Research Chemist

• Jan 2023 - Present

Research Scientist

• Aug 2021 - Dec 2022

Research Assistant

• Jun 2013 - Aug 2017

Designed and executed research work in Natural products chemistry Analysis and identification of the chemical composition, biochemical and bioactive properties of natural products. Activity guided fractionation and isolation of bioactive compounds from fauna and flora Structure elucidation of isolated pure compounds using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) data; 1H NMR, 13C NMR, HMBC and mass spectrometric data Activity guided fractionation of the extracts using chromatographic separation methods such as thin-layer chromatography (TLC), normal phase, reverse phase and Sephadex column chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled to a UV detector Isolation of endophytic fungi from plants and insects, culturing fungi and maintaining fungal cultures Large scale culturing of endophytic fungi and extraction of their secondary metabolites using liquid-liquid extraction and Soxhlet extraction Method development, troubleshooting and maintaining Thermo Fisher ion-trap mass spectrometer for LC/MS, LC/MSMS analyses and direct infusion analyses of a range of bioactive compounds Designing and executing tests to identify the biochemical properties of natural substances Bioassays to test for phytotoxic, cytotoxic, antioxidant, antifungal compounds and amylase enzyme inhibitory compounds Conducting enzyme assays and handling instruments such as ELIZA microplate reader Show less