Patience Ogoamaka Osadebe

Osadebe was born to Mr. K. C. Nwofor and Mrs. R. M. Nwofor (née Madiebo) on September 1, 1960, at Umuenechi village, Awka in Anambra State. She attended St. Paul’s Practicing School, Awka and later finished up at Community Primary School Umuokpu, Awka. In 1973, she passed the Common Entrance Examination from primary five and was admitted into Girls’ Secondary School Abagana, from where she passed out in 1978 as best student of the class with the best division one aggregate. She earned a Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm., Second Class Honours) from the University of Ife in 1983. She got a Bulgarian Government Scholarship in 1985 with which she studied for and obtained a two-year Postgraduate Specialization certificate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Organic Synthesis) (M.Phil. equiv), Sofia in 1988. Osadebe was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry of the University of Nigeria, in 1997. She became a Certified Biometric Technologist (CBT) from the International Institute of Security and Safety Management (IISSM) India in July, 2013. == Career ==

Osadebe was employed as Lecturer II in February 1990 at the faculty of pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She grew through the ranks until becoming a professor in 2004. She was the chairman, University of Nigeria Chapter of the National Association of Pharmacists in academia (NAPA) from 2008 to 2012 and National Chairman of NAPA from 2008 to 2010. Osadebe was appointed the Dean, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria in 2010, serving until 2012. She was Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She was the first female substantive Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and, the first female Dean of the School of Postgraduate Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. == Fellowship and membership ==

She is a member of Federation of International Pharmacists (MFIP); Society of Medicinal Plant Research (GA); Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (MPSN)l National Association of Pharmacists in Academia (MNAPA); Registered Pharmacist, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (1985); Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science (2013); == Public lecture ==

69th Inaugural lecture of the University of Nigeria entitled, “From the Lab Bench through the Gardens to the Apothecary: Journey So Far”. == Research contributions ==

Osadebe (with her team) has researched extensively on natural products extraction, isolation and characterization, and has isolated lead structures from Loranthus micranthus and Alchornea cordifolia. Extracts and isolates from mistletoe exhibited anti-diabetic, antioxidant, immunomodulatory and antimicrobial activities. She did establish parabolic relationship between a chromatographic-based partition coefficient parameter (Rm) and LD50(Index of acute toxicity).The relationship enables LD50 of newly synthesized members in a series to be determined without sacrificing more experimental animals. She holds two Bulgarian patents on method of synthesis of some antispasmodic gamma-amino propanols. == Select publications ==

Osadebe married Nkemakonam Nwolisa Osadebe, a professor of engineering. They have six children. == References ==