Enitan Bababunmi

Enitan Abisogun Bababunmi (born c. September 1940) is a Nigerian academic and a Professor of Biochemistry who served as the third Vice-chancellor of Lagos State University between 1993 – 1996.^[1]

Recognition

In 2002, Enitan was granted a patent by the United States government after he produced a formulation that would prevent muscle atrophy in AIDS and cancer patients.^[2][3]

References

1. "LASU’s three-month crisis festers, awaits Ambode’s action". The Guardian. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
2. Andrew Ose Phiri (2006). African Scientific Legacy. Mwajionera Enterprises.
3. Oyekanmi, Rotimi (4 November 2002). "Nigerian scientist, Bababunmi, gets U.S. patent on AIDS drug". The Guardian (Biafra-Nigeria World). Retrieved 3 January 2016.

Bibliography

• Enitan A. Bababunmi (1982). Power House of the Living Cell. University of Ibadan.
• Toxicology Forum (Washington, D.C.); Wellcome Trust (London, England); World Health Organization (1 January 1980). Toxicology in the tropics. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-85066-194-1.