2025 TBBF GRANT APPLICATION
Thomas-Bassir Biomedical Foundation 2025 Grant Research Grants for Students and Scholars A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS Introduction This grant mechanism aims to support research projects that
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2024 CALL FOR APPLICATION
Thomas-Bassir Biomedical Foundation 2024 Grants Research Grants for Students and Scholars A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS Introduction This grant mechanism aims to support research projects that
The 2019 Professor Olumbe Bassir Distinguished Guest Lecture
The Thomas-Bassir Biomedical Foundation had organized a distinguished Guest lecture, Titled: “Holding on and Letting go: Dissecting Attachment by an Exceptional Bacterial Colonizer” and the
The 2023 Horatio Oritsejolomi Thomas Distinguished Guest Lecture
The Thomas-Bassir Biomedical Foundation (TBBF) hosted the University of Lagos’ Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, as the guest lecturer for the 2023 TBBF Annual Lecture. The
Call for Application
Thomas-Bassir Biomedical Foundation 2023 Grants Research Grant for Students and Scholars A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONSIntroductionThis grant mechanism is aimed at supporting research projects that can
The 2022 Professor Olumbe Bassir Distinguished Guest Lecture
The Thomas-Bassir Biomedical Foundation Organized a double mode Lecture (The Virtual and Physical Lecture) Distinguished Guest Lecture on Thursday, 24th November 2022. The invited Guest
Grant Reports
Ameliorative Potential of Curcumin on Aluminium Chloride-induced Model of Alzheimer’s Disease in Drosophila melanogaster
Aluminium chloride (AlCl3) is known to be a potent neurotoxin and has been used to induce Alzheimer’s disease in animals via mechanisms linked with oxidative stress and inflammation. Curcumin is a known polyphenolic pigment widely known for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimutagenic properties.
Applicants Effect of Diet on Metabolic Phenotype-Induced Changes in Bladder Outlet Obstruction in Male Wistar Rats
A concluded study revealed that dietary macronutrient composition of food influenced detrusor smooth muscle hypertrophy and contraction in male Wistar rats with normal and obstructed
Evaluation of Chemotherapeutic Potentials of Kolaviron, a Biflavonoid Complex from Garcinia kola seeds, in N-Methyl-N-Nitrosourea-induced mammary gland carcinoma in female rats.
Background Information: Breast cancer is the most common type of non-skin malignancy among women worldwide. It has been reported that the incidence and mortality of
Histomorphometric and Synaptic Changes in the Pyramidal Layer of the Sensorimotor Cortex in Kaolin-Induced Neonatal Hydrocephalic Mice
Introduction: Hydrocephalus is a brain disorder in which circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is impaired in such a way that CSF accumulates in its
Effect of Parental Health Literacy Program on their Adolescents’ Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Knowledge and Uptake in Ibadan, Nigeria
Background: Cervical cancer has been known to be one of the major causes of cancer morbidity and mortality among women (WHO/ICO, 2010). The major cause
Influence of Diet-Induced Metabolic Phenotypes on Detrusor Function in Bladder Outlet Obstruction
BACKGROUND Bladder hypertrophy as a consequence of partial outlet obstruction has been linked to degenerative changes causing impairment of detrusor function. Data from my initial