Ior Biosketch

  1. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

 

 

NAME  

Ior Lydia  Doosuur

 

POSITION TITLE

Lecturer 1

 

EDUCATION/TRAINING

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION

DEGREE

MM/YY

FIELD OF STUDY

University of Jos

 

University of Jos

B. Pharm

 

MSc Pharmacology

Feb/2004

 

April/2012

Pharmacy

 

Pharmacology

 

 

 

 

West African Post graduate College of Pharmacists

FPCPharm

March/2014

Clinical Pharmacy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. PERSONAL STATEMENT

The goal of this research is to isolate potential bioactive principles from Gueira senegalensis leaves and to test the isolates for their antipsychotic property in the faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Jos. During my master of science studies in Pharmacology, I received training in laboratory research on phytomedicine involving whole animals such as mice, rats and guinea pigs, in ethno pharmacology as well as neuropharmacology, and in the last seven years as a junior Faculty in Pharmaceutical sciences I have been exposed to different areas of research on both central and peripheral diseases, as well as bioassay guided fractionation and isolation of natural products. While undergoing my fellowship program in clinical pharmacy with the West African postgraduate college of Pharmacists, I was privileged to do my residency at the Psychiatric Department of JUTH and I witnessed the devastating effect of mental illness such as Psychosis and depression on patients. I also noticed the high cost as well as the serious adverse effects associated with the drugs used in the treatment of mental disorders which often leads to medication non-compliance and eventual rebound psychosis. These factors motivated me to carry out an ethnobotanical survey of plants used traditionally in the treatment of mental illness in plateau state, Nigeria, in the bid to discover more affordable, safer, accessible and more efficacious drugs used in the treatment of mental illness. Preliminary screening revealed that some of the plants found in the survey are very promising and there is need to carry out further studies on them.

ROLE: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  1.  POSITIONS

Assistant Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, University of Jos            2009 – 2012

M.Sc. Pharmacology, University of Jos                                                          2012

Lecturer II, Department of Pharmacology, University of Jos                                    2012 – 2015

Fellow West African College of Pharmacists                                                 2014

Lecturer I, Department of Pharmacology, University of Jos.                         2015 to date   

 

OTHER EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

2006-   Member, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN)

2006-   Member, Association of Lady Pharmacists (ALPs)

2009-   Member, Nigerian Association of Pharmacists in Academia (NAPA)

2010-   Institution Based SIWES Supervisor

2011-   Member, West African Society of Pharmacologists (WASP)

 

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Ior, L. D,  Uguru, M. O,  Olotu, P. N, Ohemu T. L.   and Ukpe A.   (2011): “Evaluation of analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities and phytochemical screening of the leaves extract of Paullinia pinnata (Sapindaceae)”Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research. 3(4): 351-35
  2. Ior, L. D,  , Otimenyin, S. O. Umar, M  (2012): “Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Activities of the Ethanolic Extract of the Leaf of Syzygium Guineense in Rats and Mice, IOSR Journal of Pharmacy.2(4):.33-36
  3. Amagon, K. I, Wannang, N. N, Iliya, H. A, Ior .  L. D. and Chris-Otubor G. O,  (2012): Flavonoids Extracted from Fruit Pulp of Cucumis metuliferus Have Antiviral Properties, British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2(4): 249-258
  4. Olotu, P. N.  Chindo, I. Y.  Gushit, J. S Ajima, .U. Ohemu, T. L, Ior, L. D, Wannang, N. N. Mmuo M. I. and Onche E. U.  (2013): Pesticidal potential of the leaves of Ocimum basilicum linn. and Hyptis spicigera lam. on Callosobruchus maculatus F. (cowpea weevils) family lamiaceae. J.ournal of  Natural  Products and  Plant Resource.,3 (5):31-35
  5. Ior, L. D.  Wannang, N. N, Ior, C. A.  and Amagon, K. I. (2015): In vivo assessment of the antimalarial activity of Cassia Singueana and Cymbopogon Citrutus. Der Pharma Chemica, 7(3):272-278.
  6. Ior, C.A. Ayanbimpe, G. Ior, L.D. Okechalu J. Chris- otubor, G.O.(2015):  Enviromental isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans in Jos. Scientific research Journal. 3(6): 15-17

Otubor, G. O, Dangiwa, D.A, Ior L. D. and Anukam, N. C. (2015)  Assessment of Knowledge, attitudes and practices of mothers in Jos North regarding immunization. IOSR journal of Pharmacy. 5(6) PP. 34-45