Dr. Somadina Nnamdi Okeke
Dr. Somadina Nnamdi Okeke is a LECTURER I in ANATOMY Department, Faculty Of Basic Medical Sciences in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Address: | Anatomy, Faculty Of Basic Medical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES |
Department/Sub-Unit: | ANATOMY |
Social Profiles
Comparing The Effect Of Methods Of Rat Euthanasia On The Brain Of Wistar Rats SN Okeke, SF Onwuelingo, DK Ogbuokiri, DF Okonkwo, AE Agulanna, ... Journal Of Advances In Medical Research 32 (17), 8-16
Modern Method Of Commercial Embalming Of Poisoned Decomposing Carcasses In Nigeria DN Onyejike, DC Akukwu, IM Onyejike, SN Okeke, AE Agulanna Asian Journal Of Research In Zoology 5 (4), 65-76
Validation Study On The Embalming Of Lynched Early Decomposing Bodies In Nigeria DC Akukwu, DN Onyejike, IF Okwuonu, IJ Obiesie, EA Okubike, ... Tropical Journal Of Medical Research 21 (1), 221-227
Estimation Of Time Since Death Of Bodies Above Soil Surface In A Guinea Forest-Savannah Vegetation Of Nigeria Using Visible Post Mortem Changes DN Onyejike, VA Fischer, UG Esomonu, US Aguwa, EN Ezenwatu, ... Int J Anat Res 10 (3), 8398-07
Efficacy Of Embalming Mixture Containing Formalin, Methanol And Water On Early Stage Of Decomposition: A Validation Study DN Onyejike, DC Akukwu, O Ijike, IM Onyejike, US Aguwa, EA Okubike, ... Int J Anat Res 10 (3), 8430-38
Haematological Study On The Effects Of Goko Cleanser (Herbal Mixture) On Adult Female Wistar Rats DN Onyejike, WC McWilliams, CI Mmaju, SN Okeke, IJ Obiesie, CE Eze International Blood Research And Reviews 1, 8-19
Comparing The Effect Of Methods Of Rat Euthanasia On The Brain Of Wistar Rats SN Okeke, SF Onwuelingo, DK Ogbuokiri, DF Okonkwo, AE Agulanna, ... Journal Of Advances In Medical Research 32 (17), 8-16
Effect Of Food Additives Carmoisine And Acesulfame Potassium On The Liver Of Adult Wistar Rat SN Okeke, DN Ezejindu, US Aguwa, JO Ugwuja, IO Ezejindu, CD Akukwu, ... European Journal Of Pharmaceutical And Medical Research 7 (2), 181-188
Effect Of Food Additives Carmoisine And Acesulfame Potassium On The Heart Of Adult Wistar Rat SN Okeke, DN Ezejindu, US Aguwa, JO Ugwuja, IO Ezejindu, CD Akukwu, ... European Journal Of Biomedical And Pharmaceutical Sciences 7 (2), 85-90
Phytochemical Analysis And Acute Toxicity Study Of Cassio Occidentialis Leaf Extract In Albino Wistar Rats SCI T NNAMA, S OKEKE, C ILODIBE EC Clinical And Experimental Anatomy
Curative And Protective Efficacy Of Casino Occidentalis Ethanolic Leaf On Carbon Tetrachloride Induced Liver Damage Of Female Albino Wistar Rats. T Nama, K Anachuna, S Okeke, C Nwogueze, C Ilodibe Clinical & Experimental Anatomy 1, 48-61
Evaluation Of Psychoactive Substance Use And Its Risk Factors Among Public School Students Of River State, Nigeria BT VIDONA W B, WADIONI A, OKEKE S N Asian Journal Pharmaceutical Research 7
Evaluation Of Anthropometric Profile In Obesity In Nigerian Females During Pregnancy BT VIDONA W B, WADIONI A, OKEKE S N International Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Physiology.
