Staff

Dr (Mrs). Kazeem Muinat Olanike

Dr (Mrs). Kazeem Muinat Olanike

Post
Associate Professor
Department
Microbiology
Email
kazeem.mo@unilorin.edu.ng
Office Address
Room F15, Floor 1, Microbiology Building, University of Ilorin
Teaching and Research Area
Food and Industrial Microbiology

Qualifications

  • Ph.D Microbial Biotechnology, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
  • MSc. Industrial Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
  • BSc. Microbiology, University of Ilorin, Nigeria

Professional Affiliations

  • American Society For Microbiology
  • Organization of Women in Science for the Developing World
  • Nigerian Society for Microbiology
  • Malaysian society for Microbiology

Research Affiliations

  • Tamarind extract pretreatment: valorization of sugarcane bagasse for cellulase production by Aspergillus flavus
  • Screening and production of xylanase by thermophilic microorganisms isolated from compost using sorghum straw as substrate under solid and submerged fermentation.
  • Synthesis of silver nanoparticles and antimicrobial activities of methanolic extract of Azadirachta indica leaf against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans.
  • Response surface optimization of lipase production by Pseudomonas sp. on a low-cost shea-nut cake using solid state fermentation
  • Enhanced cellulase production by a novel thermophilic Bacillus licheniformis 2D55: characterization and application in lignocellulosic saccharification.
  • Valorization of Cashew bagasse for bioethanol production

Undergraduate Teaching

  • MCB 102 History of Science of Microbiology
  • MCB 205 Microrganisms and Seedless plants
  • MCB 204 Microbiological Techniques I
  • MCB 208 Introductory Microbial Physiology
  • MCB 311 Microbiological Techniques II
  • MCB 317 Microbial Phsiology
  • MCB 317 Microbial Gentics
  • MCB 402 Undergraduate Seminar
  • MCB 423 Food and Diary Microbiology
  • MCB 425 Industrial Microbiology
  • MCB 499 Undergraduate Project

Postgraduate Teaching

  • MCB 801 Graduate Seminar
  • MCB 833 Biosynthesis and its Regulation in Microorganisms
  • MCB 834 Microbial Catabolic Process
  • MCB 836 advanced Food and Diary Microbiology
  • MCB 856 Advanced Microbial Fermentation
  • MCB 857 Advances in Pharmaceutical Microbiology
  • MCB 828 Issues in Microbial Biotechnology MCB 828 Issues in Microbial Biotechnology
  • MCB 899 Desertation

Research Interest

  • Enzyme bioprocessing,
  • Microbial biotechnology
  • Food fermentation
  • Agro-waste biomass valorization
  • Biomass to Biofuel
  • Nanobiotechnology