Affiliated Institution and location Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria

Dr. Sinodukoo Eziuzo Okafo is a pharmacist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. He obtained a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from University of Jos, Jos in 1996, Master of Pharmacy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 2012 and 2017 respectively. He is a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria. He attended a three-week training program on “Grantsmanship and Mentorship” organized by the NIMR Foundation in October 2022 and this has immensely enhanced his research and collaboration capabilities.

He has over fifty scholarly articles published in both local and international peer-reviewed journals. His research interests include, formulation of novel drug delivery systems, formulation of phytomedicines, and sourcing of excipients and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) from local raw materials. He has successfully extracted pharmaceutical grade starch and antimicrobials from the seeds, and microcrystalline cellulose from the husk of Pterocarpus santalinoides. He has formulated some locally sourced APIs into niosomes, nanoemulsions and nanogels.

ORCID Number: 0000-0002-9284-8230