Dr Okesina Akeem Ayodeji

Academic rank: 
Senior Lecturer
Academic Leadership Position: 
Research Coordinator
Email: 
o.ayodeji@ur.ac.rw
Telephone: 
+250790003253
College: 
College of Medicine and Health Sciences(CMHS)
School/centre: 
School of Health Sciences
Department: 
Clinical Medicine and Community Health
Published Papers : 
1. Mohammed A. A., Buhari M. O., Okesina A. A. and Caxton - Martins E. A. (2010) (-The effect of Ethanolic extract of neem on ethanol induced gastric lesion in adult male Wistar rats International Journal of Bioscience. 5 (4): 69-75.
2. Mohammed A. A., Buhari M. O. Okesina A. A. and Caxton-Martins E. A. (2010).  (-G-6PDH, GPx activities and TBARS level in the stomach of adult male Wistar rats following the administration of ethanol and Ethanolic extracts of neem leaves). International Journal of Biomedical and Health Sciences. 6 (4): 223-228.
3. Okesina A.A, Mesole S.B, Olusakin J, Mohammed Y.G, Mohammed A.A, Buhari M.O, Ashaolu J.O, Ezekiel I, Goji A.D.T and Caxton-Martins E. A, (2012) Antioxidant Effect of Carica Papaya on Ethanol Induced Gastric Lesion in Adult Male Wistar Rats). British journal of pharmacology and toxicology. 3(3)98-101
4. Jegede B.S, Oyesomi T.O, Okesina A.A, Jimoh O.R, Ajao M.S, (2012) visual hazards associated with using computers. Tropical journal of health sciences.19 (1): 39-42.
5. M.O. Buhari, Mesole S.B, Olusakin Jimmy, A.A. Okesina and A.A. Mohammed (2015)
Antioxidant investigation of Allium Sativumons Ethanol Induced Lesion in Gastric Mucosa of Adult Male Wistar Rats. Current Research Journal of Biological Sciences 7(3): 43-46,
6. Okesina A.A, Okesina F. A, Ojibara N. B. L (2015) Teachers views on the Influence of Kindergarten Education on Academic Performance of Primary School Pupils in Ilorin West Local Government Area, Kwara State. International Journal of Educational Management. 13 (1): 113-125
7. Owolabi J.O, Adekomi D.A, Okesina A, Adeniyi P.A and Tijani A.A (2016). Anatomical Practices of Preserving, Handling and Management of Human Remains: A Proposition for an Act in the Laws of Nigeria. Tropical journal of health sciences 23 (3): 43-49
8. Ajao M.S, Imam A, Adana M.Y, Kareem S.B, Alabi A.S, Olawepo A, Okesina A.A, Kadri R.E, Oyewopo A.O (2016). Central cholinergic Markers and Spatial Performance in rat following Administration of Rauvolfia Vomitoria and Chloropomazine. Centre Point Journal, (Science Edition University of Ilorin) 21(1): 75-93
9. Okesina A.A, Ajao M.S, C.N.B Tagoe 2016 Progesterone an Antioxidant; Its Involvement in Oxidative Stress produced by Trimethyltin in the Hippocampus of Adult Male Wistar Rats; 13th NSN neuroscience conference @ ABUAD: neuroscience society of Nigeria (NSN) book of proceedings; 1026
10. Okesina A.A, Mohammed A.A, Buhari M.O, Caxton Martins E.A (2017) (Carica papaya as a mucosa enhancer in gastric lesion after ethanol administration in adult male Wistar rats. Advanced Research in Gastroenterology & hepatology 8(2). Doi: 10./9080/ARGH.2017.08.555732. ISSN: 2472-6400 