Fanconi Anaemia: A Case Report In Nigeria. ANELE T I, EKEZIE J, OKEKE S N Journal Of Dental And Medical Sciences 2016
Comparing The Neuroprotective Effects Of Aqueous And Methanolic Extracts Of Vernonia Amygdalina On The Cerebellum Of Adult Male Wistar Rats US Aguwa, SN Okeke, CM Okeke, CE Eze, BN Obinwa, M Izuogu, ... International Annals Of Science 9 (1), 145-159
Interest Areas
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY UTURU. (Doctor of Philosophy, November, 2021) July, 2015 to October, 2021 Ph.D. In ANATOMY ANATOMY |
| 2 | ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY UTURU. (Doctor of Philosophy, November, 2021) July, 2015 to October, 2021 Ph.D. In ANATOMY ANATOMY |
| 3 | ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY UTURU. (Master Degree, September, 2021) June, 2012 to June, 2014 MSc ANATOMY ANATOMY |
| 4 | ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY UTURU. (Doctor of Philosophy, September, 2021) July, 2015 to October, 2021 Ph.D. In ANATOMY ANATOMY |
| 5 | ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY UTURU. (Doctor of Philosophy, September, 2014) June, 2012 to June, 2014 Ph.D. In ANATOMY ANATOMY |
| 6 | ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY UTURU. (Master Degree, September, 2014) June, 2012 to June, 2014 MSc ANATOMY ANATOMY |
| 7 | ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY UTURU. (Master Degree, September, 2009) June, 2012 to June, 2014 MSc ANATOMY ANATOMY |
| 8 | AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA. (Bachelor Degree, November, 2006) October, 1999 to October, 2006 MBBS MEDICINE AND SURGERY |
| 9 | AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA. (Bachelor Degree, October, 2006) October, 2009 to October, 2006 MBBS MEDICINE AND SURGERY |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | MEMBER, PRIMARY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT BOARD, UNIZIK NNEWI CAMPUS October, 2020 to Present |
Creative Output
| Journal Articles | |
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| 1 | OKEKE SN, AKUKWU DCA, ARAZU SS, AGULANNA AE, NWODO NF, NNAMA NG. (2025, January), "INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF METHAMPHETAMINEON THE AMYGDALA OF ADULT MALE WISTAR RATS", ASIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND REPORTS IN NEUROLOGY, Vol. 8, (Issue 1), pp 1-11 |
| 2 | DK OGBUOKIRI, US AGUWA, SN OKEKE, AE AGULANNA, O UKOBA. (2024, July), "THE EFFECT OF METHANOIC LEAF EXTRACT OF MENTHA PIPERITA ON THE HISTOLOGY OF THE CEREBELLUM OF ADULT MALE WISTAR RATS", ASIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND REPORTS IN NEUROLOGY, Vol. 7, (Issue 1), pp 73-85 |
| 3 | D ONYEJIKE, I OKWUONU, A CHUKWUMA, S OKEKE, E OKAFOR. (2024, September), "ASS0CIATION OF ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES WITH MENSTRUAL ABNORMALITIES AMONG FEMALE PATIENTS ATTENDING THE FERTILITY CLINIC OF NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, NNEWI", MIDDLE EAST FERTILITY SOCIETY JOURNAL |
| 4 | DK OGBUOKIRI, EC PASCAL, SN OKEKE, US AGUWA, AE AGULANNA O UKOBA. (2024, May), "THE EFFECT OF METHANOIC LEAF EXTRACT OF MENTHA PIPERITA ON ALLOXAN-INDUCED PANCREATIC DAMAGE ON ADULT MALE WISTAR RATS", ASIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND REPORTS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY, Vol. 7, (Issue 1), pp 47-59 |
| 5 | DC AKUKWU, GC ULONEME, DN EZEJINDU, SN OKEKE, PS UDODI, IO EZEJINDU. (2024, March), "THE EFFECT OF LOCAL MILLET DRINK (KUNU) ON THE TESTIS AND EPIDIDYMIS OF ADULT MALE WISTAR RATS", WIKIJOURNAL OF SCIENCE |
