Abraham Adewale Adepoju Osinubi is a Nigerian

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, and academic. His work spans reproductive endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, and the study of oxidative stress, particularly involving glutathione and free radicals in human health and disease.

Early life and education

Born on May 12, 1963, in Abeokuta,

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State, Nigeria, Osinubi is the son of Chief Zacchaeus Adeyemi Osinubi and Chief (Mrs.) Alice Afolake Osinubi. He began his education at All Saints’ Anglican Primary School in Yaba (1969–1975) and attended Government College, Ketu,

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(1975–1980), where he was Head Boy and earned a Division One Distinction in the West African School Certificate Examination. He proceeded to the

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, graduating in 1987 with an M.B.B.S. degree in Medicine and Surgery. He later obtained a Masters in Anatomy from the

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in 2000 and a Ph.D. in 2006. He also completed an MBA from

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, Zaria.

Career

Osinubi began his academic career at the

in March 1, 2001. After earning his

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in 2006, he joined

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, where he served as Head of the Department of

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at the Lagos State University College of Medicine from 2008 to 2009. He returned to the

in 2010 and was appointed Head of the

Department, a role he held until 2012. Between 2012 and 2014, Osinubi served as Sub-Dean of the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences at the

. During this time, he also became the founding Editor-in-Chief of the University of Lagos Journal of Basic Medical Sciences. Beyond the university, he held leadership roles in various professional societies, including Secretary-General (2009–2014) and later Vice-President (2014–2017) of the Endocrine and Metabolism Society of Nigeria. From 2009 to 2018, he was the Treasurer of the Nigerian Chapter of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. He was promoted to

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in 2015 and delivered his inaugural lecture, titled “The Anatomist: Jack-of-all-Trades, Master of All”, in 2017. He has chaired several institutional committees at the

, including the Committee on Staff Training and Development (2015–2018) and the Faculty Biomedical Research Committee (2016–2020). His teaching philosophy emphasizes Case-Based Learning, which he helped introduce at the College of Medicine. In 2023, Osinubi was appointed Director of the Medilag Consult Board. He currently serves as Dean of the School of Postgraduate Studies at the

and as Vice-President of the Lagos University Medical Society. Over his career, he has supervised numerous graduate theses, authored over 120 academic publications, and written two textbooks on anatomy.

University of Lagos Business School

From June 2018 to May 2022, Osinubi served as the founding Executive Director of the University of Lagos Business School (ULBS). Under his leadership, the school gained

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approval in 2019. ULBS also achieved notable milestones during this period, including induction into the London-based Business Graduates Association in 2020 and recognition by the Association of African Business Schools in 2021. Several postgraduate professional programs were launched during his tenure, such as the

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, Executive Master of Public Health, and Executive Master of Non-Interest Finance.

Research and publications

Osinubi’s research explores various aspects of endocrine biology, particularly in relation to reproductive health and oxidative balance. He contributed to the first and second editions of Nigeria’s National Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes Management, published in 2012 and 2013. Between 2000 and 2006, he developed a quinine-based testicular model for evaluating male fertility and spermatogenesis, which is now widely used. He has also studied circadian rhythms in blood parameters such as packed cell volume and glucose in rats, offering insights relevant to managing anemia and diabetes. His ongoing work investigates the interaction between oxidants, antioxidants, and molecular regulators in disease pathogenesis. He is listed among the top 2% of researchers in Nigeria and Africa by the 2023 Scientist Rankings.

Fellowships

Osinubi is a Fellow of several professional bodies, including the American College of Endocrinology (2009), the Anatomical Society of Nigeria (2016), the Society of Experimental and Clinical Anatomists of Nigeria (2019), and the Academy of Medicine Specialties in Nigeria (2021). He was also elected Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Medicine in 2021 and of the Endocrine and Metabolism Society of Nigeria in 2022.

Personal life

He is married with children. Outside academia, Osinubi is engaged in public health education and community-based initiatives focused on national development.

References

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