Ayodeji Oriola is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Walter Sisulu University, South Africa. He has received both master’s and doctorate degrees in the field of pharmacognosy (natural product chemistry) from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, in 2013 and 2018, respectively. His research interests include the isolation, characterization, and identification of anti-infective and cytotoxic compounds from African medicinal plants. He has reported eleven bioactive compounds, of which two are reported to be new. Currently, he is investigating candidate plants for antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic agents via bioactivity-guided phytochemistry.