{"id":4343,"date":"2025-05-28T10:21:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T10:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=4343"},"modified":"2025-05-28T10:25:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T10:25:23","slug":"prof-omotayo-a-e","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=4343","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Omotayo A.E"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4343\" class=\"elementor elementor-4343\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51816c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51816c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14a6817\" data-id=\"14a6817\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de961c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de961c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"145\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/omotayo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4348\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/omotayo.jpg 145w, https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/omotayo-113x146.jpg 113w, https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/omotayo-39x50.jpg 39w, https:\/\/science.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/omotayo-58x75.jpg 58w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4445b4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4445b4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96baf14\" data-id=\"96baf14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fecf836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fecf836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): <strong>PROF.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NAME: <strong>AYODELE ELIZABETH OMOTAYO<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">POSITION: <strong>PROFESSOR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>SPECIALISATION<strong>: ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">EDUCATION\/TRAINING <em>(Begin with Bachelor\u2019s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add\/delete rows as necessary.)<\/em><\/span><\/p><table width=\"722\"><thead><tr><td width=\"348\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTITUTION AND LOCATION<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">DEGREE<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>(if applicable)<\/em><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Completion Date<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">MM\/YYYY<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FIELD OF STUDY<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td width=\"348\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">B.Sc.<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">03\/1997<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Microbiology<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">M.Sc.<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">02\/2002<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Microbiology<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of Lagos, Akoka-Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ph.D.<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">01\/2009<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Microbiology<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">MIPAN<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11\/2013<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Public Analyst<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">UNILAG Consult, University of Lagos in collaboration with Institute of Security Nigeria (ISN)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advance Diploma<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">02\/2021<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strategic Infrastructure Protection<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Personal Statement<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I am a Professor of Environmental Microbiology. My area of specialization is in biodegradation and bioremediation of hydrocarbons, pesticides, heavy metals and xenobiotic compounds in polluted environment; study of microbial diversity, community structures and functions in polluted environments; microbial ecology of pests and biocontrol agents. Presently my research is focused on the use of microorganisms to turn waste into valuable resources.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Member, ECOWAS Technical Harmonization Committee for Agricultural Products Standards (THC 1) \u2013 May 2025.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chairman, National Mirror Committee (NMC)\/National Technical Committee (NTC) on Organic Farming and Organic Allied Product for Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) &#8211; 2024 till date.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Deputy Director, Quality Assurance and SERVICOM \u2013 2022-2024<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Selected Most Recent Publications \/Contributions to Knowledge<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ashamu, T.O., <strong>Omotayo, A.E.<\/strong> and Adekunle, A.A. (2024). Biosurfactant production and concomitant degradation of spent engine oil by <em>Alcaligens faecalis<\/em> ULAG3AF isolated from Lagos Lagoon. <em>Ife Journal of Science<\/em> 26(3):58-601.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sanusi, K.O., Ogunyemi, A.K., Buraimoh, O.M., <strong>Omotayo, A.E.<\/strong>, Amund, O.O. and Ilori, M.O. (2024). Investigation of coliforms in Lagos Lagoon ecosystem with a focus on salinity and pollution levels. <em>Food and Environment Safety<\/em> XXIII(2):64 \u2013 79.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Omotayo, A.E.<\/strong> (2023). Carbon and nitrogen cycling in agricultural soils polluted with hydrocarbons and herbicides. In: Obayori, O.S. and Ilori, M.O. (Eds.), Contemporary Issues of the Nigerian Petroleum Industry. Chapter 14, Professor Olukayode Oladipo Amund Retirement Committee, Lagos, Nigeria pp, 271-285.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Omotayo, A.<\/strong> and Okoro, G.O. (2022). Toxicity of Agricultural Pesticides to Soil Bacteria. <em>Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences (G. Microbiology)<\/em> <strong>14<\/strong>(1):227-245.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): PROF. 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