CURRICULUM VITAE Personal Information
Name in full: AJANAKU, Christiana Oluwatoyin (Mrs) Sex: Female
Date of Birth: December 27, 1970 Marital status: Married
Contact Address: Chemistry Department, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria.
E-mail Address: [email protected] or [email protected]
Nationality/State of Origin: Nigerian / Osun State
Next-of-Kin: Professor Ajanaku Kolawole Oluseyi
Address of Next of Kin: Chemistry Department, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Educational Background Higher Educational Institutions attended with dates:
Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State: 2013 – Till date (Ph.D) Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State: 2012
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State: 2008 University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State: 1996 University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State: 1992
Academic and Professional Qualifications:
Ph.D Organic Chemistry (Natural Product), Covenant University (In view) M.Sc. Chemistry, Covenant University
Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE); University of Ibadan Masters in Business Administration (MBA); University of Ilorin B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Ibadan
Membership of Professional Bodies
Member, Science Teachers Association of Nigeria Member, Chemical Society of Nigeria
Teaching Quality/ Working Experience INSTITUTION
NAME DURATION BEGIN STATUS END STATUS
Covenant University,
Ota, Ogun State. 2013 till Date Assistant Lecturer Assistant Lecturer Bells Secondary
School, Ota, Ogun State.
2012 - 2013 Chemistry Teacher Chemistry Teacher
Oyo State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM)
Feb. 2000 – Oct.
2010 Chemistry Teacher Chemistry Teacher NYSC – Federal
Polythecnic, Kaduna State.
1992 - 1993 Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant
Courses Presently Teaching CHM 441 - Food Chemistry
CHM 418 – Natural Product Chemistry CHM 334 – Applied Spectroscopy CHM 312 – Basic Organic Chemistry II CHM 228 – Organic Chemistry Practical CHM 221 – Basic Organic Chemistry I CHM 129 - General Chemistry Practical II CHM 119 – General Chemistry Practical I
List of Scientific Publications Thesis/Dissertation:
Equilibrium Studies on the Reaction of – 5,5´ dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoate) with bovine Haemoglobin, Chemistry Department, M.Sc., Covenant University, 2012.
Status of Safety Standard of Laboratories in Secondary Schools in Ibadan North Local Government area of Oyo State, PGDE, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 2007.
Stock Exchange in Nigeria – Problems and Prospects. Graduate Business School, MBA, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, 1996.
Chromatography of Resinites, Chemistry Department, B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 1992.
Published Articles:
1. Ajanaku K.O., Dawodu F.A., Ajanaku C.O. and Nwinyi O.C., (2011) Functional and Nutritional Properties of Spent Grain Enhanced Cookies, American Journal of Food Technology. 6(9): 763-771.
2. Ajanaku K.O., Ajanaku C.O., Edobor-Osoh A. and Nwinyi O.C. (2012) Nutritive value of Sorghum Ogi fortified with groundnut seed (Arachis hypogaea L.). American Journal of Food Technology 7(2): 82 – 88.
3. Ajanaku K.O., Ajanaku C.O., Akinsiku C.O., Falomo A., Edobor-Osoh A. and John O.M. (2012) Ecofriendly impact of Vernonia amygdalina as Corrosion inhibitor on aluminium in acidic media. Chemistry Journal 2(4): 153-157.
4. Ogunniran K.O., Ajani O.O., Ehi-Eromosele C.O., J. A. Obaleye, Adekoya J.A., and Ajanaku C.O., (2012) Cu(II) and Fe(III) complexes of sulphadoxine mixed pyrimethamine: Synthesis, characterization, antibacterial and toxicology study, International Journal of Physical Sciences 7(13): 1998 – 2005.
5. Ehi-Eromosele C.O., Adaramodu A.A., Anake W.U., Ajanaku C.O., Edobor-Osoh, A. (2012) Comparison of Three Methods of Digestion for Trace Metal Analysis in Surface Dust Collected from an e-waste Recycling Site. Nature and Science 10(10):42-47.
