Julianah Olayemi Odukoya
Academic researcher
Eastbourne,East Sussex
Summary
A talented postdoctoral researcher in food technology is eager to advance field knowledge by conducting relevant mycotoxins and food safety research. Experienced in documenting results, producing reports, and presenting findings. Offering more than five years' experience in teaching and research management. Experienced at identifying and using new technologies and resources. Works effectively and collaboratively with teams and individuals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Laboratory Analyst
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Ibadan
06.2010 - 09.2010
- Conducted research in post-harvest processing, product development, food safety, and nutritional aspects of yam
- Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
- conducted a nutritional analysis of different yam flour samples.
- led the implementation of project objectives and deliverables through quantitative and qualitative analyses.
Industrial Trainee
Nigerian Breweries Plc
Ibadan
06.2010 - 09.2010
- Gained practical experience and knowledge in the operations of the silo and brew house units.
- Participated in the day-to-day activities of the silo and brew house units under the guidance of experienced professionals.
- I learned about the processes involved in the conversion of grains like sorghum and barley to beer, including milling, mashing, filtration, boiling, cooling, yeast pitching, fermentation, carbonation, and storage
Postdoctoral study
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg
11.2023 - Current
- Leveraging interpersonal and communication skills to mentor PhD, graduate, and undergraduate students.
- Contributing to and actively participating in research conception, design, and execution to address defined problems.
- Designing research projects and alternative approaches and discussed the results with the professor.
- Liaising with my supervisor to review grants and manuscripts to develop potential publications.
- Collaborating with several multidisciplinary team members to accomplish UP-RISE research goals
- Developing and implementing strategies to reduce mycotoxin contamination in the Umqombothi value chain, from raw material sourcing to production and distribution
Lecturer II
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Kwara State University
01.2019 - 01.2023
Assistant lecturer
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Kwara State University
01.2015 - 01.2019
Student Tutor
Beloved Tutorial Centre
01.2014 - 01.2015
Marketing Executive
Mutual Benefits Life Assurance
01.2013 - 01.2014
National Service Youth Corper
Ansar-un-deen Junior Grammar School
01.2011 - 01.2012
Education
Joint PhD (D-Tech., Food Technology and PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences) -
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South AfricaPhD -
Ghent University
Ghent, BelgiumMSc (Food Technology) -
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria01.2014
BSc (Food Science and Technology) -
University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
Abeokuta, Nigeria01.2010
West African Examinations Council (Senior School Certificate) -
Providence High School
Ibadan, Nigeria01.2003
Junior Secondary School Certificate -
Bishop Phillips Academy
Ibadan, Nigeria01.1999
Skills
- Food Science and Technology (food product development)
- Food Mycology and Safety (fungi and mycotoxins contamination, food safety, heavy metals and food contaminants)
- Food Processing (dehulling, fermentation and nixtamalization)
- Food Chemistry and Quality (nutritional and phytochemical composition)
- Food Preservation (influence of freeze-drying and smoking)
- Food Metabolomics (targeted, semi- and untargeted analysis)
- Risk Assessment (focus on mycotoxins and heavy metals)
- Report Preparation
- Chromatography
- Data interpretation
- Sample preparation
- Experimental design
- Attention to detail
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of10 in the development of UPRISE.
Affiliations
- Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
- National Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST)
- Member, Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM)
Journal Papers Publishers
- Elsevier
- Taylor and Francis
- Wiley
- MDPI
Distinctions And Awards
- Global Excellence Stature Fellowship 4.0, University of Johannesburg, South Africa (2023)
- African-German Network of Excellence in Science, AGNES - PAWS mobility grant (2022)
- NRF Extension support doctoral scholarship (2021)
- First prize winner for the best video award-'Videos on Mycotoxins and Best Practices in Nigeria' by the Michigan State University, USA (2019)
- NRF-TWAS African Renaissance and Doctoral funding award (2018)
- Murli T. Chellaram Scholarship (Masters scholarship) (2013)
Student Supervision Record
- 2 Undergraduate students (male and female), 2017 - 2018
- 1 Masters student (female), 2020
Publications
