Dr Sogbanmu is an Environmental Toxicologist with several years’ experience in environmental risk assessment and management of organic pollutants in various environmental media using classic and emerging ecotoxicology tools. This is with a view to developing and providing targeted environmental management advice to regulators/policy-makers. She has several refereed journal articles and conference publications to her credit. She is a recipient of several research grants, fellowships, and awards including the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women In Science in Sub-Saharan Africa Award 2014, Winner, African Evidence Leadership Award - Evidence Intermediaries Category 2022, among others. Professionally, she was appointed as an Ecology/Waste Management Expert on Environmental Impact Assessment draft report review panels from 2018 to 2020 by the Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria. She is a reviewer of several high-impact factor journals, Editorial Board member of Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (IEAM), and Environmental Water Quality (Frontiers in Water). Dr Sogbanmu is an Affiliate of the African Academy of Sciences (The AAS), Vice President of the Nigerian Young Academy (NYA), and Advisory Board member, One Health and Development Initiative (OHDI). She is an advocate of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 6, 11, 13, and 14, African Union Agenda 2063 Goal 7, Science and Risk Communication, Evidence for Policy and Researcher Visibility for Societal Impact. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management and lectures at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. She currently leads the Evidence Use in Environmental Policymaking in Nigeria (EUEPiN) Project as well as the Environmental Evidence Synthesis and Knowledge Translation (EESKT) Research Group, TETFund Centre of Excellence in Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management, University of Lagos.
Experience
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2019–presentLecturer I, Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management, University of Lagos
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2016–2019Lecturer II, Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management, University of Lagos
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2014–2016Assistant Lecturer, Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management, University of Lagos
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2013–2014Graduate Fellow, Zoology, University of Lagos
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2010–2010Teaching Assistant, University of Lagos
Education
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2016University of Lagos, PhD in Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management
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2010University of Lagos, MSc in Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management
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2006University of Lagos, BSc (Hons) Zoology
Publications
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2022Time and resource optimization for career advancement by women scientists from resource-poor settings. , In: Nwaichi E.O. (eds) Science by Women. Women in Engineering and Science. Springer, Cham. Pp. 155-168
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2022Plastic pollution in the environment in Nigeria: a rapid systematic review of the sources, distribution, research gaps and policy needs, Scientific African 16: e1220
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2022Genotoxic, biochemical and histological biomarkers of subacute concentrations of paraquat and glyphosate in Nile Tilapia, Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology 37(2): e2022012
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2022Wastewater-based epidemiology in hazard forecasting and early-warning systems for global health risks, Environment International 161: 107143
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2021Antibiotics, algal evaluations and subacute effects of abattoir wastewater on liver function enzymes, genetic and haematologic biomarkers in the freshwater fish, Clarias gariepinus, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 212: 111932.
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2021How sawmill wastes impacts surface water, sediment, macrobenthic invertebrates and fish: A case study of the Lagos lagoon, Okobaba area, South-Western Nigeria, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 193: 235
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2021Sublethal concentrations of triclosan and triclocarban induce histological, genotoxic and embryotoxic effects in Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822), Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28: 31071-31083
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2021Adverse impacts of human activities on aquatic ecosystems: investigating the environmental sustainability perception of stakeholders in Lagos and Ogun states, Nigeria, . In: Nubi T.G., Anderson I., Lawanson T., Oyalowo B. (eds) Housing and SDGs in Urban Africa. Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements. Springer, Singapore. Pp. 125-145
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2020SDG 14: Trend and Trajectory in Nigeria, Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of Science Themed Edition: SDG 14 13(2): 2-3.
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2020Sublethal concentrations of dichlorvos and paraquat induce genotoxic and histological effects in the Clarias gariepinus, Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology 35(3): e2020013
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2020Physicochemical characteristics, animal species diversity and oxidative stress responses in dominant fish from an impacted site on the Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria, Ife Journal of Science 22(2): 81-93.
