Abimbola Idowu
Research Scientist
Abimbola Idowu
Research Scientist
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About
About
I am a Research Scientist. Previously, I worked as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist with Dr. Shaolin Liu and then at the Translational Neuroscience Laboratory at Howard University with Prof. Evaristus Nwulia and Dr. Magdalena Misiak-Christian. I obtained my PhD at Lagos State University where I was advised by Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello and also at University of Texas Health Science Center as a Fulbright Scholar with Prof. Yidong Bai and Prof. Russell Reiter. I worked as a Visiting Scientist with Prof. Alfredo Kirkwood at Johns Hopkins University, with Prof. Menahem Segal at The Weizmann Institute, Israel.
My overarching research interest is focused on understanding the dynamic mechanisms that drive learning and memory in the brain. Previously, my research experience was focused on intrinsic and synaptic properties of neurons in different brain areas including the olfactory bulb, hippocampus, piriform cortex, and lateral entorhinal cortex using electrophysiological tools. More recently, I have been studying the basis for cognitive outcomes in the older population.
Education And Training
Education And Training
2009 - 2016 Ph.D. Physiology, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Lagos, Nigeria
2012 - 2013 Fulbright Research Scholar, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
2005 - 2007 M.Sc. Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
1998 - 2003 B.Sc. Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
1998 - 2003 B.Sc. Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Research Skills
Research Skills
Nerve-muscle electrophysiology (Sciatic Nerve/Gastrocnemius Muscle)
Brain Slice Electrophysiology (Hippocampal and Cortical Slices) Field Recording
Patch Clamp Electrophysiology (Olfactory Bulb, Piriform Cortex, Entorhinal Cortex, Optogenetics)
Neurobehavioral Assessments (Open Field, Novel Object Recognition Task, Motor Function, Elevated Plus Maze Task)
Cell Culture (Cell Viability Assessment, Protein Estimation), Mitochondrial Function Assays (Mitochondrial Membrane Potential, Reactive Oxygen Species and ATP measurements, Neuronal differentiation)
Mouse Surgery (Osmotic Pump Surgeries for Drug Delivery in Mice)
Polymerase Chain Reaction for Genotyping
DNA/RNA Isolation
Immunocytochemistry
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