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Enitan Bababunmi

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Enitan Abisogun Bababunmi
3rd Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University
In office
1993–1996
Preceded byJadesola Akande
Succeeded byFatiu Ademola Akesode
Personal details
Born(1940-09-08)8 September 1940
Died29 May 2017(2017-05-29) (aged 76)
NationalityNigerian
OccupationBiochemist

Enitan Abisogun Bababunmi (born 8 September 1940 – 29 May 2017) was a Nigerian academic and a Professor of Biochemistry who served as the third Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University between 1993 and 1996.[1]

Recognition

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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][4]

Death

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He died on 29 May 2017, aged 76.[5][6]

References

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  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.
  4. ^ Femi Orebe (10 December 2008). "Dr Enitan Bababunmi: His scientific inventions and patents". The Nation. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  5. ^ Adebowale, Segun (29 May 2017). "Ex-LASU VC Prof. Bababunmi is dead". The Eagle. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Former LASU VC, Prof. Enitan Bababunmi Remembered With Posthumous 80th Birthday Symposium – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". Retrieved 11 June 2022.

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