Dr. Tijani A. Adekilekun, Lecturer I, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.
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Dr. Tijani Adekilekun graduated with MBBS degree in 2004 from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, following which he had his housemanship done at Adeoyo State Hospital, Ibadan. He received Proficiency Certificate in Management in 2006 when he was on one year compulsory youth service. He worked as a Medical Officer with Osun state hospitals’ Management Board at Comprehensive Health centre, Otan-Ayegbaju and state Hospital, Ila-Orangun before he joined Osun State University as a Lecturer II in August 2009.

He bagged his M.Sc (Hons) degree in Anatomy from University of Ilorin in July 2011 and is currently a Lecturer I in the Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences of the College of Health Sciences of Osun State University.

Research Interests
Microscopic anatomy, Anatomical education, Anthropometric evaluation of Non Communicable Diseases.

Research Achievements
• Histological and biochemical assessment of the effects of intramuscular artemether on the brain and reproductive organs of female Wistar rats
• Comparative histochemical evaluation of the aqueous and smoke extracts of datura species (Datura metel and Datura stramonium), Tobacco nicotinia and Cannabis sativa on the brain and viscera organs of adult Wistar rats.
• Histological assessment of neural cells of frontal cortex of two reptilian species: wall gecko and skink
• Histological assessment of the effects of Cnidoscolous aconitifolious and Saliva officinalis on the viscera organs of wistar rats.
• Assessment of students’ interest and perception of anatomy as an undergraduate degree programme.

Scientific Contributions
• Published twenty (20) articles in both local and international peer reviewed journals and seven (7) papers of proceedings.

Scientific/Professional activities
• Faculty member in the College of Health Sciences, Osun State University since 2009.
• Member of local and international scientific and professionals societies (Anatomical Society of Nigeria, Nigerian Medical Association, International Brain Research Organisation and Society for Neuroscientists of Africa)
• Principal investigator evaluating the nutritional values of aqueous leaf extract of Moringa oleifera on the brain and viscera organs of adult Wistar rats and some of the effects of the leaf extract on lead induced damage in the visual integrating centres of adult Wistar rats using histochemical and immunohistochemical techniques.
• Principal investigator evaluating the common practices and the cadre of technical staff in the dissecting rooms of south west Nigerian universities.

Grants Awarded: None
Academic Appointment
• Member of the Senate, Osun State University (August 2011 - present)
• Member of the College Academic Board, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University (2009- present)
• Member of the College Board of Examiners, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University (August 2011 – present)
• Member of the Faculty Board, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University (2009- present)
• Member of the Faculty Board of Examiners, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University (August 2011 – present)
• Acting Head, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University (August 2011 – present)
• Chairman, Board of Examiners, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University
• Desk Editor, Research Journal of Health Sciences (an official publication of the College of Health Sciences, Osun State University) (August 2013 - present)

Publications
• Adekomi DA, Tijani AA and Ghazal OK. Some effects of the aqueous leaf extract of Datura Metel on the frontal cortex of adult Wistar rats (Rattus Novergicus). Euro J. Anat. 2010; 14(2): 83-89.

• Tijani AA, Biliaminu SA and Adekilekun MA. Some of the biochemical effects of artemether on the reproductive hormones in pregnant Wistar rats. Tropical Journal of Health Sciences. 2011;18 (1): 24-26.

• Adekomi DA, Tijani AA, Adeniyi TD and Olajide JO. Some of the effects of aqueous leaf extract of Cnidoscolous aconitifolius (Euphorbiaceae) on the morphology and histology of the kidney and liver of Sprague Dawley rat. Tropical Journal of Health Sciences. 2011; 18(1):9-15.

• Adekomi DA, Musa AA, Tijani AA, Adeniyi TD and Usman B. Exposure to smoke extract of Datura stramonium leaf; some of its effects on heart, liver, lungs kidney and testes of male Sprague Dawley rats. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy. 2011; 3(5):67-75.

• Tijani AA and Adekomi DA. Neurotoxic effects of aqueous leaf extract of Cannabis sativa on the visual cortex of adult Wistar rats. Tropical Journal of Health Sciences. 2011; 18(2): 44-49.

• Adekomi, DA, Tijani AA, Musa AA and Adeniyi TD. Histological study of smoke extract of Tobacco nicotiana on the heart, liver, lungs, kidney and testes of male Sprague Dawley rats. Nigerian Medical Journal. 2011: 52(4): 217-222.

• Musa AA, Adekomi DA, Tijani AA, and Muhammed OA. Some of the effect of Crassocephalum crepidioides on the frontal cortex, kidney, liver and testis of adult male Sprague Dawley rats: micro anatomical study. European J. Exp Bio. 2011; 1(3): 228-235.

• OA Muhammed, DA Adekomi and AA Tijani. Effects of aqueous crude leaf extract of senecio biafrae on the histology of the frontal cortex, kidney, liver and testes of male Sprague Dawley rats. Sci. J. Bio. Sci. 2012; 1(1): 13-18.

