Faculty Members Details​

Biochemistry, Medical Laboratory Science, Mycotoxicology, Clinical Chemistry, Immunology, Snakebite and Venom Research, Reproductive Endocrinology, and Public Health/Exposure Science.

• Maris, E., Pero-Gascon, R., H.L. Abdullahi, Vich Vila, A., Derrien, M., Raes, J., De Boevre, M., & De Saeger, S. Human Biomonitoring of Multiple Mycotoxins in the Flemish Adult Population (manuscript in preparation).
• L. Abdullahi, Pero-Gascon, R., and De Saeger, S. Dietary Exposure Assessment and Risk Characterization of Multiple Mycotoxins in Kano, Nigeria (manuscript in preparation).
• Hamman, N.A. et al., Lawal, H.A. et al. (2024). A Randomized Controlled Trial to Optimize Antivenom Therapy for Carpet Viper (Echis romani)-Envenomed Children in Nigeria. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 111(4), 904-910.
• Ahmed, A.Y., Abdullahi, H.L. et al. (2024). Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Infertile Men: A Comparative Study in Kano, Northwestern Nigeria. Bayero Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 9(2).
• Jelani, I., Abdullahi, H.L. et al. (2024). Molecular Characterisation of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) Deficient Variants in Kano North-West Nigeria. Medical Research Archives, 12(7).
• Tianyi, F-L., Abdullahi, H.L. et al. (2023). Diagnostic Characteristics of the 20-Minute Whole Blood Clotting Test in Detecting Venom-Induced Consumptive Coagulopathy Following Carpet Viper Envenoming. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17(6).
• Hamza, M., Abdullahi, H.L. et al. (2023). Performance of the 20-Minute Whole Blood Clotting Test in Detection, Monitoring and Antivenom Therapy of West African Carpet Viper (Echis Romani) Envenoming. Toxicon, 224, 107025.
• Abdelfattah, M.A.O., Abdullahi, H.L. et al. (2021). Eugenia uniflora and Syzygium samarangense Extracts Exhibit Anti-Trypanosomal Activity. Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy, 138, 111508.
• Lawal, A.H., Atiku, M.K., Khelpai, D.G., and Wannang, N.N. (2021). Evaluation of Serum Cortisol, Lipid Profile and Electrolytes Among Hypertensive Subjects in Kano, Nigeria. Bayero Journal of Medical Laboratory Sciences, 6(1), 70-77.
• Abdullahi, H.L. and Shafiu, L.M. (2021). Serum Folate Levels in Hormonal Contraceptive Users in Kano Metropolis. World Journal of Biomedical Research, 8(2).

• 22nd World Congress of the International Society on Toxinology, Singapore (18th-25th May 2024) - Human Biomonitoring of Multiple Mycotoxins in the Flemish Adult Population.
• Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Research in Progress Annual Meeting, London, UK (8th December 2022) - Best Oral Presentation.
• 9th International Toxinology Meeting, Venoms and Toxins 2022, Oxford, UK (23rd-25th August 2022).
• 20th World Congress of the International Society on Toxinology, Buenos Aires, Argentina (8th-13th September 2019).
• 53rd Annual Scientific Conference and Workshop of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), Kaduna (2017).
• (For the complete list of conference papers and presentations, please refer to attached CV)

• Workshop on "Project Management", VIB-International Plant Biotechnology Outreach and Propellor Team, Belgium (2024).
• AREF Combined Cohort Grant Writing Programme, Africa Research Excellence Fund (2024).
• Workshop on "Self-Leadership Skills for Female Scientists", Ghent University and partners (2024).
• US Department of State/ECA's TechWomen Professional Mentorship, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., Novato, California (2022).
• Workshop on Animal Experimentation and the 3Rs, Bayero University, Kano and University of Leeds, UK (2021).
• First Hands-on Training Workshop on Basic Molecular Biology Techniques, Centre for Biotechnology Research, Bayero University, Kano (2018).
• (For the complete list of workshops and trainings attended, please refer to attached CV)

• Nigeria Snakebite Research and Intervention Centre (N-SRIC)/African Snakebite Research Group (ASRG) - NIHR (UK)-funded multidisciplinary research to improve treatment and management of snakebite in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• The Scientific Research Partnership for Neglected Tropical Snakebite (SRPNTS) - DFID (UK)-funded collaborative research project.
• Human Biomonitoring of Multiple Mycotoxins in the Flemish Adult Population - CEMPH, Ghent University, Belgium.

• American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Project Grant, 2025/2026.
• American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Postdoctoral Fellowships Award, 2023/24.
• VIB-International Plant Biotechnology Outreach's Open Doors Fellowship Award, 2023-24.
• Africa Research Excellence Fund Research Development Fellowship (AREF-RDF) Award, 2022/2023 & 2025/2026.
• TechWomen Fellow, US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)/IIE Mentorship and Exchange Program, Fall 2022.
• National Institute of Health Research Global Health Research Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration (NIHR GHR SPARC), 2020.
• Honorary Award for Immense Contribution to Female Health Students and Society at Large, Association of Health Sciences Students of Nigeria, Bayero University, Kano.
• Award of Excellence as an Icon of Educational Upliftment, National Association of Northern Nigerian Students (NANNS), November 2022.

• Mycotoxicology Society of Nigeria (MSN), 2023-Date.
• Association of University Academic Medical Laboratory Scientists (AUAMLS), Nigeria, 2022-Date.
• National Association of University Women (NAUW), Affiliate of Graduate Women International (GWI), 2022-Date.
• International Society on Toxinology (IST), 2017-Date.
• Association of Female Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AFMLS), 2016-Date.
• Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), 2016-Date.
• Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), January 2007-Date.
• Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), 2007-Date.