Enitan Bababunmi
Enitan Abisogun Bababunmi (born September 8, 1940 – May 29, 2017) was a Nigerian academic and a Professor of Biochemistry who served as the third Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University between 1993 – 1996.[1]
Recognition[]
In 2002, Enitan was granted a patent by the United States government after he produced a formulation that would prevent muscle atrophy in AIDS and cancer patients.[2][3][4]
Death[]
He died on 29 May 2017, aged 76.[5]
References[]
- ^ "LASU's three-month crisis festers, awaits Ambode's action". The Guardian. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Andrew Ose Phiri (2006). African Scientific Legacy. Mwajionera Enterprises.
- ^ Oyekanmi, Rotimi (4 November 2002). "Nigerian scientist, Bababunmi, gets U.S. patent on AIDS drug". The Guardian. Biafra-Nigeria World. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Femi Orebe (December 10, 2008). "Dr Enitan Bababunmi: His scientific inventions and patents". The Nation. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ^ Adebowale, Segun (29 May 2017). "Ex-LASU VC Prof. Bababunmi is dead". The Eagle. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
Bibliography[]
- Enitan A. Bababunmi (1982). Power House of the Living Cell. University of Ibadan.
- Toxicology Forum (Washington, D.C.); Wellcome Trust (London, England); World Health Organization (1 January 1980). Toxicology in the tropics. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-85066-194-1.
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