11. Ajao M. S., Okesina A., Nwadiugwu M. C. (2018). Trimethyltin-induced cerebellar damage on adult male Wistar rats. Latin American journal of Biotechnology and Life Sciences (Bionatura). ISSN: 1390-9355. http://dx.doi.org/10.21931/RB/2018.03.04.6
12. Afodun AM, Edgar MF, Buhari MO, Okesina AA, Quadri KK, Ogbe A. Extraperitoneal (RT) Renal Ectopia –Asymptomatic Case Report. Acad. Anat. Int. 2018; 4 (2):1-3. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.21276/aanat.2018.4.2.1   
13. Okesina A.A, Ajao M.S, Tagoe C.N.B, Mesole S.B, Bello T.O, Okeniran O.S, Olalekan O.E. Progesterone Regulates Superoxide Dismutase, Catalase, Malondialdehyde and Cholinesterase Activities in Trimethyltin-induced Hippocampal Damage in Adult Male Wistar Rats. Galore International Journal of Health Sciences and Research. 2019; 4(1): 16-23. (www.gijhsr.com)
14. Okesina A.A, Ajao M.S, Progesterone Reversed the Histo-architectural Integrity of the Hippocampus of Adult Male Wistar Rats Following Trimethyltin-Induced Injury. Nigeria Journal of Neuroscience. 10 (1) 29-35. 2019. ISSN 1116-4182
15. Okesina A.A, Ajao M.S, Buhari M.O Afodun A.M, Okesina K.B, Usman R.Y, Sulaimon F.A, 2020; Activation of pro-apoptotic cells, Reactive Astrogliosis and Hyperphosphorylation of Tau   Protein in Trimethyltin-induced Hippocampal injury in Rats. Anatomy Journal of Africa. 9 (1): 1782-1788. DOI: 10.4314/aja.v9i2.198924
16. Oyabambi Adewumi Oluwafemi, Okesina Akeem Ayodeji, Saliu Babatunde Salam, Salawudeen Sadiat Abisola, Areola Damilare Emmanuel. 2020; Adenopus Breviflorus Restores Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase-Dependent Antioxidant Suppression caused by Clozapine in Female Wistar Rats. Int. J. Pharm. Natural Med., 2020, 8(1): 21-24.
17. Sulaimon FA, Okesina AA, Imam AL, Usman RY, Ibrahim-Abdulkareem RA, Imam A, Adana MY, Shehu M, Abioye A’IR, Ayuba AI, Ajao MS. 2020; Exogenous Melatonin Ameliorates Pontine Histoarchitecture and Associated Oxidative Damage in Sodium Fluoride Induced Toxicity. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 2020;17(2):4-10 https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJN/article/view/30110
18. Afodun, A., Quadri, K., Okesina, A., Ojewale, A., Bakare, A., Eze, E., Ojuolape, S., & Odoma, S. (2020). Right thyroid lobed cyst in a middle-aged woman: A case report. Journal of Biomedical Sciences, 7(1), 4-10. https://doi.org/10.3126/jbs.v7i1.29846 
19. Victor B. Archibong, Theresa B. Ekanem, Anozeng O. Igiri, Ann M. Lemuel, Ibe M. Usman, Akeem A. Okesina & Nsisong J. Obosi. Immunohistochemical Studies of Codeine Medication on the Prefrontal Cortex and Cerebellum of Adult Wistar Rats. (2020) Immunohistochemical studies of codeine medication on the prefrontal cortex and cerebellum of adult Wistar rats, Cogent Medicine, 7:1, 1824390 https://doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2020.1824390
20. Sulaimon FA, Salihu FO, Oyewale OB, Ismael SO, Egbe EE, Usman RY, Imam A L, Ayuba AI, Shehu M, Okesina AA. 2021; Snoring as a Predisposing Factor to Brain Ischemia: A Case Study in Ilorin Metropolis. The Tropical Journal of Health Sciences Vol 28 No 1. Pg 05-08.
