About Dr. Ofonime Eve Mboso
Dr. Ofonime Eve Mboso is a Faculty member in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Calabar, Nigeria. She is a graduate of Biochemistry (B.Sc. 1999; M.Sc. 2010) from the University of Calabar. She obtained her Ph.D degree in Clinical Biochemistry from the University of Calabar in 2015. She is a TWAS-ICCBS Post-Doctoral fellow (2017-2018). She started her academic career in the Department of Biochemistry in 2010 as an Assistant Lecturer, and was promoted to the rank of Lecturer I in 2017. She currently lectures both at the undergraduate and post graduate levels in the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences. Her major research interests include Identifying medicinal plant fractions as a source of natural product therapy for female infertility. She served as coach to the team of students who won the trophy at the Zonal quiz competition in the Nigeria Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB) Conference in 2018. Dr Mboso has served as an examination officer for Medicine and Surgery in the Department of Biochemistry. Dr Mboso is currently working on the extraction, isolation and characterization of compounds from E. polysperma and E. speciosa leaf extracts to identify their potential biomolecules for drug formulations. She is a member of Nigeria Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Nigerian Society of Experimental Biology.
| S/N | Qualification | School Atttended | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First School Leaving Certificate | Aunty Margaret International School, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria | 1980 | 1984 delete_forever | |
| Senior Secondary School Certificate | Federal Government Girls' College, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria | 1989 | 1994 delete_forever | |
| B.Sc. Biochemistry | University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria | 1995 | 1999 delete_forever | |
| M.Sc. Biochemistry | University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria | 2006 | 2010 delete_forever | |
| PhD Clinical Biochemistry | University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria | 2010 | 2015 delete_forever | |
| Post Doctoral Fellowship | ICCBS, Karachi, Pakistan | 2017 | 2018 delete_forever |
| S/N | Publication |
|---|---|
| Iwara, I. A., Igile, G. O., Mboso, O.E., Mgbeje, B.I. A., & Ebong, P. E. (2017) Evaluation of phytochemical components from ethyl acetate fraction of Vernonia calvoana using gas chromatography-mass spectometry analysis and its antioxidants activities.African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 11(42), 534-539. | |
| Mboso, O., Eve, Odey., M. O., Uboh, F. E., Essien, N.M., Chidinma, O., & Eyong, E. U.(2014). Erythropoietic Effects of Eremomastax polysperma leaf extracts on female prerpubertal and pubertal rats.. British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 4(15), 1820-1832. | |
| Uboh, F. E., Mboso, E., Ufot, S., Igile, G. O., & Ebong, P. (2014). Hepatotoxicity effect of oral exposure to nitrocellulose thinner in albino wistar rats. The journal of toxicity and health. Photon, 104, 448-455 | |
| Iwara, A. I., Igile, G.O., OGar, I.P., Mboso, O. E., Ujong, U. P., Eyong, E. U., & Ebong, P. E. (2014). Antilipidemic effects of combined leaf extracts of moringa olifera and perstrophe bicaluculata in alloxan induced diabetic rats: Pharmacology and pharmarcy, 5(4), Paper ID 44653 | |
| Uboh, F. E., Ufot, S., Mboso, E., & Eyong, E.U. (2014). Effect of costus afer leaves’ juice on nitrocellulose thinner induced nephrotoxicity in rats. Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology, 8(1), 37-45 | |
| Uboh, F. E., Ufot, S., Mboso, E., & Ebong, P. (2014). Protective effects of vitamins A AND E against diesel fuel induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Metabolomics and systems Biology, 4:2 | |
| Mboso, O. E., Eyong, E. U., Ebong, P. E., Iwara, I. A., & Odey, M.. (2013). The effects of the ethanolic extracts of Eremomastax specioa leaf on the serum levels of leutenizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, progesterone and estradiol in female pubertal rats..Annals of Biological Research, 4(2), 136-140. | |
| Mboso, O. E., Uboh, F.E., Iwara, I. A.,, Eyong, E., & Ebong, P. E. (2013). Eremomastax speciosa, Eremomastax polysperma and Cassia alata leaves extracts enhances fertility through modulation of serum levels of some female reproductive hormones in female Wistar rats. The journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. Photon, 114, 182-188 | |
| Odey, M. O., Ujong, U. P., Abam, K I., Mboso, E. O., & Ategwu, M. A. (2013). Biochemical parameters as indicators of antihypertensive efficacy of stem bark extract of Nauclea Latifolia. Pelagia research library. European journal of experimental biology, 3(5), 206-212 | |
| Mboso, O. E., Odey, M.O.,Eyong, E.U., & Osakwe E (2013). Comparative phytochemical screening of Eremomastax speciosa and Eremomastax polysperma leaves. Journal of Natural Products and Plant Resources, 3(2), 37-41. |
warning No Result For Grants Received.
| S/N | Conference | Description | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigerian Society of Experimental Biologists Conference held in University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria between August 2-5, 2017. | Mboso, O. E., Uboh, F. E., Nsima, E., & Eyong, E. U. (2016). Comparative effects of Garri(processed manihot utilisma) and two varieties of afang(Gnetum Africanum) soup meal on female reproductive hormones in albino Wistar rats. | 2017-08-02 | 2017-08-05 | |
| 7th International Consortium Cpnference tagged ‘Harnessing Africa’s Potentials in Science, technology and Humanities for Sustainable Development held at the University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria between September 2-6, 2019 | Mboso, O. E., Maharjan, R., Iwara, A. I., Uboh, F, Eyong, E. U., & Muhammad, I. C. (2019). Fertility Enhancing Property of Eremomastax Polysperma And Eremomastax Speciosa In Indomethacin Treated Female Rats. | 2019-09-02 | 2019-09-06 |