Prof. Chinedum Peace Babalola

Professional Qualifications and Award of Fellows

1984     Registered Pharmacist, Nigeria

2001     Member Institute of Public Analyst of Nigeria (MIPAN)

2008     Certificate Course in Transformational Leadership development (TLD) for University GSP Directors by UNDP, Abuja

2011     Fellow of Nigerian Academy of Science (FAS). (First female Pharmacist FAS in Nigeria)

2012     Fellow, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (FPSN)

2013     Fellow African Academy of Science (FAAS) (First Female Pharmacist FAAS in Africa and Second Nigerian woman as FAAS)

2014     Fellow of West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists (FPCPharm)

2015     Fellow Nigerian Academy of Pharmacy (NAPharm)

2015-2016 Certificate on Management and Leadership by DAAD, AvH, CHE, HRK Germany

2016     Supply Chain and Logistics Management by John Snow at University of Ibadan

Academic Scholarships, Fellowships and Prizes

• 1981 – 1983 – Federal Government of Nigeria Academic Merit Award for highest GPA

• 1988, 1997, 2005, 2008 – International Society for Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX) Workshop/conference awards (4 separate awards)

• 1991 – PFIZER Conference Travel award for International Pharmacology Conference, Jerusalem

• 1994-1995 – World Bank/NUC Scholarship for Staff Training at University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada

• 2001 – DAAD German Academic Exchange Fellowship as visiting scientist at Institute for Pharmacy, University of Jena, Germany

• 2002-2003 - Hartford Hospital Research Fellowship Award, Connecticut, USA

• 2008 - Paul Ehrlich Memorial Conference Award, Nuremberg, Germany

• 2008 – UNDP/NACA Award for Transformational Leadership Development Programme (TLDP) Abuja, Nigeria.

• 2010 – NIH Training Award on Clinical Research/Ethics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

• 2009 & 2011 - AORTIC (African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer) Conference Awards for AORTIC conferences in Dar-es-Salam and Cairo

• 2010 –2012 – UNIDO Fellowship award for Industrial Pharmacy Advanced Training (IPAT) in Kilimanjaro School of Pharmacy (KSP), Moshi, Tanzania (Part-time)

• 2011 – National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) support for Industrial Pharmacy Advanced Training (IPAT) at KSP, Moshi, Tanzania

• 2012 – GSK Travel Award for First US FDA Training in Africa on Drug Regulation and Generics in Kilimanjaro School of Pharmacy (KSP), Moshi, Tanzania

• 2012 – International Federation of Pharmacy (FIP) Travel award for FIP Congress in Amsterdam, Netherlands

• 2013- Consortium of Universities on Global Health (CUGH) travel award for CUGH 4^th Annual conference in Washington DC, USA

• 2013 – NEPAD Conference Travel Award for First Scientific Conference on Medicine Regulation in Africa organized by African Medicines Regulation Harmonization (AMRH)/NEPAD, Johannesburg, South Africa

• 2014 – Biofem Group Conference Travel Award for FIP Congress, Bangkok, Thailand

• 2014 - Ranbaxy Conference Travel Award for FIP Congress, Bangkok, Thailand

• 2015 – 2016 – DAAD, HRK, CHE & AvH German Joint Award for International Deans’ Course Africa in Germany, Ghana and Ethiopia

• 2016 - Selected as only African/Black member of the Strategy Working Group (SWG) of a joint committee of International Council for Science (ICSU) and International Social Science Council (ISSC) <http://www.icsu.org/news-centre/news/top-news/members-of-strategy-working-group-and-transition-task-force-appointed-to-develop-frameworks-for-possible-icsu-issc-merger>.

• 2016 -One of 10 Most influential Nigerian women in science <http://thepinknetworkng.com/10-most-influential-nigerian-women-in-science/>

• 2017 – Pharmanews Personality of the month - <http://www.pharmanewsonline.com/professor-chinedum-peace-babalola-is-our-personality-of-the-month/

• 2018 – Named by Silverbird TV 16 Prominent Nigerian Women that excel in Science and Research

• 2018 - NAPA Merit Excellent Leadership award by National Association Pharmacists in Academia

• 2018 - Association Merit award  by Association of Lady Pharmacists, Nigeria

• 2018 - MAY & BAKER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PRIZE AWARD IN PHARMACY N500,000 -https://www.pharmanewsonline.com/prof-babalola-wins-2018-may-baker-professional-service-award/

Membership of Learned Societies

• Member, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN)
• Member Nigerian Academy of Pharmacy (NAPharm)

• Member West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacy (WAPCP)

• Member, Nigeria Academy of Science (NAS)

• Member, African Academy of Sciences (AAS)

• Member & Mentor, Institute of Public Analyst of Nigeria (IPAN)

• Member of International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring & Clinical Toxicity (IA- TDMCT), USA.

• Member, Nigeria Association of Pharmacists in Academia (NAPA), Nigeria.

• Member, International Society for Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX), USA.

• Member, Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSDW) (Formerly TWOWS)

• Member, African Organization for Research & Training in Cancer (AORTIC), South Africa

• Member, Sickle cell Hope Alive Foundation (SCHAF)

• Member, Society for Quality Assurance of Nigeria (SQUAN)

• Member, Nigerian Bioethics Initiative (NIBIN)