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Dr. Onyinyechi Ruth Nwagwe

Senior Lecturer | Life Science Faculty Representative and Assistant adviser for Nigerian Students of Biochemistry department

Faculty of Life Sciences · Department of Biochemistry

Specialization Food and Nutritional Biochemistry

Office: Department of Biochemistry , Federal University Oye-Ekiti

Phone: 08037617080

Email: onyinyechi.nwagwe@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Dr Onyinyechi Ruth Nwagwe is a Senior Lecturer and researcher in the Department of Biochemistry, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. She holds a doctorate degree in Applied Biochemistry from the Federal University of Technology Akure, which she bagged in 2024. Her research focuses on food biochemistry with emphasis on food chemistry and utilisation of functional foods as dietary treatments in the management of chronic diseases and reproductive disorders.
Dr Nwagwe has participated in several national and international academic conferences and has published scholarly articles in reputable peer-reviewed journals indexed in Scopus /WoS. She is committed to advancing knowledge through quality teaching, impactful research and academic service.
Dr Nwagwe teaches undergraduate and Postgraduate courses in Biochemistry and is actively involved in supervising students' research and mentoring young scientists.

Research Interests

Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
Phytomedicine
Erectile dysfunction and reproductive health
Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress

Qualifications

Selected Publications

  1. Modulation of erectile dysfunction-associated enzymes and oxidative stress markers by Albizia zygia and Pentaclethra macrophylla leaf extracts: an In vitro evaluation.
    Authors: Onyinyechi R. Nwagwe, Stephen A. Adefegha, Ganiyu Oboh, Ayomide Victor Atoki & Iyiola O. Owolabi
    Cogent Food & Agriculture, 11:1, 2547460 (2025)
  2. “Pentaclethra macrophyllaleaves reduce blood glucose level, improve sexual behavior and modulate critical enzymes associated with diabetes-erectile dysfunction morbidity in rats.”
    Authors: Nwagwe, Onyinyechi Ruth, Adefegha, Stephen Adeniyi and Oboh, Ganiyu.
    Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, vol.21(1) pp. 80-87. (2024)
  3. Antihyperglycemic and aphrodisiac effect of West African Albizia (Albizia zygia) leaves-inclusive diet in diabetes Induced erectile dysfunctional rats
    Authors: Onyinyechi Ruth Nwagwe, Stephen Adeniyi Adefegha, Ganiyu Oboh.
    Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 321, 11756. (2024)
  4. Effects of Chrysophyllum Albidium On Some Biochemical And Haematological Indices In Acetaminophen-Induced Hepatotoxicity In Albino Rats.
    Authors: Onyinyechi R. Nwagwe, Matthew D.Ezema, Chinemelum A. Onodugo, Adeleye Abiola.E and Ukhuregbe Oluchi M.
    Fuoye Journal Of Pure And Applied Sciences 4(1)168-181 (2019)
  5. Comparative Analysis of Nutritional Value of Human Breast Milk, Local Cow, Goat Milk And Baby Formula.
    Authors: Onyinyechi Nwagwe, Chibuzo Carole. Nweze.
    International Journal of Agriculture,Environment and Bioresearch(4) 222-230. (2019)

Scholarship

Membership of Professional Bodies

Paper Presentation - Local

Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision

Undergraduate Project Supervision