Thesis/Dissertations, Efficacy of selected processing techniques in mitigating mycotoxin contamination of maize and sorghum products in sub-Saharan Africa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; 2022 and PhD, Ghent University, Belgium; 2021, https://hdl.handle.net/10210/498899 or https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8734433 Thesis/Dissertations, Development of date palm-cocoa based beverage mix and evaluation of its antioxidant potential and mineral bioavailability, M.Sc, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; 2014 Thesis/Dissertations, Functional, Pasting and Sensory Properties of Yam flour samples from Selected Nigerian Supermarkets, B.Sc, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta; 2010 Article published/prepared for Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journals, Influence of nixtamalization cooking ingredients on the minerals composition of nixtamalized maize and sorghum, Journal of Cereal Science, 103373, Odukoya, J. O., De Saeger, S., De Boevre, M., Adegoke, G. O., Audenaert, K., Croubels, S., Antonissen, G., Njobeh, P. B., 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2021.103373 Article published/prepared for Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journals, Ethnopharmacological study of medicinal plants used for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and their associated risk factors in sub-Saharan Africa, Plants, 11(10), Odukoya, J. O., Odukoya, J. O., Mmutlane, E. M., Ndinteh, D. T., 2022, https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11101387 Article published/prepared for Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journals, Effect of selected cooking ingredients for nixtamalization on the reduction of fusarium mycotoxins in Maize and Sorghum, Toxins, 13(1), Odukoya, J. O., De Saeger, S., De Boevre, M., Adegoke, G. O., Audenaert, K., Croubels, S., Antonissen, G., Vermeulen, K., Gbashi, S., Njobeh, P. B., 2021, https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins130100271 Article published/prepared for Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journals, Phytochemicals and Amino Acids Profiles of Selected sub-Saharan African medicinal plants' parts used for cardiovascular diseases' treatment, Pharmaceutics, 13(9), Odukoya, J. O., Odukoya, J. O., Mmutlane, E. M., Ndinteh, D. T., 2021, https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13091367 Article published/prepared for Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journals, Elemental measurements and health risk assessment of sub-Saharan African medicinal plants used for cardiovascular diseases' and related risk factors' treatment, Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 65, Odukoya, J. O., Odukoya, J. O., Ndinteh, D. T., 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2021.126725 Article published/prepared for Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journals, Food safety, food security and genetically modified organisms in Africa: a current perspective, Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews, 37(1), Gbashi, S., Adebo, O., Adebiyi, J. A., Targuma, S., Tebele, S., Areo, O. M., Olaopa B., Odukoya, J. O., Njobeh, P., 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/02648725.2021.1940735 Article published/prepared for Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journals, Nutritional composition and consumer acceptability of cheese analog from soy and cashew nut milk, Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 43(12), Oyeyinka, A. T., Odukoya, J. O., Adebayo, Y. S., 2019, https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.14285 Article published/prepared for Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journals, Response of nutritional and phytochemical constituents of bitter leaf to some drying methods, International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Odukoya, J., Charles, U., Odukoya, J., 2019, https://doi.org/10.9734/irjpac/2019/v18i230086 Article published/prepared for Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journals, Potentials of African nutmeg (Monodora myristica) as a flavourant in cookie production, International Journal of Food Studies, 8(2), Olatoye, K. K., Fapojuwo, O. O., Olorunshola, J. A., Ayorinde, J. O., 2019, https://doi.org/10.7455/ijfs/8.2 2019.a1 Article published/prepared for Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journals, Nutritional properties of fonio starch-defatted moringa seed flour blends prepared at different ratios, Croatian journal of food science and technology, 10(2), Raji, A. O., Nassam, H. O., Abolaji, G., Ayorinde, J. O., Raji, M. O., 2018, https://doi.org/10.17508/CJFST.2018.10.2.01 Article published/prepared for Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journals, Evaluation of the nutritional qualities of the leaves of Parquetina nigrescens, Launaea taraxacifolia and Solanum nigrum, European Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 5(1), Odukoya, J.O., Odukoya, J. O., Oshodi, A. A., 2018, https://doi.org/10.9734/irjpac/2019/v18i230086 Article published/prepared for Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journals, Potentials of African nutmeg (Monodora myristica) as a flavourant in cookie production, International Journal of Food Studies, 8(2), Olatoye, K. K., Fapojuwo, O. O., Olorunshola, J. A., Ayorinde, J. O., 2019, https://doi.org/10.7455/ijfs/8.2 2019.a1 Article published/prepared for Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journals, Evaluation of the nutritional qualities of the leaves of Parquetina nigrescens, Launaea taraxacifolia and Solanum nigrum, European Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 5(1), Odukoya, J.O., Odukoya, J. O., Oshodi, A. A., 2018, https://doi.org/10.9734/irjpac/2019/v18i230086 Article published/prepared for Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journals, Effects of packaging materials on quality attributes of fruit beverage made from blend of pineapple (Ananas comosus) and beetroot (Beta vulgaris) under ambient temperature storage, Journal of Biological and Chemical Research, 