| 6 | D N ONYEJIKE, D C AKUKWU, I M ONYEJIKE, S N OKEKE, A E AGULANNA. (2022, December), "MODERN METHOD OF COMMERCIAL EMBALMING OF POISONED DECOMPOSING CARCASSES IN NIGERIA", ASIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN ZOOLOGY |
| 7 | D N ONYEJIKE, S N OKEKE, I J OBIESIE, WC MC WILLIAMS, C I MMAJU. (2022, September), "EFFICACY OF EMBALMING MIXTURE CONTAINING FORMALIN, METHANOL AND WATER ON EARLY STAGE OF DECOMPOSITION.", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANATOMY AND RESEARCH, Vol. 3, pp 8430-38 |
| 8 | S N OKEKE, V E FISCHER, D C AKUKWU, I M ONYEJIKE , D N ONYEJIKE, I J OBIESIE, E A AKUBUIKE. (2022, September), "ESTIMATION OF TIME SINCE DEATH OF BODIES ABOVE SOIL SURFACE IN A GUINEA FOREST SAVANNAH VEGETATION OF NIGERIA USING VISIBLE POST MORTEM CHANGES.", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANATOMY AND RESEARCH, Vol. 3, pp 8398-07 |
| 9 | D N ONYEJIKE, S N OKEKE, I J OBIESIE, D C AKUKWU, I M ONYEJIKE. (2022, July), "VALIDATION STUDY ON THE EMBALMING OF LYNCHED EARLY DECOMPOSITION BODIES IN NIGERIA", TROPICAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| 10 | A U SAMUEL, O S NNAMDI, E D NNABUIHE, E C ELIZABETH, A OGECHI. (2021, May), "EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CHLOROFORM INHALATION AS A METHOD OF EUTHANASIA ON THE CEREBELLUM AND HYPOCAMPUS OF ADULT WISTAR RATS", Unknown Journal or Publisher, Vol. 4, pp 92-104 |
| 11 | D N ONYEJIKE, S N OKEKE, I J OBIESIE, WC MC WILLIAMS, C I MMAJU. (2021, January), "HAEMATOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF GOKO CLEANSER (HERBAL MIXTURE) ON ADULT FEMALE WISTAR RATS", INTERNATIONAL BLOOD RESEARCH AND REVIEWS, pp 8-19 |
| 12 | U S AGUWA, C E EZE, S N OKEKE, S F ONWUERINGO, B N OBINWA, D I OKONKWO. (2020, September), "COMPARING THE EFFECT OF METHODS OF RAT ETHANASIA ON THE BRAIN OF WISTAR RATS: CERVICAL DISLOCATION , CHLOROFORM INHALATION , DIETHYL ETHER INHALATION AND FORMALIN INHALATION.", JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MEDICAL RESEARCH, pp 8-16 |
| 13 | U S AGUWA, C E EZE, S N OKEKE, , B N OBINWA, C M OKEKE, M IZUOGU. (2020, July), "COMPARING THE NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF AQUEOUS AND METHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF VERNONIA AMYGDALINA ON THE CEREBELLUM OF ADULT MALE WISTAR RATS", INTERNATIONAL ANNALS OF SCIENCE, pp 145-159 |
| 14 | U S AGUWA, S N OKEKE, D N EZEJINDU, C E EZE. (2020, July), "EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF CHLOROFORM INHALATION AS A METHOD OF EUTHANASIA ON THE CEREBELLUM AND HIPPOCAMPUS OF ADULT WISTAR RATS", JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, pp 14-25 |
| 15 | AGUWA U S, OKEKE S N, EZE C E, OKORO J, OBINWA B N. (2020, July), "EVALUATING METHODS OF RAT EUTHANASIA ON THE LIVER AND KIDNEY OF WISTAR RATS: CERVICAL DISLOCATION, CHLOROFORM INHALATION, DIETHYL ETHER INHALATION AND FORMALIN INHALATION", HEALTH AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ARTICLE |
| 16 | S N OKEKE, D N EZEJINDU, U S AGUWA, I O EZEJINDU. (2020, January), "EFFECT OF FOOD ADDITIVES CARMOISINE AND ACESULFAME POTASSIUM ON THE LIVER OF ADULT WISTAR RATS.", EUROPIAN JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, pp 181-188 |
| 17 | S N OKEKE, D N EZEJINDU, U S AGUWA, C D AKUKWU, I O EZEJINDU. (2020, January), "EFFECT OF FOOD ADDITIVES CARMOISINE AND ACESULFAME POTASSIUM ON THE HEART OF ADULT WISTAR RATS", EUROPIAN JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, pp 85-90 |
| 18 | T NNAMA, S OKEKE, C ILODIBE, S C IKPEAZU. (2018, October), "PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ACUTE TOXICITY STUDY OF CASSIO OCCIDENTALIS LEAF EXTRACT IN ALBINO WISTAR RATS.", E C CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ANATOMY RESEARCH ARTICLE |
