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Oluwole Akinola

University of Ilorin, Nigeria

https://researchid.co/oluwoleakinola
@unilorin.edu.ng
52Scopus Publications
1099Google Scholar Citations
19Google Scholar h-index
39Google Scholar i10-index

Biography

Oluwole B. Akinola is a Professor of Anatomy and the Dean of Basic Medical Sciences. He was the Head of Anatomy and presently PI of the Laboratory of Neuro-endocrinology. Akinola’s Laboratory seeks to understand the link between androgen deprivation, insulin resistance and synaptic plasticity; including understanding how impaired insulin receptor signalling contributes to the pathogenesis and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. His lab also studies the association between heavy metals, obesogenic diets and corticogenesis. Specifically, he studies how gestational co-exposure to these environmental factors impact the migration of GABAergic and glutamatergic neurons during corticogenesis in rodent models, in a bid to understand the developmental mechanisms of certain neurological conditions such as autism spectrum disorders, epilepsy and schizophrenia. Prof. Akinola is the recipient of the IBRO Research Fellowship, UniLecce Pre-doctoral Fellowship and IBRO Return Home Fellowship.

Education

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 2012-2013; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, USA. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD Anatomy), 2007-2011; University of Ilorin, Nigeria. Pre-doctoral Research Fellowship, 2007-2008; University of Lecce, Italy. Master of Science (MSc Anatomy), 1999-2001; University of Lagos, Nigeria. Bachelor of Science (BSc Anatomy), 1992-1997; University of Ilorin, Nigeria.

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. Curcumin intervention in hippocampal atrophy of diet-induceAlzheimer-like deficits in insulin-resistant rats
    Rwanda Medical Journal, 2024
  2. Histological and immunohistochemical study of the neuroprotective potentials of trans-cinnamaldehyde in Wistar rat model of insulin resistance
    Rwanda Medical Journal, 2024
  3. Evaluation of the neuroprotective potential of Trans-cinnamaldehyde in female Wistar rat model of insulin resistance
    Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2023
  4. The synergistic ameliorative activity of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha and gamma agonists, fenofibrate and pioglitazone, on hippocampal neurodegeneration in a rat model of insulin resistance
    Ibrain, 2022
  5. Structural Changes in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Anterior Cingulate Cortex of Dehydroepiandrosterone- Induced Wistar Rat Model of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
    Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, 2022

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