21. Bives Mutume-N.Vivalya, Okesina Akeem Ayodeji, Hilaire Muhindo Mutuka, Louis Kasereka Muyisa, Martial Mumbere Vagheni, Jean Kakule Muhonhya, Madrine Nakuwaki, Jean Bosco Kahindo Mbeva. 2021; Mental Health and Social Distancing During COVID-19 in African Settings. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, JMR 2021; 7(1): 1-3, ISSN: 2395-7565. DOI: 10.31254/jmr.2021.7101
22. Bives Mutume N. Vivalya1*, Jimmy Ben Forry, Okesina Akeem Ayodeji, Adelard Kalima Nzanzu, Jean Paul Paluku Mwalitsa, Claude Kirimuhuzya, Teke Apalata, Célestin Kaputu Kalala-Malu, Jean Bosco Kahindo Mbeva, Scholastic Ashaba (2021) Lock down, Social Distancing and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in African Settings: The People’s Perspectives, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. J Clin Res Bioeth. S8:002. DOI: 10.2196/20785 URL: https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/20785
23. A.O. Oyabambi, A.B. Nafiu*, A. Okesina, S.S. Babatunde, E.K. Dominic and D.O. Oreoluwa. 2021; Corn silk methanolic extract improves oxidative stress and inflammatory responses in rats’ excision wound model. Ceylon Journal of Science 50(1):39 DOI:10.4038/cjs. v50i1.7845
24. Olumayowa KI, Stephen OA, Olushola OO, Nafeesa MA, Akeem AO. Effect of Fenofibrate on Hippocampal Insulin Resistance and Cognitive Function in a Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. J Krishna Inst Med Sci Univ 2021; 10(1):75-83 https://www.jkimsu.com›jkimsu-vol10no1  
25. Olajide Olayemi Joseph, Zainab Omolara Alliy, Daniel Oluwapelumi Ojo, Olajumoke Olamipe Osinubi, Sofiyat Opeyemi Bello, Faaizah Eniola Ibrahim, Faith Ojochenemi Adukwu, Tolulope Olabisi Abikoye, Ismail Gbadamosi, Nafisat Yetunde Mutholib, Olawande Bamisi, Olaolu Joseph Ajiboye, Akeem Ayodeji Okesina, Abdulmusawwir Alli-Oluwafuyi, Aboyeji Oyewole, Abdulrazaq Bidemi Nafiu, Olugbenga Akinola. Neurobehavioral, neurochemical and synaptic plasticity perturbations during postnatal life of rats exposed to chloroquine in-utero. Neurotoxicology and Teratology 86 (2021) 106982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2021.106982
26. Usman RY, Sulaimon FA, Okesina AA, Imam A, Imam A L, Ajao, MS; Phoenix dactyliferapolyphenols Ameliorates Monosodium Glutamate-induced Cell Damage in the Dentate Gyrus. JKIMSU, Vol. 10, No. 2, April-June ISSN 2231-4261.
27. Bives Mutume Vivalya, Okesina Akeem Ayodeji, Yves Tibamwenda Bafwa, Louis Kasereka Muyisa, Astride Lina Piripiri6 and Jean-Bosco Kahindo Mbeva. Analysis of the management of the tenth Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo: developing a multidisciplinary response model to strengthen the healthcare system during disease outbreaks. Globalization and Health (2021) 17:121 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-021-00775-4
28. Rukayat A. Ibrahim-Abdulkareem, Akeem A. Okesina, Fatimo A. Sulaimon, Abubakar Imam,
Emmanuel Yawson, Olushola O. Oluyomi, Salihu M. Ajao. Exogenous melatonin restored the cytoarchitectural,integrity and biochemical activities of the cerebrum in sodium fluoride induced toxicity. Eur J Anat, 25 (5): 533-540 (2021) ISSN 2340-311X (Online)
29. Okesina A.A, Obeten K.E, Eko J, Adekilekun H.A and Lawal A.K. Abelmoschus esculentus adverse effect on the splenic cytoarchitectural integrity of male wistar rats. KIU J. Health Sci, 2021: 1; 17 – 22
30. Saliu H A, Okesina A A, Nankya V and Nurudeen H O. Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Health Professionals: Review of the Prevalence, Complications, Predisposing Factor, Related Output Performance and Management. KIU J. Health Sci, 2021: 1 (1); 51 - 61
31. Aminu Imam, Christiana Oyegbola, Maryam Busari, Rukayat Jaji-Sulaimon, Abdulmusawwir Alli-Oluwafuyi, Akeem Ayodeji Okesina, Adam Moyosore Afodun, Moyosore Salihu Ajao; Nigella sativa preserved anxiety-like, motor and memory related behaviours and neuronal integrities in Dichlorvos induced AChE inhibitions in Rats.; Nig. J. Neurosci. 12(3):84-91.2021, http://doi.org/10.47081/njn2021.12.3/002 ISSN 1116-4182.
32. A A Okesina, M K Ajenikoko, A A Mohammed, O O Omoola, M O Buhari. 2022. Progesterone Mitigates Trimethyltin-induced Hippocampal Damage through Oxidative Stress Biomarkers. The Tropical Journal of Health Sciences Vol 29 No 2. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tjhc.v29i2.5. 27-31.
