Curriculum vitae - Kolawole
I. (a) Name: Kolawole Banwo
(b) Date of birth: 24 August, 1974
(c) Department: Microbiology
(d) Faculty: Science
II. (a) Date of First Appointment: 3 June, 2013
(b) Present Post (with date): Lecturer II, June, 2013
(c) Date of Last Promotion: Not Applicable
III. University Education (with dates):
(a) Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye 1994 - 1998
(b) University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria 2004 - 2006
(c) University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria 2007 - 2012
IV. Academic Qualification (with dates and granting bodies)
(a) B.Sc. (Hons) Microbiology 1998
(b) M.Sc. Microbiology 2006
(c) Ph.D. Microbiology 2012
V. Professional Qualification and Diplomas: Nil
VI. Scholarship, Fellowships and Prizes (with dates) (in respect of
Undergraduate and Postgraduate work only):
(a) University of Ibadan Teaching and Research
Assistantship award 2008 – 2011
(b) CAS-TWAS Postgraduate fellowship award 2008 – 2009
VII. Honours, Distinctions and Membership of Learned Societies
(a) Member, Science Association of Nigeria (SAN) 2009 – to date
(b) Member, Nigerian Society for Microbiology (NSM) 2008 – to date
(c) Member, American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2005 – to date
(d) Member, Institute of Food Technologist (IFT) 2015 – to date
(e) Member, Society for Applied Microbiology (SFAM) 2015 – to date
VIII. Details of Teaching/Work Experience:
(a) Number of Years of Experience at the University Level
Lecturer II, Department of Biological Sciences,
Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo October, 2012 – May, 2013
Lecturer II, Department of Microbiology,
University of Ibadan June, 2014 - to date
(b) Participated in teaching of the following Courses: Units
(i) Undergraduate Courses
MIC 322 Bacteriology 3
MIC 324 Environmental Microbiology 3
MIC 327 Specialized Techniques in Microbiology 2 MIC 328 Biodeterioration 2 MIC 401 Seminar in Microbiology 3
MIC 404 Advanced Food Microbiology 3
MIC 405 Principles of Epidemiology and Public Health 3
MIC 491 Research Project 4
Undergraduate Project Supervision
Already Supervised 14 Students
Presently Supervising 4 Students
Postgraduate Courses Units
MIC 723 Basic Research Methods in Microbiology 3
Postgraduate Dissertation Supervision
Already Supervised Nil
Presently Supervising 3 students
Administrative Responsibilities
(i) Coordinator, Student Industrial Training Programme 2015 – to date
(ii) Registration Officer (200 Level students) 2013 – to date
(iii) Member, Departmental Quality Assurance Committee and
CenSo 2014 – to date
(iv) Member, Store stock-taking and Keeping Committee 2016 – to date
(v) Member, Sanitation and Health Committee 2016 – to date
(vi) Member, Faculty Board of Studies 2013 – to date
IX. Research
(a) Completed:
(i) Probiotic potentials of Lactic acid bacteria isolated from some traditional fermented foods in Nigeria
(ii) Microbiological and Physicochemical properties of sorghum flour for the production of sourdough
(b) In Progress:
(i) Safety assessment and health benefits of lactic acid bacteria and yeast isolated from some traditional fermented foods
(c) Dissertations and Thesis:
(1) M.Sc project title: Nutrient Load and Pollution Study of some Selected Stations along Ogunpa River in Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria.
(2) Ph. D. thesis title: Characterisation and Probiotic properties of Lactic Acid Bacteria isolated from some Traditional Fermented Foods in Nigeria.
X. Publications
(a) Books or chapter in Books Already Published: Nil
(b) Chapters in Books already published: Nil
(c) Articles that have already appeared in Referred conference proceedings: Nil
(d) Patents: Nil
(e) Articles that have already appeared in learned journals:
1. Banwo, K., Sanni, A. I., Tan, H. R. and Tian, Y.Q. 2012. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of lactic acid bacteria isolated from some Nigerian traditional fermented foods. Food Biotechnology, 26 (2), 124 – 142.
2. Banwo, K., Sanni, A. I. and Tan, H. R. 2013. Technological Properties and Probiotic potential of Enterococcus faecium strains isolated from cow milk. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 114: 229 – 241.
3. Ogunsakin, A. O., Banwo, K., Ogunremi, O. R. and Sanni, A. I. 2015. Microbiological and Physicochemical Properties of Sourdough Bread from Sorghum flour. International Food Research Journal, 22(6): 2610-2618.
4. Alakeji, T. P., Banwo, K., Ogunremi, O. R. and Sanni, A.I. (2015). Probiotic
and hypocholesterolemic potentials of yeasts isolated from some Nigerian
traditional fermented foods. Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food
Sciences, 4(5): 437-441
5. Ogunsakin, A. O., Banwo, K., Ogunremi, O. R. and Sanni, A.I. (2015).
Microbiological and Physicochemical Properties of Sourdough Bread from
Sorghum flour. International Food Research Journal, 22(6): 2610-2618
XI. Major Conferences Attended with Papers Read (In the Last 5 years):
1. 35th Annual Conference of Nigerian Society for Microbiology (NSM), Bayero University, Kano. 9th – 13th October, 2011.
Paper Read: Banwo, K., Ogunjobi, A.A and Fagade, O. E. 2011. Nutrient Load and Pollution Study of Selected Sampling Stations along Ogunpa River, Ibadan Nigeria.
2. 49th Annual Conference of Science Association of Nigeria (SAN), University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. April 27th – May 1st , 2015.
Paper Read: Ogunsakin, A. O., Banwo, K., Ogunremi, O. R. and Sanni, A. I. 2015. Microbiological and Physicochemical properties of sourdough bread from sorghum flour.
3. 39th Annual Conference of Nigerian Society for Microbiology, (NSM), University of Lagos, Akoka. September 1st – 5th , 2015.
Paper Read: Richard, T., Banwo, K. and Sanni, A. I. 2015. Biopreservation of Fufu using lactic acid bacteria and their metabolites.