Pharmacology and Toxicology

Biography

Biography: Abayomi Oguntunde

Abstract

Biotechnology is a critical propelling force backing the current global science and technology development and bio-industry has become a center of attention of international competition. Many countries have developed national strategies, formulated policies and substantially increased investment in biotechnology, subsequently making it a deliberate priority in global competitiveness. Biotechnology has assumed significant strategic importance in addressing major issues facing the world such as population growth, health, food security sustainable energy and environmental protection. Biotechnology research outcomes includes a diversity and varieties of technological developments that has meaning impact on all aspect of agriculture for sustainable food production, processing and consumption; environmental protection to combat climate change, renewable energy for clean and sustainable power and health management for drug discovery, development and delivery to accurate disease diagnosis and treatment. Ethno-medicinal plants in both developed and developing countries are alive with rare species that possess pharmacologically active constituents, ingredients or compounds for possible cure of many chronic diseases such as cancers, HIV/AIDS, neurological disorders, metabolic diseases and probably sickle cell anemia. From the available literature, most of these plants bio accumulate such compounds in minute quantities that are not enough to characterize and biotechnology has become the appropriate modern tool to unravel the quantity, quality and specific characteristics of these active ingredients. It has illuminated more deeply and more extensively many genetic, chemical, physiological and mathematical processes which can be used to mass produce biologically active compounds in plants. The main objective of the study is to bring to fore the advance in marriage of biotechnology techniques and ethnomedicinal plants. This will further strengthened research collaborations and partnerships involving botanist, biotechnologist, chemists, geneticists, etc., further strengthening better health care delivery and management.