33. Damilare Adedayo Adekomi, Olamide Janet Olajide, Omowumi Oyeronke Adewale, Akeem Ayodeji Okesina, John Olabode Fatoki, Benedict Abiola Falana, Temidayo Daniel Adeniyi, Adebiyi Aderinola Adegoke, Waliu Adetunji Ojo & Sheriffdeen Oluwabusayo Alabi (2022): D-ribose-L-cysteine exhibits neuroprotective activity through inhibition of oxido-behavioral dysfunctions and modulated activities of neurotransmitters in the cerebellum of Juvenile mice exposed to ethanol, Drug and Chemical Toxicology, DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2022.2088783
34. Ayuba, J. T., Okesina, A. A., Usman, I. M., Ajenikoko, M. K., Pius, T., Kusiima, N.,& Edgar, M. F. (2022). Galinsoga parviflora restored associated motor coordination through increased linear distribution of Purkinje Cells in mercury chloride-induced toxicity of mice’s cerebellum. African Journal of Cellular Pathology. Vol. 14(1), pp. 1-8, July-December 2022 DOI: 10.5897/AJCPath2022.0035 Article Number: F0A9D4469388 ISSN 2449-0776 Copyright ©2022
35. Aminu Imam, Fatimo Ajoke Sulaimon, Monsur Sheu, Maryam Busari, Christianah Oyegbola, Akeem Ayodeji Okesina, Adam Moyosore Afodun, Misturat Yetunde Adana, Moyosore Salihu Ajao. Nigella sativa oil ingestion mitigates aluminum chloride induced cerebella oxidative, neurogenic damages and impaired motor functions in rats. Anatomy Journal of Africa. 2022. Vol 11 (1): 2109-2121. ISSN 2305-9478
36. Ibe Michael Usman, Samuel Sunday Adebisi, Sunday Abraham Musa, Ibrahim Abdullahi Iliya, Juma John Ochieng, Andrew Ekpeyong Ivang, Akwu Bala Peter, Akeem Ayodeji Okesina. Neurobehavioral and Immunohistochemical Studies of the Cerebral Cortex Following Treatment with Ethyl Acetate Leaf Fraction of Tamarindus indica During Prenatal Aluminum Chloride Exposure in Wistar Rats. Journal of Experimental Pharmacology 2022:14 275–289. https://doi.org/10.2147/JEP.S369631.
37. Michael Kunle Ajenikoko, Abayomi Oyeyemi Ajagbe, Oluwanisola Akanji Onigbinde, Akeem Ayodeji Okesina, Ahmad Tijani-Adekilekun, Review of Alzheimer’s Disease drugs and their relationship with neuron-glia interaction, IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 2022,  ISSN 2667-2421,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibneur.2022.11.005.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266724212200094X)
38. Ibe Michael Usman, Abel Nosereme Agbon, Andrew Ekpeyong Ivang, Akwu Bala Peter, Adam Moyosore Afodun, Akeem Ayodeji Okesina, Victor Fischer, Bot Yakubu Sunday, Eric Osamu Aigbogun, Ismail Onanuga, Caroline Asekenye, Ann Monima Lemuel, Keneth Iceland Kasozi,
Ethyl acetate fraction of Tamarindus indica leaf ameliorates aluminium chloride induced neural damage in neonatal Wistar rats, Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals, Volume 3, 2023, 100047, ISSN 2773-0506, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemin.2023.100047. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773050623000022)
39. Helen Ruth Yusuf, Sunday Abraham Musa, Abel Nosereme Agbon, Ejike Daniel Eze, Akeem Ayodeji Okesina, Ismail Onanuga, Theophilus Pius, Victor Archibong, Mario Edgar Fernandez Diaz, Juma John Ochieng, Nicholas Kusiima, Bot Yakubu Sunday, Ibe Michael Usman,
Hepatoprotective potential of Tamarindus indica following prenatal aluminum exposure in Wistar rat pups, Toxicology Reports, Volume 10, 2023, Pages 376-381, ISSN 2214-7500, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2023.03.002. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750023000318)
40. Imam Abubakar Lekan, Okesina Akeem Ayodeji, Sulaimon Fatimo Ajoke, Ibiyeye Ruqayyah Yetunde, Oyewopo Adeoye Oyetunji, Biliaminu Sikiru Abayomi, Abdulkareem Rukayat Abiodun, Omoola Olasheu Oluwatosin and Salihu Moyosore Ajao; Melatonin Mitigates Sodium Fluoride-Induced Hormonal Imbalance, Oxidative Stress, Seminal Fluid Alteration and Seminiferous Tubule Cytoarchitecture in Rats: NISEB Journal Vol. 21, No. 2. June, 2021, http://www.ojs.klobexjournals.com/index.php/nisebj. 1595-6938/2021.
