation of nitrocellulose inhalation on the motor functions of the motor cortex of the cerebrum
Abdulrahman Bello
Study level: M.Sc
Funder: CZI
Affiliation: Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State
Period: 14th Jul - 30th Aug, 2024
Modeling Schizophrenia Endophenotypes in Drosophila melanogaster: Effects of Ketamine on Anxiety, Aggression, Locomotion and Inflammatory Responses
Rahmat Hassan Salis
Study level: M.Sc
Funder: CZI
Affiliation: Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
Period: 20th Aug - 27th Sept 2024
Ameliorative effects of sweet almond oil on cognitive impairment in transgenic Aβ-42 fruit flies model of Alzheimer’s disease
Cynthia Nwamaka Ikeji
Study level: PhD
Funder: CZI
Affiliation: University of Ibadan
Period: 20th Aug - 27th Sept 2024
Assessment of neurogenesis and synaptogenesis in a Parkinson’s Disease rat model
Oladunni Eunice Kunlere
Study level: PhD
Funder: CZI
Affiliation: Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti
Period: 19th Aug - 27th Sept 2024
Metformin as a Potential Therapeutic Agent for Ameliorating Sensorimotor and Myelination Deficits in a Rat Model of Prolonged Maternal Separation
Akeem Babatunde Sikiru
Study level: Postdoc
Funder: CZI
Affiliation: Federal University of Agriculture Zuru (FUAZ), Nigeria
Period: 29th Sept – 25th Oct, 2024
Investigating the Impact of Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Oxidative Stress on Brain-Gut Communication in a Rat Model using Confocal Microscopy
Ubong Udeme Ekpo
Study level: PhD
Funder: CZI
Affiliation: Ahmadu Bello University
Period: 27th Oct – 23rd Nov, 2024
Effects of Total Sleep Deprivation and Sleep Recovery on Cognitive Function, Anxiety-Like Behaviour and Motor Activities in the Hippocampus, Prefrontal and Cerebellar Cortices of Adult Male Wistar Rats
Prof. U. E. Umana (MB.BCh, M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Dr. A. A. Sadeeq (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Prof. S. J. Sambo (DVM, M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Zainab Alhafiz
Study level: PhD
Funder: CZI
Affiliation: Federal University Gusau
Period: 23rd Nov – 23rd Dec, 2024
Dr. Mohammed Auwal Ibrahim.