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2020Sawmill activities near the Lagos lagoon, Nigeria: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons analysis and embryotoxic evaluations of sediment extracts using Clarias gariepinus, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 104(6): 809-819
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2020Drinking water quality and human health risk evaluations in rural and urban areas of Ibeju-Lekki and Epe Local Government Areas, Lagos, Nigeria, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal 26(4): 1062-1075
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2020A solution-based position paper of the Nigerian Young Academy on Sex-for-Grades menace across Nigerian Tertiary Institutions, Annals of Science and Technology 5(1): 66-68
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2020Air pollution in Nigeria: a review of the causes, effects, control and management, In: Our Changing Environment and Development: a book of research edited by Jacinta A. Opara, Chapter 40, 368-375pp. Metropolitan International University Press. ISBN 978-9970-9670-0-1 (print); 978-9970-9670-1-8 (online)
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2019Histological, microbiological, physicochemical and heavy metals evaluation of effluent from Kara Cow Market, Ogun state in Guppy Fish (Poecilia reticulata, The Zoologist 17: 54-61
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2019Specific polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons identified as ecological risk factors in the Lagos lagoon, Nigeria, Environmental Pollution 255: 113295
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2019Biomonitoring, physico-chemical and biomarker evaluations of abattoir effluent discharges into the Ogun River from Kara Market, Ogun State, Nigeria using Clarias gariepinus, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 191: 44
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2018Biomarkers of toxicity in Clarias gariepinus exposed to sublethal concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, African Journal of Aquatic Science 43(3): 281-292
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2018Embryotoxic, developmental and genotoxic evaluations of a endosulfan and deltamethrin mixture on the African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus), West African Journal of Applied Ecology 26(1): 1-10
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2017Influence of a dispersant on the types and growth of microbial hydrocarbon degraders in a crude oil-contaminated medium, Journal of Health and Pollution 7(14): 62-70
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2016Haematologic and oxidative stress effects of occupational exposure to volatile organic compounds in Mus musculus at printing presses in Lagos, Nigeria, University of Lagos Journal of Basic Medical Sciences 4 (8): 92-99
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2016Lagos lagoon sediment organic extracts and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons induce embryotoxic, teratogenic and genotoxic effects in Danio rerio (zebrafish) embryos, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23(14): 14489-501
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2014Joint action toxicity and biochemical effects of binary mixtures of forcados light crude oil and three dispersants against Clarias gariepinus, International Journal of Environmental Research 8 (2): 395-402.
Grants and Contracts
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2021Development of an Environmental Evidence Portal and Capacity Building Workshop for Selected Environmental Evidence Producers and Users
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- Project Lead
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- African Institute of Development Policy (AFIDEP)
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2020Environment fingerprinting via digital technology - a new paradigm in hazard forecasting and early-warning systems for health risks in Africa
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- Co-Investigator
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- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
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2020Building an Early Warning System for community-wide infectious disease spread: SARS-CoV-2 tracking in Africa via environment fingerprinting
- Role:
- Co-Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
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2020Capacity Building and Community of Practice for Evidence Use in Environmental Policymaking in Nigeria
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- African Institute of Development Policy (AFIDEP)
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2019Evidence-informed policymaking for sound environmental management in Nigeria: investigating the research-science advice-policy nexus
- Role:
- Science Advice for Policy Fellow
- Funding Source:
- The African Academy of Sciences
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2018Modelling Climate Change Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Interactions and Effects on Fisheries Diversity in a Coastal Ecosystem
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- Co-Investigator
- Funding Source:
- The Royal Society
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2016Fish Decline in the Lagos Lagoon: Developmental Toxicity of Sediments at Okobaba Section of the Lagos Lagoon on Clarias gariepinus Embryos
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- PADI Foundation
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2014Embryotoxic/ and Genotoxic Evaluations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Lagos Lagoon Sediment Organic Extracts Using Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryos
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Sahara Africa
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2014Embryotoxic/ and Genotoxic Evaluations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Lagos Lagoon Sediment Organic Extracts Using Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryos
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Association of Commonwealth Universities
Professional Memberships
- Affiliate, The African Academy of Sciences (The AAS), 2019-2023
- Member, Nigerian Young Academy (NYA), 2019-2024
- Member, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Africa
- Member, Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)
- Member, Zoological Society of Nigeria (ZSN)
- Member, Board of Trustees, Society for Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Mitigation (SETPOM)
Honours
Awardee, L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science in Sub-Saharan Africa (2014); Winner, African Evidence Leadership Award - Evidence Intermediaries Category (2022); Affiliate, The African Academy of Sciences (The AAS); Vice President, Nigerian Young Academy (NYA)
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Website
- @https://twitter.com/SogbanmuTo
- Article Feed
- tsogbanmu@unilag.edu.ng
- ORCID
- Joined