41. Bushaija E, Wabwire P F,  Okesina A A, Habyarimana I; A Community-Based Study on the Knowledge and Practices towards COVID-19 Prevention in Binunga Village of Rwanda Rw. Public Health Bul. 2023. 4 (2): 16-24.
42. Ibiyeye, R. Y., Imam A., Adana M.Y., Sulaimon F.A., Okesina A.A. and Ajao M.S; Phoenix dactylifera and Polyphenols Ameliorated Monosodium Glutamate toxicity in the Dentate Gyrus of Wistar Rats. Niger. J. Physiol. Sci. 38 (June 2023): 73 – 78. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54548/njps.v38i1.11
43. Kazeem Bidemi Okesina, Adeyemi Fatai Odetayo, Wale Johnson Adeyemi, Ayodeji Johnson Ajibare, Akeem Ayodeji Okesina and Luqman Aribidesi Olayaki; Naringin from sweet orange peel improves testicular function in high fat diet-induced diabetic rats by modulating xanthine oxidase/ uric acid signaling and maintaining redox balance. Laboratory Animal Research (2024) 40:5 https://doi.org/10.1186/s42826-024-00188-5
44. Omoola, O.O., Tijani, A.A., Okesina, A.A. , Anyanwu, E.G. ,Ibe, U.M; Significance of anthropometric parameters in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes- a case study of selected hospitals in western Uganda. Res. J. Health Sci. Vol 12(1):53, March 2024. DOI 10.4314/rejhs.v12i1.7
45. A. A. Okesina; I. Nsubuga; O. O. Omoola et al. Understanding Lower Limb Amputation: A Review of the Strategies for Healthcare Improvement, Prevention, and Management. Rwanda Medical Journal, Vol. 81, no. 1, p. 118-133, 2024. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rmj.v81i1.13
46. V. Archibong; A. Mohammed; A. Afodun et al. Knowledge and attitude towards body donation among students in Huye campus, University of Rwanda. Rwanda Medical Journal, Vol. 81, no. 1, p. 148-156, 2024. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rmj.v81i1.17
47. Ivan Gahima, Consolee Niwemahoro, Elie Turikumana, Zawadi Mireille Iragena, Odah Cyuzuzo,
Manasseh Ndayishimiye, Roger Muragire, Paul Francis Wabwire, Melissa Uwase, Charite Byiringiro, Okesina Kazeem Bidemi, Gbadamosi Mojeed Akorede, Okesina A. Ayodeji; Evaluating the Incidence of Early Weaning and its Determinants among Maternal Attendees at Remera Health Center, Kigali, Rwanda: a cross-sectional study. Rw. Public Health Bul. 2024. 5 (1): 22-35. ISSN: 2663 - 4651; Online ISSN: 2663 - 4653. Website: https://rbc.gov.rw/publichealthbulletin/
48. Kazeem Bidemi Okesina, Adeyemi Fatai Odetayo, Wale Johnson Adeyemi, Akeem Ayodeji Okesina, Grace Edet Bassey, Luqman Aribidesi Olayaki. Naringin Prevents Diabetic-Induced Dysmetabolism in Male Wistar Rats by Modulating GSK-3 Activities and Oxidative Stress- Dependent Pathways; Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics https://doi.org/10.1007/s12013-024-01444-0.
