Dr. Omotayo O. Erejuwa obtained his BSc degree in Pharmacology from University of Lagos, Nigeria and PhD degree also in Pharmacology from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. He is currently a Lecturer and Researcher at the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Ebonyi State University, Nigeria. His research areas include free radicals and oxidative stress, diabetes mellitus, obesity, gut microbiota as well as complementary medicine especially honey. Dr. Omotayo O. Erejuwa is a lead author of several peer reviewed articles published in international and high impact journals. He has also authored a book chapter and delivered many presentations at key international conferences. He is a regular reviewer for several high impact factor and international journals. Dr. Omotayo O. Erejuwa was awarded a Travel grant in 2009 by Diabetes and Nutrition Study Group (DNSG) of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and Young Investigator Support in 2011 by Society for Free Radical Research-Europe. He is a member of Society for Experimental Biology of Nigeria (NISEB) and World Association of Young Scientists (WAYS).

Metabolic disorders; Insulin resistance; Pancreatic beta cell function; Antioxidants;Alternative medicine.