As the best graduating student from Department of Pure and Applied Biology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso in 2001, I was employed in 2003 as a Teaching Assistant in the same department. This employment propelled me to enroll for the Masters programme to study Cell Biology and Genetics in Zoology Department, University of Ibadan in 2003. I bagged Master of Science in Zoology (Cell Biology and Genetics) in 2005. In 2008, I won USM-TWAS scholarship award to pursue a PhD degree programme in Life Science in the school of Biological Sciences, UniversitiSains Malaysia (USM). It is worthy of note that in the whole of Malaysian Universities, Universiti Sains Malaysia was the first to partner with TWAS in this scholarship scheme, and I was the first USM – TWAS PhD awardee to register in 2009/2010 and defended my thesis in 2011/2012 academic session which was the exact duration provided by the USM-TWAS scholarship scheme. My University academic experience spanned through Teaching of students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels,supervision of undergraduates and postgraduates students,coordination of courses, computation of students’ results, as well as the coordination of postgraduate programmes, being the Postgraduate Coordinator for Pure and Applied Biology department. As an Assistant Lecturer in 2005, I got promoted to the position of a Reader (an Associate Professor) in 2017 after passing through the normal duration and process stipulated by the guidelines for the Appointment and Promotion of LAUTECH staff. My Research interest lies in the assessment or screening of medicinal plants extracts for cytotoxicity, mutagenicity, and genotoxicity using in vitroand in vivo plants and animals’ genetic assays. This also includes anticancer research focusing on antimutagenic and antigenotoxic potentials of phytochemicals that are promising in providing natural chemotherapeutic prevention and treatment for cancers as one of the diseases causing most human’s deaths.
Akinboro, A., Bakare, A.A. (2007) Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of aqueous extracts of five medicinal plants on Allium cepa Linn. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 112, 470-475.
Azeez, M.A., Yekeen, T.A., Akinboro, A. (2007) Cytotoxic effects of Cobalt and Copper chloride salt solutions on Allium cepa, Science focus: An International Journal of Biological and Physical Sciences 12 (2): 43 – 49.
Azeez, M.A., Akinboro, A., Bakare, A.A. (2007) Human sex ratio in Southwest Nigeria, Indian Journal of human Genetics 13 (2): 59 – 64.
Fawole, O.O., Yekeen, T.A., Ayandele, A.A., Akinboro, A., Azeez, M.A., Adewoye, S.O. (2008) Polluted Alamuyo River: Impacts on surrounding wells, microbial attributes and toxic effects on Allium cepa roots cells. African Journal of Biotechnology, 7(4): 450.
Akinboro, A., Azeez, M.A., Bakare, A.A. (2008) Frequency of Twinning in Southwest Nigeria, Indian Journal of Human Genetics, 14 (2): 41 – 47.
Bernice, M.O., Adekunle, A.A., Akinboro, A. (2009) Genotoxicity assessment of water extracts of Ocimumgratissimum, Morindalucida and Citrus medica using the Allium cepa assay. BolLatinoam Caribe Plant Med Aromat 8 (2): 97 – 103.
Olorunfemi, D.I., Ogieseri, U.M., Akinboro, A. (2011) Genotoxicity screening of Industrial effluents using onion bulbs (Allium cepa L.). Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management,15 (1): 211 – 216.
Akinboro, A., Kamaruzaman, B.M., Mohd-Zaini, Othman, A.S. (2011) Mutagenic and antimutagenic potentials of fruit juices of five medicinal plants in Allium cepa L: Possible influence of DPPH free radicals scavengers. African Journal of Biotechnology 10 (51): 10520 – 10529.
Akinboro, A., Kamaruzaman, B.M., Mohd- Zaini, A., Shaida, F.S., Othman, A.S. (2011) Antioxidants in aqueous extract of Myristicafragrans (Houtt.) suppressed mitosis and cyclophosphamide – induced chromosomal aberrations in the Allium cepa L. cell. Journal of Zheijang University –SCEINCE B 12 (11): 915-922.
Akinboro, A., Kamaruzaman, M., Selestine, R., Vijay, R.M. (2011) Genotoxicity assessment of water samples from the Sungai dua river in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, using the Allium cepa test. Tropical Life Sciences Research, 22 (2): 23-35.
Akinboro, A., Kamaruzaman, B.M., Mohd-Zaini, A., Ahmad, S.O. Tang, H.Y. Siti Marina, M. (2012): Mutagenic and antimutagenic assessment of methanol leaf extract of Myristicafragrans (Houtt.) using in vitro and in vivo genetic assays. Drug and Chemical Toxicology, 35 (4): 412-422.
