Professor Oranusi Solomon
Professor
B.Sc; M.Sc; FMLSC; Ph.D
College
School
Department
Programme
Research Interests
Food Safety; Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point; Waste Management to Wealth.
Awards & Honours
AWARDS / COMMENDATIONS
1. Best teacher of the year St. Bartholomew Schools, Zaria 2001
2. Best HOD of the year St. Bartholomew Schools, Zaria 2002
3. Best HOD of the year Igbinedion University 2007/2008
4.Vice Chancellor Igbinedion University letter of commendation 2007
5. Dean College of Natural and Applied Sciences Igbinedion University letter of commendation 2007
6. Exceptional Lecturer in Biological Science Covenant University 2011/2012 session
Teaching Areas
Food Microbiology; Industrial Microbiology; Microbial Genetics; Soil and Plant Microbiology; General Microbiology; Laboratory Techniques in Microbiology; Research Methods in Microbiology; Parasitology, Biofilms, Probiotics; Environmental & Petroleum Microbiology; Mycology.
Current Postgraduate Supervision
Selected Publications (3)
1. Microbial quality of fruits and vegetables sold in Sango
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[ Download 52.58 kB ]Conferences Attended
Nutritional characteristics, energy intake and food safety evaluation in boarding schools- Zaria Nigeria. 31st Annual conference and General
Meeting of Nigerian Society for Microbiology, Sokoto, Nigeria.
October, 2007
2009:ORANUSI,S.U.Priscilia A. Production of bread from Cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifollium)and Acha(Digitaria exilis)using local strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 1st International Biotechnology Symposium(IBS),Covenant University Ota, Nigeria. April, 28th-30th 2009.
2010: Abah S, E; ORANUSI, S. U. Potentials of wild strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae as probiotics in diarrheagenic rats, an implication for its use as probiotics in humans. 2nd International Biotechnology Symposium(IBS),Covenant University Ota, Nigeria. March, 23rd-26th 2010
2011: ORANUSI, S. U. Olorunfemi O. Isolation and characterization of microorganisms from ready-to-eat fruits sold in Ota, Ogun state, Nigeria. 3rd International Biotechnology Symposium(IBS), Covenant University Ota, Nigeria. March, 12th-14th April 2011
2011: Taiwo, O.S., ORANUSI, S. U. Omonhinmin A.C.,and Abah, S.E. Antimicrobial Resistance and susceptibility profiling of four pathogenic organisms using UV irradiation. 19th Annual International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology and 10th European Conference on Computational Biology. Vienna , 15th-19th July 2011
2011: Oranusi, S., Olarewaju, S. A. Mycoflora and aflatoxins associated with some food stuffs sold in Ota, Ogun state Nigeria. 35th Annual conference and General Meeting of Nigerian Society for Microbiology, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria. October, 9th -13th 2011
2O11: Oranusi, S., Asomugha, K. C. Production of animal feed from food wastes generated in a University cafeteria. Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology Annual conference and General Meeting, Benue, Nigeria. October, 10th -14th 2011
2012: Oranusi, S., Okougbo, A., Dahunsi, S.O. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point in the production of maize cake. 36th Annual conference and General Meeting of Nigerian Society for Microbiology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nigeria. October, 11th -16th 2012
2013. Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria (IPAN) 18th Mandatory Training Workshop on: Food safety an imperative for national development, Lagos, Nigeria. November, 19th -20th 2013
2014. ORANUSI S., Anosike SJ. Chemical and microbiological assessment of selected cocoa, tea and coffee brands in Nigerian markets. 37th Annual conference and General Meeting of Nigerian Society for Microbiology, ABU, Zaria 2014
2014. ORANUSI S., Coker E. Effects of salts on food preservation and metabolic activities of food microflora. 37th Annual conference and General Meeting of Nigerian Society for Microbiology, ABU, Zaria 2014
2014. Dahunsi S. O., ORANUSI S., Ogundeji M. D. and Ogah S. O. Biogas for the Nigerian Energy Future: A Paradigm Shift. International Biotechnology Symposium. Covenant University Ota, Nigeria. June, 9th-11th 2014
2014. Nubi F. E. and ORANUSI S. Microbiological Safety Evaluation of Ready to Eat Shrimps and Snails sold along Lagos-Shagamu Expressway, Nigeria. International Biotechnology Symposium. Covenant University Ota, Nigeria. June, 9th-11th 2014
2014. Nwankwo UE, ORANUSI US. Assessement of Microflora and Fumonisin Contamination of Grains Sold in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. International Biotechnology Symposium. Covenant University Ota, Nigeria. June, 9th-11th 2014
2014. IBS Workshop: HANDS-ON MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TECHNIQUES. Covenant University Ota, Nigeria. June, 12th-27th 2014