About

I am a first-class Pharmacology graduate (2024) of Sa’adu Zungur University, formerly Bauchi State University Gadau, in Bauchi State, Nigeria. I work as a general pharmacologist: experimental and computational methods applied to drug discovery, neuropharmacology, immunopharmacology, and environmental health.

My publications range from laboratory and computational studies to community and hospital research. Methods I use — including network pharmacology, molecular docking, ethnobotany, behavioural assays, HPLC, and epidemiological surveys — transfer across therapeutic areas. I am interested in how drugs, the immune system, the nervous system, and the environment interact, and in improving the quality of medicines and care.

Research Focus

  • Drug discovery — target identification, QSAR, virtual screening, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, and plant-derived bioactive compounds.
  • Neuropharmacology — brain energy metabolism, glucose transport in neurodegeneration, and behavioural evaluation of anxiolytic activity.
  • Immunopharmacology — innate and adaptive immunity, vaccines, cytokines, and host–pathogen pharmacology.
  • Environmental health — toxicology of environmental exposures, medicines quality, antimicrobial resistance, and public-health pharmacology.

Selected Recognition

I was named Department Most Talented Student in Pharmacology, Best Tutor of the Year, and a First Class Scholar of the Diaspora Dawah Network. I have also received the Award of Excellence from the Federal University of Health Sciences Pharmacology Student Association (FUHSASA) and recognition from the First Class Muslim Foundation (M-Series 6.0).

Leadership & Communication

I have served the Nigeria Pharmacology Student Association (NIPSA) at BASUG as Secretary-General, Electoral Chairman, Academic Director, and Academic Excellence/Technical Chair, and I led undergraduate research in the Department of Pharmacology. I speak and write for both scientific and public audiences — including an invited lecture on building a career beyond the classroom, a presentation at the West African Society for Pharmacology, and research podcasts on published studies.

Toheeb Ayodeji Sodiq pipetting in a pharmacology laboratory
Laboratory work in pharmacology
Toheeb Ayodeji Sodiq at the bench using a micropipette
Benchwork and sample preparation
Toheeb Ayodeji Sodiq working at a research desk with scientific posters behind him
Research and writing

I am interested in advancing pharmacology through rigorous experimental, computational, and public-health research.