49. Emmy Bushaija, Ange Lythiana Iteriteka, Shallom Ishimwe, Mutoni Candide Justine Umurunga,
Melissa Uwase, Jean Nepomuscene Ntezimana, Paul Francis Wabwire, Charite Byiringiro, Okesina Akeem Ayodeji. The Role of Community HealthWorkers in Influencing Family Planning Decisions among Users: A Case Study in the Ndera Sector of Gasabo District, Rwanda. Rw. Public Health Bul. 2024. 5 (2): 23-29. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ rphb.v5i2.1
50. Paul Francis Wabwire, Emmy Bushaija, Melissa Uwase, Safari Iranzi, David Iranzi, Evelyne Munezero, Belyse Munezero, Venuste Mulindwa, Okesina Akeem Ayodeji. Utilization of antenatal care among women in Rwamagana District, Rwanda: A cross-sectional study conducted at health center in 2023. Rw. Public Health Bul. 2024. 5 (2): 7-22. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rphb.v5i2.5 
51. Jean Nepomucene Ntezimana, Roger Muragire1, Naomi Umuhoza, Delice Dushime, Christian Ishimwe, Oscar Byiringiro, Paul Francis Wabwire, Rwema Prince Iradukunda, Okesina Akeem Ayodeji. Caregiver Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Intestinal Parasite Prevention in Children Under 5 Years of Age in Masaka Sector, Kigali, Rwanda. Rw. Public Health Bul. 2024. 5 (2): 44-50. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rphb.v5i2.2  
52. Afodun AM, Quadri KK, Ayinde TO, Adeyemi E, Mukangendo M, Okesina AA. A comparative
ultrasound evaluation of two cases of prenatal and postnatal hydrocele. Journal of Biomedical
Sciences. 2024;11(1):7-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/jbs.v11i1.69238
53. Abubakar Lekan Imam, Okesina Akeem Ayodeji, Fatimo Ajoke Sulamon, Aminu Imam, Ruqayyah Ibiyeye, Misturah Yetunde Adana, Omoola Olasheu Oluwatosin, Salihu Moyosore Ajao. Thymoquinone Ingestions Reversed Inflammation Driven Glia activation and Impaired Cognitive associated behavior in Cypermethrin Exposed Rats. J Neurobehav Sci 2024; 11:38-44. Website: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/journal/4383/issue/86769/1539105  DOI: 10.32739/uha.jnbs.11.1539105 
54. Okesina AA, Habineza JC, Mbazumutima R, Mignonne U, Mahirwe C, Hakizimana S, Gbadamosi MA, Uppal A, Wabwire FP. Prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension and associated factors in Ndera sector, Gasabo district of Rwanda: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2024 Sep 13;24(1):2495. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19999-1. PMID: 39272070
55. Imam, A.L., Okesina, A.A., Sulaimon, F.A. et al. Thymoquinone ameliorate oxidative stress, GABAergic neuronal depletion and memory impairment through Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway in the dentate gyrus following cypermethrin administration. BMC Neurosci 25, 45 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12868-024-00896-7
56. Okesina Akeem Ayodeji, Habineza Jean Claude, Bushaija Emmy, Dufitimana Jean Paul, unyaneza Jean Bosco, Havugimana Jean Baptiste, Tumayini Gad, Niwemahoro Consolee, Wabwire Paul Francis, Felix Niyonkuru, Rugira Jean Baptiste, Byiringiro. Charite Assessment of Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes, and Cardiovascular Practices Disease for Prevention among Attendees of Remera Health Centre, Kigali, Rwanda, 2023. Rw. Public Health Bul. 2025. 6 (1): 24-32. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rphb.v6i1.4
57. Adam Moyosore Afodun, Alain Jabo, Mecthilde Mukangendo, Akeem Ayodeji Okesina, Olivier Mizero, Emmanuel Adeyemi Odumeru and Khadijah Kofoworola Quadri. Ectopic gestational-sac encapsulated in an ovarian cyst: A case report. South Sudan Medical Journal, 2025;18(3):133-137 © 2025 The Author (s) License: This is an open access article under CC BYNC DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ ssmj.v18i ssmj.v18i3.9
58. Paul Ndahimana, Victor Bassey Archibong, Akeem Okesina, Julien Gashegu. Intramuscular variations in the exit of C5 and C6 roots of the brachial plexus: A case series from Rwanda. Translational Research in Anatomy, Volume 41, November 2025, 100442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tria.2025.100442
Brief profile: 
I am a Senior Lecturer in Human Anatomy and an active neuroscience researcher with over 15 years of experience in medical education, experimental research, and academic leadership across Nigeria, Uganda, and Rwanda. I hold a PhD in Human Anatomy with specialization in neurogenesis, neurotoxicity, and neurodegenerative disease models, and has extensive expertise in histology, immunohistochemistry, animal models, and translational neuroscience research. I have published in peer-reviewed journals and has supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate research projects. i am passionate about innovative teaching, capacity building, and advancing neuroscientific knowledge to improve health outcomes in low- and middle-income settings.
Research Area: 
Neuroscience Research ID number (ORCID):0000-0003-3238-6676