• Tijani AA, Adeniyi TD and Adekomi DA. Datura metel is deleterious to the visual cortex of adult Wistar rats. Adv. Appl. Sci. Res. 2012; 3(2): 944-949.
• Tijani AA, Adekomi DA, Ogedemgbe OO and Adekeye AO. Some of the effects of aqueous leaf extract of malabar nightshade on the kidney and liver of albino Wistar rats. Euro J. Exp Bio. 2012; 2(2): 337-342.
• Temidayo Adeniyi, Ahmad Tijani, Damilare Adekomi & Taiwo Abayomi. A comparative study of the lateral geniculate body of rat (Rattus Norvegicus), bat (Eidolon Helvum) and pangolin (Manis Tricuspis). Global Journal of Health Sciences. 2012; 4(4): 107-114.
• DA. Adekomi, AA. Tijani, AM. Afodun, KK. Quadri . A comparative histological study on the effect of exposure to the smoke leaf extract of tobacco nicotiana, cannabis sativa and Datura stramonium on the lungs of sprague-dawley rats. Sci. J. Med. Sci. 2012; 1(2): 19-26.

• AA Tijani, AD Adedayo, IR Yetunde. Histological study of the effects of oral administration of Datura metel on the visual system of male Wistar rats. Sci. J. Bio. Sci. 2012; 1(2): 31-36.

• AD Adedayo and TA Adekilekun. Some of the effects of aqueous crude seed extract of Datura stramonium on the histology of the frontal cortex and hippocampus of Sprague Dawley rats. Sci. J. Bio. Sci. 2012; 1(2): 70-74.

• AA Tijani and DA Adekomi. Effects of intramuscular injection of artemether® on the histology of the uterus and ovaries of pregnant Wistar rats. Sci. J. Med. Sci. 2012; 1(1): 13-18.

• TD Adeniyi, DA Adekomi, AA Tijani and AO Akinyinka. Histochemical evaluation of the activities of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PDH) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the visual relay centers of rat (Rattus norvegicus), bat (Eidolon helvum) and pangolin (Manis tricuspis). J. Cell and Animal Bio. 2012; 6 (13): 188-191.

• Owolabi JO, Tijani AA and Shallie PD. An assessment of the level of motivation towards the study of anatomy among students in south-western Nigerian Universities. Res J. of Health Sci. 2013; 1 (1): 79-89.

• Tijani AA, Adekomi DA, Oyesomi TO and Fawole OB. Histoarchitectural organization of the visual system of male rats following oral administration of crude aqueous leaf extract of cannabis sativa. African Journal of Cellular Pathology. 2014; 2 (1): 7-13.

• Adeniyi TD, Tijani AA, Musa AA and Abayomi TA (2014). Cyanide-induced hyperthyroidism in male Wistar rats. Nigerian Medical Journal. 2014: 55(2): 23-26.

• Tijani AA, Adekomi DA, and Owoyale MO. Histological changes in the vital organs of male rats following short term exposure to smoke extract of Cannabis sativa. Res J. of Health Sci. 2014 (in press).

• Tijani AA et al (2010). A study of some of the histological Effects of Artemether on the uterus, ovaries and pituitary Glands of pregnant wistar Rats. Proceeding, 7th National Scientific Conference of Anatomical Society of Nigeria, 94.

• Tijani AA and Adekomi DA (2010). A comparative Study of Some of the Effects of Aqueous Leaf Extract of Cannabis sativa and Datura metel on the Visual Cortex of Adult Wistar Rats. Proceedings 6th Annual Research Conference of the University of Lagos, Nigeria.

• Tijani AA, Adekomi DA and Muhammed OA (2011). Smoke Extract of Datura stramonium Leaf Effects on the Heart, Liver, Kidney and Testes of Male Sprague Dawley Rats. Proceedings, Joint Meeting of Anatomical Societies, Turkey.

• Tijani AA and Adekomi DA (2011). Histological and Morphological study of the Cerebrum of Two Reptilian Species; Wall gecko (Tarantula Mauritania) and skink (Euprepris maculilabris). Proceedings, Joint Meeting of Anatomical Societies, Turkey, 51.

• Tijani AA and Adekomi DA (2011). Neurotoxic Effects of Aqueous leaf Extract of Cannabis sativa on the Visual cortex of Adult Wistar Rats. Proceeding, 1st International Neuroscience Congress of Brain Research and Artificial Intelligence Network (BRAIN) 25-26.

• Tijani AA (2011). Effects of Aqueous Leave Extract of Moringa oleifera on Lead-Induced Damage on the Visual System of Wistar Rat Fetuses. Proceeding, 27th IBRO-ISN-UNESCO African Neuroscience School.

• Tijani AA, et al (2013). Deleterious micro anatomical effects of smoke extract of Cannabis sativa leaf on the kidney and liver of male Sprague Dawley rats. Proceedings, 12th Scientific Conference of the Society for Experimental and Clinical Anatomists of Nigeria, 38