6. Ajanaku K.O., Ajani O., Siyanbola T. O., Akinsiku A. A., Ajanaku C. O. and Oluwole O., (2013) Dietary Fortification of Sorghum-Ogi using Crayfish (Paranephrops planifrons) as Supplements in Infancy. Food Science and Quality Management 15: 1-9. (ISSN 2225-0557).
7. Ajanaku K.O., Aladesuyi O., Anake W.U., Edobor-Osoh A., Ajanaku C.O., Siyanbola T.O., Akinsiku A.A. (2014) Inhibitive properties of Carica papaya leaf extract on Aluminium in 1.85M HCl. Journal of Advances in Chemistry 8(2): 1651-1659.
8. Adekoya J.A., Dare E.O., Mesubi M.A., Ogunniran K.O., Siyanbola T.O., Akinsiku A.A., Ehi-Eromosele C.O., Ajanaku C.O., Anake W.U. (2014) Facile Route to Synthesize Organically Capped Sized Controlled Silver Nanoparticles. International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research 5(3) : 1220 - 1226.
9. Ehi-Eromosele C.O., Edobor-Osoh A., Ajanaku C.O., Anake W.U., Aladesuyi O., Oduselu G.O. (2014) Equilibrium Studies of the Reaction of Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Haemoglobin Sulphydryl Groups with 5,5′-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoate): Tertiary Conformational Change in Turkey Haemoglobin Induced by Inositol hexakisphosphate.
South Asian J. Exp. Biol. 4(4): 200-206.
10. Olayinka O. Ajani, Michael O. Shomade, Abiola Edobor-Osoh, Christiana O. Ajanaku and Alice O. Ajani (2015) Complex-Induced Proximity Effect in Lithiation: Unveiling Recent Potentials in Organic Synthesis of Biologically Relevant Heterocyclic Compounds.
The Open Organic Chemistry Journal, 9, 1-8.
11. Ajanaku K. O., Aladesuyi O., Ajanaku C.O., Adedapo E.A., Akinsiku A.A., Sodiya F.E., (2015) Adsorption properties of Azadirachta indicia extract on corrosion of Aluminium in 1.85 M Hydrochloric acid. Journal of The International Association of Advanced Technology and Science, 16:5563-1682.
12. Siyanbola T.O., Edobor-Osoh A., Ajanaku C.O., Akinsiku A.A., Adedapo E.A., Aladesuyi O., Olanrewaju I.O., Jokotagba O.A. (2015) Nutritional and Physico-Chemical Evaluations of
Moringa oleifera Seedlings and Oil. Journal of Advance Research in Applied Chemistry
1(1): 1-5. Conferences
13. Ajanaku C.O., Okonjo K.O., Ehi-Eromosele C.O. and Edobor-Osoh A. (2014) Equilibrium studies on the reaction of 5, 5 – dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoate) with bovine haemoglobin.
Poster presentation in International Chemistry Conference, 7th – 9th July, 2014, Covenant University, Ota. Ogun State, Nigeria (winning the best poster award)
Total Google Scholar Citation as at September 28, 2015 is 34: h-index is 3 and i10-index is 1. (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=HiNSrJ4AAAAJ&hl=en)
Current Research Areas / Training Opportunity Research Areas:
1. Organic/Natural Product 2. Food Chemistry
3. Biophysical Training Opportunity
Isolation, Characterization and Biological Activity of Secondary Metabolites from Some Tropical Medicinal Plants – Ph.D proposed topic.
Career Plan and Progression Personal immediate career goals
1. To obtain a Ph.D degree in the area of Organic Chemistry (Natural Product).
2. To learn and grow in a formidable research cluster in the area of natural product and medicinal chemistry.
Names and address of referees
1. Prof. Echeme J. O. (Ph.D Supervisor)
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (MUOA) Umudike, Abia State.
Mobile no:+2348066627950
2. Dr. Raphael Mordi (Ph.D Co-Supervisor) Department of Chemistry,
Covenant University. Ota, Ogun State.
Mobile no:+2348160407698 3. Professor A. A. Ajayi
Department of Biological Sciences, Covenant University,
Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. Mobile no: +2348030460901
