SOLOMON UCHE Oranusi, Dr
Senior Lecturer
B.Sc; M.Sc; FMLSC; Ph.D
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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
Teaching Areas
Food Microbiology; Industrial Microbiology; Microbial Genetics; Soil and Plant Microbiology; General Microbiology; Laboratory Techniques in Microbiology; Research Methods in Microbiology; Parasitology.
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
Summary of Profile
B.Sc Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 1992; M; Sc Food Microbiology ABU Zaria 1997; Ph.D Food Microbiology, ABU Zaria, 2002; FMLSC Parasitology 2003; AIMLS Bacteriology 1998; Dip in Computer Application packages 2005 and Certificate in SPSS and spread sheet 2000. Appointed Medical Laboratory Scientist II/lecturer II Dept. of Medical Microbiology ABUTH/School of Medical Laboratory Sciences ABUTH Zaria 2003. Lecturer I Igbinedion University Okada, 2004 and Senior lecturer Covenant University, Ota, 2008.Happily Married to Oranusi Uloma Chika.