Akinboro, A., Bakare, A.A. (2013) Spermatotoxic, cytotoxic and genotoxic evaluation of aqueous extract of Ocimumgratissimum in albino mice. Open Access Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 4(1): 10-14.
Yekeen, T.A., Akintaro, O.I., Akinboro, A., Azeez, M.A. (2013) Evaluation of cytogenotoxic and nutrients composition of three commonly consumed vegetables in South-Western Nigeria. African Journal of Food Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 13 (2): 7453-7466.
Selestin R, Kamaruzaman B.M., Shaida, F.S. and Akinboro A. (2013)Evaluation of cytotoxic, mutagenic and antimutagenic potential of leaf extracts of three medicinal plants using Allium cepachromosome assay. International Current Pharmaceutical Journal, 2(8): 131-140.
Akinboro, A., Kamaruzaman, B.M., Mohd-Zaini, Yekeen, T.A. (2014) Antimutagenic effects of aqueous fraction of Myristicafragrans (Houtt.) leaves on Salmonella typhimurium and Musmusculus.ActaBiochimicaPolonica, 61 (4): 779-785.
Rafiu T.A., Babatunde, G.M., Akinwumi, A.O., Akinboro, A., Adegoke, Z.A. and Oyelola, O.B. (2014) Assessment of Activated Charcoal Vs Synthetic Toxin-Binders on Performance, Nutrient Utilization and Meat-Quality of Broilers Fed Infected Diets. International Journal of Agriculture and Biosciences, 3(5): 219-224.
Akinboro, A.,Baharudeen, I., Mohamed, K.M. (2016) Evaluation of cytogenotoxic and antimutagenic potency of water extract of Centellaasiatica Linn.Using the Allium cepa assay.International Food Research Journal 23 (6): 2449-2452.
Akinboro, A., Komolafe, E.K., Azeez, M.A. (2016) A retrospective study on fourteen year hemoglobin genotype variants recorded at five government hospitals in Akure, Ondo State, Southwestern Nigeria. The Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics, 17, 377-381.
Akinboro, A., Adedosu, O.T., Famurewa, F.O., Olowe, T., Oyewole, O.O. (2017) Antioxidant, Proximate and Cyto-genotoxic Evaluation of Anti-typhoid fever herbal recipe in Allium cepa cells. Global Journal of Bio-Science and Biotechnology, 6 (1): 24-29.
Yekeen, T.A., Azeez, M. A., Akinboro, A., Lateef, A.,Asafa, T.B., Oladipo, C.I.,
Oladokun, S.O., Ajibola, A.A. (2017) Safety evaluation of green synthesized Cola nitidapod, seed andseed shell extract-mediated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using an Allium cepaassay. Journal of Taibah University for Science, 11: 895–909.
Akinboro, A., Kamaruzaman, Muhammad, Zaini, Asmawi (2020) Effects of rutin in MyristicafragransHoutts. against cyclophosphamide-induced genotoxicity in sperm cells, on liver and kidney tissue, in Swiss Albino mice. American Journal of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, 10 (1): 7-17.
Akinboro, A., Soremekun, S.I. (2020) Cytogenotoxicity evaluation of water extract of Lawsoniainermis (Henna) following the Allium cepa root mitosis assay. Science focus: International Journal of Biological and Physical Sciences, 25: 61 – 70.
Akinboro, A., Jimoh, A. (2021) Antigenotoxic potential of gel extract of Aloe vera against Sodium azidegenotoxicity in Allium cepa cells. Journal of Medicinal Herbs and Ethnomedicine, 7: 1-5.
Akinboro, A., Peter N.A., Rufai, M.A., Ibrahim, A.O. (2021) Evaluation of Asa River water in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria for available Pollutants and their effects on mitosis and chromosomes morphology in Allium cepa cells. Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 25 (1): 119-125.
Akinboro, A., Rufai, M. A., Ogunbameru, A. D., Oladosu, B. E., Taiwo, M. O. (2021) Evaluation of an antimalarial herbal mixture and each extract for DNA and chromosomal mutations in Swiss albino mice and Allium cepa cells. Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 7(3): 249-259.
Akinboro, A., Rufai, M. A., Adeagbo, R. A., Akanbi, A.O., Ogunkola, A.S., Okunola, D. O., Adeyeye, T.D., Akanbi, Y. R. (2021) Evaluation of an antimalarial herbal recipe and its individual plant extracts for DNA fragmentation andclastogenicitypotential in Swiss Albino Mice. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 29(2):89-101.