Position

Ph.D. Applicant

Publications

1. Amin A, Abdulmajeed WI, Nafiu AB, Akinola O, Oyewole AL, Olagunju FF, Toyyib RM, Dada MO, Eneape S, Bello KI, Alli-Oluwafuyi A, Uthman YA, Imam A. Intranasal Dexamethasone Selectively Impairs Exploratory and Learning Behaviour While Sparing Peripheral Metabolic and Oxidative Homeostasis in Adult Mice. Niger J Physiol Sci. 2025 Dec 31;40(2):293-301. PMID: 42008317
2. Bamikole OJ, Fayehun AF, Uthman YA, Salako IA, Adedeji BA, Olufeagba MB, Amodu OK. Molecular surveillance of antimalarial drug resistance genes in Nigeria: a systematic review and roadmap to malaria elimination. BMC Med Genomics. 2025 Dec 18;18(1):195. doi: 10.1186/s12920-025-02246-w. PMID: 41413906
3. Yankuzo HM, Sulaiman I, Muhammad SA, Raji AA, Uthman YA, Imam MU. Brown rice attenuates iron-induced Parkinson's disease phenotypes in male wild-type drosophila: insights into antioxidant and iron metabolism modulation. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2025 Jan 1;50:1-13. doi: 10.1139/apnm-2024-0110. PMID: 39588846
4. Uthman YA, Ibrahim KG, Abubakar MB, Sulaiman I, Imam MU. Neuroprotective effects of brown rice consumption in an iron-induced parkinsonism in Drosophila. Nutr Neurosci. 2025 May;28(5):591-601. doi: 10.1080/1028415X.2024.2399988. PMID: 39235924
5. Abubakar B, Alhassan AM, Malami I, Usman D, Uthman YA, Adeshina KA, Olatubosun MO, Imam MU. Evaluation of acute and sub-acute toxicity profile of 5-methylcoumarin-4β-glucoside in mice. Toxicol Rep. 2022 Mar 6;9:366-372. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.03.013. eCollection 2022. PMID: 35284243
6. Uthman YA, Ibrahim KG, Abubakar B, Bello MB, Malami I, Imam MU, Qusty N, Cruz-Martins N, Batiha GE, Abubakar MB. MALAT1: A Promising Therapeutic Target for the Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Biochem Pharmacol. 2021 Aug;190:114657. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114657. PMID: 34144008 Review.

Education

B.Sc. in Physiology, University of Ilorin
M.Sc. in Physiology, Usmanu Danfodiya University

Advisor

Dr. Ulrike Menkes

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