Dr. Oluwafemi Kale

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsPharmacology,Natural Product Chemistry
KeywordsBioactivities-guided Extraction, lower urinary tract symptoms, Human cell culture studies, Smooth Muscle Contractions, Traditional Medicinal Plants
Honours and awards

2021: Prof. Friday Okonofua National Young Scientists’ Prize in Health Sciences (Nigeria Young Academy)

2018: Best Young Scientist Selected for 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityGarching
InstitutionTechnische Universität München
InstituteDepartment Chemie

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Martin HennenbergUrologische Klinik und Poliklinik (Campus Großhadern), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang EisenreichDepartment Chemie, Technische Universität München, Garching
Prof. Dr. Martin HennenbergUrologische Klinik und Poliklinik (Campus Großhadern), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Munich
Start of initial sponsorship01/10/2023

Programme(s)

2023Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2025Oluwafemi Ezekiel Kale, Sheng Hu, Claudia Huber, Felix Schierholz, Anna Ciotkowska, Alexander Tamalunas, Christian G Stief, Wolfgang Eisenreich, Martin Hennenberg: Acridocarpus smeathmannii root extracts inhibit human prostate and bladder smooth muscle contraction, porcine arterial vasoconstriction, and cytotoxicity of prostate stromal cells. In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, 16, 2025, 1621346
2025Oluwafemi Ezekiel Kale, Okafor Comfort Onyeka, Akinyemi Abiola Oluwatobunmi, Fabiyi Oyinkansola Victoria, Abolade Abdullahi Opeyemi, Alexander Tamalunas, Martin Hennenberg, Abidemi James Akindele, Olufunsho Awodele: Ameliorative potential of Acridocarpus smeathmannii extracts on testosterone propionate and sleep deprivation-induced benign prostate hyperplasia rats. In: Clinical Traditional Medicine and Pharmacology, 6, 2025, 200231
2025Oluwafemi Ezekiel Kale, Iskander Rauanov, Claudia Huber, Alexander Tamalunas, Christian G Stief, Wolfgang Eisenreich, Martin Hennenberg: Benzyl Benzoate Isolation from Acridocarpus smeathmannii (DC.) Guill. & Perr Roots and Its Bioactivity on Human Prostate Smooth Muscle Contractions. In: Pharmaceuticals 18/5, 2025, 687