| 19 | N TOCHUKWU, A KENNETH, O SOMADINA, N CHUKWUEBUKA, I CHIGOZIE. (2018, August), "CURRATIVE AND PROTECTIVE EFFICACY OF CASSIO OCCIDENTALIS ETHANOLIC LEAF EXTRACT ON CARBON TETRACHLORIDE INDUCED LIVER DAMAGE OF FEMALE ALBINO WISTAR RATS", E C CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ANATOMY RESEARCH ARTICLE, pp 48-61 |
| 20 | VIDONA W B, WADIONI A, OKEKE S N, BODO T. (2017, July), "EVALUATION OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE USE AND ITS RISK FACTORS AMONG PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS OF RIVER STATE, NIGERIA", ASIUAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH, Vol. 7 |
| 21 | OKEKE S N, VIDONA W B. (2017, July), "EVALUATION OF ANTHROPOMETRIC PROFILE IN OBESITY IN NIGERIAN FEMALES DURING PREGNANCY", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY. |
| 22 | ANELE T I, EKEZIE J, OKEKE S N. (2016, July), "FACONI ANAEMIA", JOURNAL OF DENTAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCES |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Grants | |
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| 1 | Awardee: "TETFUND IBR GRANT" (June, 2024 to June, 2025). Completed sponsored grant by TERTIARY EDUCATION TRUST FUND (TETFUND) |
| Examinerships | |
| 1 | Chief Examiner, "MSc in ANATOMY" (June, 2022 to June, 2024). Completed Internal-Internal Exam |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Full Member, "Society of Experimental and Clinical Anatomists of Nigeria (SECAN)" - FM/2023/006 (member since 2023), https://secanigeria.com |
| 2 | Professional Member, "NIGERIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (NMA)" - FM 40, 683 (member since 2007), https://portal.mdcn.gov.ng/login |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "22nd Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting", (Society of Experimental and Clinical Anatomists of Nigeria (SECAN)), 25th March, 2024 to 25th August, 2024; Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University |
| 2 | "22ND SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING", (SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL ANATOMISTS OF NIGERIA (SECAN)), 25th March, 2024 to 28th March, 2024; DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN ANATOMY, FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES, COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY |
| 3 | "17TH SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL ANATOMISTS OF NIGERIA", (SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL ANATOMISTS OF NIGERIA (SECAN)), 7th March, 2018 to 10th March, 2018; DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY, FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY AWKA, NNEWI CAMPUS |
| 4 | "THE MAIDEN NIGERIAN ASSOCIATION FOR BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (NABA) SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS", (NIGERIA ASSOCIATION FOR BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (NABA)), 26th August, 2015 to 28th August, 2015; ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (ESUT), COLLEGE OF MEDICINE(ESUCOM), PARKLANE TEACHING HOSPITAL ENUGU |
| 5 | "17TH SCIENT AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL ANATOMISTS OF NIGERIAIFIC CONFERENCE", (Society of Experimental and Clinical Anatomists of Nigeria (SECAN)), Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University |
| 6 | "35TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE", (PHYSIOLOGY SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (PSN)), CEMAC CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ENUGU CAMPUS |