33(2), Owolade, S. O., Akinlabi, A. A., Ayorinde, J. O., Akinrinola, A. O. Journal papers at the submission stage, Mycotoxin reduction and metabolites profiles of ogi produced using traditional fermentation methods, Food Food Hydrocolloids for Health (under review), Odukoya, J. O., De Saeger, S., De Boevre, M., Adegoke, G. O., Audenaert, K., Croubels, S., Antonissen, G., Odukoya, J.O., Njobeh, P. B., 2023 Journal papers at the submission stage, Influence of traditional dehulling on mycotoxin reduction and GC-HRTOF-MS metabolites profile of fermented maize products, Food control (under review), Odukoya, J. O., De Saeger, S., De Boevre, M., Adegoke, G. O., Audenaert, K., Croubels, S., Antonissen, G., Odukoya, J.O., Njobeh, P. B., 2023 Journal papers at the submission stage, Efficacy of ammoniation on mycotoxins reduction in maize grains used as animal feed: a micro-ensilation approach, International Journal of Food Science & Technology, Odukoya, J. O., De Saeger, S., De Boevre, M., Adegoke, G. O., Audenaert, K., Croubels, S., Antonissen, G., Odukoya, J.O., Njobeh, P. B., 2023 Article published/prepared for Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journals, Functional, pasting and sensory properties of yam flour samples collected from selected Nigerian supermarkets, European Journal of Applied Sciences, Odukoya, J., Sanni, L., Olatoye, K., Owolade, S., 2023 Refereed/Peer-reviewed Conference Journals, Application of fermentation processes for mycotoxin reduction in food, World mycotoxin forum, 16-18th May 2022, Italy Refereed/Peer-reviewed Conference Journals, MycoSafe-South, the EU LEAP-Agri project on mycotoxin mitigation in Africa, World Mycotoxin Forum conference, 14-16th October 2019, Belfast/ Northern Ireland Refereed/Peer-reviewed Conference Journals, Effect of selected drying methods on the nutritional and phytochemical composition of cooking banana (Musa saba) flour, The 4th Regional Food Science and Technology Summit, Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (Western Chapter) Refereed/Peer-reviewed Conference Journals, Negative impacts of manufacturing industries on soil environment: a review, The Federal University of Technology, Akure, School of Sciences, 7th Annual Conference Refereed/Peer-reviewed Conference Journals, Physicochemical, storability and acceptability properties of beske produced from blends of soybean (Glycine max) and yellow maize (Zea mays), 2nd NIFST Western Chapter Regional Food Science and Technology Summit (ReFoSTS)/General meeting, 6 - 7th June 2016, Faculty of Technology Lecture Theater, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Refereed/Peer-reviewed Conference Journals, Physicochemical and sensory properties of kulikuli produced from blends of groundnut (Arachis hypogea) paste and unripe plantain (Musa parasidiac), 2nd NIFST Western Chapter Regional Food Science and Technology Summit (ReFoSTS)/General meeting, 6 - 7th June 2016, Faculty of Technology Lecture Theater, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Conferences attended and oral presentations, Safety and efficacy of food processing techniques, urea and urease treatment of cattle feed and on a human intervention pilot study in South-Africa, Mycosafe-South kick-off meeting, 2nd - 3rd October 2018, Cape-Town, South Africa Conferences attended and oral presentations, Efficacy of selected processing techniques in mitigating mycotoxin contamination of maize and sorghum products in sub-Saharan Africa, Mycosafe-South mid-term seminar, 10th - 11th September 2019, Oslo, Norway Conferences attended and oral presentations, Mycotoxin mitigation strategies: food processing, Leap Agri Mycosafe-South Workshop, 13th - 15th February 2020, Johannesburg, South Africa Conferences attended and oral presentations, Mycotoxin mitigation: impact of specific food processing techniques, Let's crush mycotoxins to pieces-Leap Agri Mycosafe-South Workshop, 8th - 9th July 2021
References
- Prof. Patrick Njobeh, pnjobeh@uj.ac.za, +27 11559 6803, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Prof. Sarah de Saeger, sarah.desaeger@UGent.be, +32 9 264 81 34, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Prof. Gabriel O. Adegoke, goadegoke@yahoo.com, +2349033296181, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Extracurricular Activities
Researching, reading, travelling, networking and community development activities
Certification
- Licensed GBF
Timeline
Postdoctoral study
University of Johannesburg
11.2023 - Current
Lecturer II
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Kwara State University
01.2019 - 01.2023
Assistant lecturer
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Kwara State University
01.2015 - 01.2019
Student Tutor
Beloved Tutorial Centre
01.2014 - 01.2015
Marketing Executive
Mutual Benefits Life Assurance
01.2013 - 01.2014
National Service Youth Corper
Ansar-un-deen Junior Grammar School
01.2011 - 01.2012
Laboratory Analyst
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
06.2010 - 09.2010
Industrial Trainee
Nigerian Breweries Plc
06.2010 - 09.2010
Joint PhD (D-Tech., Food Technology and PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences) -
University of Johannesburg
PhD -
Ghent University
MSc (Food Technology) -
University of Ibadan
BSc (Food Science and Technology) -
University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
West African Examinations Council (Senior School Certificate) -
Providence High School
Junior Secondary School Certificate -
Bishop Phillips Academy
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