Professor Gloria A Otunola
About me
Gloria Aderonke Otunola is a biochemist with over three decades of experience and expertise in the biochemical and nutritional evaluation and translation of food and medicinal plants products, focusing on functional foods designed to prevent/manage malnutrition and chronic diseases. Her expertise includes assessing nutritional composition, bioactive compounds, product safety and food formulation. She holds a PhD in Biochemistry (Food & Nutrition) and is recognized as a Functional Foods Scientist, with a South African NRF C2 Researcher rating. She is currently a Professor of Biochemistry (Nutrition and Functional Foods) at the Department of Chemistry, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja Nigeria. She has published over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals and welcomes consultancy engagements and collaborations at national and international levels.
Her Google Scholar H index is 27, i10-index 50 and Citations 2614.
A biochemist with over three decades of experience, Gloria Aderonke Otunola specializes in the biochemical and nutritional evaluation and translation of food and medicinal plants products, focusing on functional foods designed to prevent/manage malnutrition and chronic diseases. Her expertise includes assessing nutritional composition, bioactive compounds, product safety and food formulation. She holds a PhD in Biochemistry (Food & Nutrition) obtained from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, her M.Sc and B,Sc in Biochemistry as well as PGD Education are also from the same University and is recognized as a Functional Food Scientist, with a South African NRF C2 research rating.
Gloria Otunola is currently a Professor of Biochemistry (Nutrition and Functional Foods) at the Department of Chemistry, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja Nigeria. Her research is multi-disciplinary, involving the assessment of nutritional composition, bioactive contents, assessment of oral safety (toxicity), as well as formulation and efficacy of functional foods using in vitro and in vivo models, for prevention/management of chronic communicable and non-communicable diseases (especially diabetes, hypertension, obesity and cancer). She teaches at both undergraduate and graduate levels, supervises student’s research projects, writes proposals for grants, funding and research collaborations. Her current research focus is on the development of functional food products (snacks, beverages and supplements) which are at various stages of testing for acceptability and efficacy as well as IP and Patenting assessments.
She has published over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals, with 57 indexed in Scopus and five (5) book Chapters, spanning: Nutritional and Bioactive Composition of Lesser-known/underutilized indigenous food and medicinal plants; Pharmacological evaluation and translation of Medicinal Plants and Functional foods for chronic diseases (Phytomedicine and Ethnobotany); Formulation and Development of Functional Foods for malnutrition and chronic diseases; Evaluating the efficacy of Medicinal Plants and Functional Foods for the management of chronic diseases (diabetes, hypertension, cancer); Development and functionality of Bio-nanoparticles; Global and Public Health. Gloria is involved in and welcomes consultancy engagements and collaborations at national and international levels for malnutrition and management of chronic diseases.
Her Google Scholar H index is 27, i10-index 50 and Citations 2614.