RUFUS OKOTORE graduated B .Sc ( Hons. ) degree in Biochemistry from the University of Ibadan , Ibadan , Nigeria in 1965. He obtained M.Sc. (Biochemistry) and the PhD. degree in Biochemistry from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. , 1968 and 1971 respectively. Started his academic career as Lecturer II (Biochemistry) , Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Lagos , Nigeria in 1972. He was appointed Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry , College of Medicine, University of Lagos , in 1978, and then to the Chair of Biochemistry in the same College of Medicine, University of Lagos, in 1983. The major research areas include Protein Chemistry, Enzymology, Proteoglyconjugates and Lectinology in which he has published many scientifi c papers in reputable international journals. In particular, he has taught Enzymology as specialized topic/course both to the B.Sc. (Hons.) degree and postgraduate students. He has authored a book," Basic Separation Techniques in Biochemistry". He was a Visiting Scientist to the University of California, Davis. California, USA. (Institute of Marine Resources),1978/1979 ;University of Cologne ,( Department of Immunobiology) Koln.Germany,1980/1981; and the Max- Planck's Institute of Immunobiology , Freiburg, Germany, 1982/3. He is a member of many learned scientifi c societies which include Nigerian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biochemical Society of Great Britain, Science Associations of Nigeria, and the New York Academy of Sciences. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria.
