Prof. Obinna Nwinyi

Professor of Microbiology

B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D (MIPAN, MNIFST)

Nwinyi Obinna

Contents

  1. College
  2. School
  3. Department
  4. Programme
  5. Research Interests
  6. Awards & Honours
  7. Teaching Areas
  8. Current Postgraduate Supervision
  9. Selected Publications (68)
  10. Collaboration/Linkages
  11. Conferences Attended
  12. Summary of Profile
  13. Curriculum Vitae

College

College of Science and Technology

School

Departments

Department

Biological Sciences

Programme

Microbiology

Research Interests

Growth studies and Molecular characterization of bacterial isolates associated with biodegradation of poly-nuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in selected polluted soils.
Organic pollutants degradation/ impacts of heavy metals.
Organic and medicinal plant Research

Awards & Honours

2015: Winner: Professor Oyewale Tomori National Prize for Young Scientist in Microbiology in Nigeria

2014/15: Global excellence and stature award, Super post-doctoral fellowship, University of Johannesburg

2011: Top 25 cited Author Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry on paper titled Microwave assisted synthesis and antimicrobial of 2-quinoxalinone-3-hydrazone derivatives

2011: Selected participant: Greening the planet: Global challenges and local solutions Nashville, Tennessee, sponsored by US Department of State

2010: Honorary Citizen of Nebraska: United States of America: Awarded by the Governor of Nebraska

2010: Certificate of Achievement: First place position, Awarded by Director, Office of Academic Exchange Program, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State

2010: Selected participant: Pre-academic Fulbright orientation, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

2010: Selected participant: Global Food Security Seminar Lincoln Nebraska, sponsored by US, Department of State.

2010/11: Fulbright Fellowship Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana, United States of America.

2007/08: Best Lecturer Microbiology 2007/2008 Academic session, Students Voting/Rating

2001/02: Graduate Teaching Assistant Award by University of Lagos, Lagos.

2005: Five million naira Grant on Study on Covenant University sewage treatment plant

1998: President: National Association of Microbiology Students, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Chapter

1998: Vice-chancellor’s Certificate of Merit as Departmental President/ Treasurer; Committee of Departmental presidents/secretaries Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.

Teaching Areas

Courses Taught at Undergraduate

  • BLY 111 Animal Diversity Forms and Functions
  • BLY112 Cell Biology
  • BLY 213 Basic Biological Techniques
  • BLY 214 Introductory Ecology
  • MCB 122 Microbial Taxonomy
  • MCB 211 General Microbiology
  • MCB 221 Microbial Ecology
  • MCB 311 Laboratory Practice in Microbiology
  • MCB 314 Soil Microbiology and plant pathology
  • MCB 315 Analytical Microbiology and Quality Control
  • MCB 316 Environmental Microbiology
  • MCB 411 Environmental/ Petroleum Microbiology
  • MCB 421 Industrial Microbiology
  • MCB 422 Fermentation/Substrate –Enzyme Biotechnology

Courses Taught at Postgraduate

  • MCB 711 Introduction to Microbiology (Pg.D class)
  • MCB 712 Basic techniques in Microbiology (Pg.D class)
  • MCB 818 Petroleum Microbiology (M.Sc class)
  • MCB 814 Methods in Environmental impact Assessment(M.Sc class)
  • MCB 825 Advanced Soil and Plant Microbiology (M.Sc class)
  • MCB 823 Advanced Environmental Microbiology (M.Sc class)
  • MCB 915 Environmental Biotechnology (Ph.D class)
  • MCB 923: Taxonomy, Classification and Algoriths in Bacteriology (Ph.D class)

Current Postgraduate Supervision

4. M.Sc completed, 4 Ph.D

Selected Publications (68)

1. Occurrences of Deoxynivalenol, Zearalenone and some of their masked forms in selected cereals from Southwest Nigeria

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2. Production of fruit wine using a wild strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from fresh palm wine for sustainable food security

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3. Sugar alcohol- xylitol production using Saccharomyces species isolated from palm wine for sustainable development in food industry

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4. Degradation potentials of tropical soil bacteria on Detergents

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5. First report on Basidiomycota fungi in sorghum and millet from Southwest Nigeria

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6. Risk Factors of Diarrhoea among Children Under Five Years in Southwest Nigeria

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7. Review of Drinking Water Quality in Nigeria: Towards Attaining the Sustainable Development Goal Six

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8. Biological and Non-Biological Methods for Lignocellulosic Biomass Deconstruction

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9. Childhood diarrhoeal diseases in developing countries

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10. Isolation of Bacterial Species Capable of Producing Polyhydroxyalkanoate

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11. Studies on FT-IR Spectroscopy of modified Montmorillonite clays applied for the removal of T-2 toxin in maize

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12. Polyhydroxyalkanoate: a biodegradable polymer (a mini review)

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13. In Silico Screening and Analysis of Broad-Spectrum Molecular Targets and Lead Compounds for Diarrhea Therapy

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14. Decontamination of T-2 Toxin in Maize by Modified Montmorillonite Clay

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15. First Detection of Proteus cibarius sp. of clinical significance

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16. Characterization of Nanoformulations from Montmorillonite clay for the decontamination of zearalenonein cereals using X-ray Diffraction Technique

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17. Effect of Saw-dust on soils contaminated with waste lubricating oil

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18. Remediation of soil polluted with spent oil using cow dung

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19. . Review On Probiotics Potentials, Nutritional Composition Of Bambara Nut (Vigna Subterranea (L.) -An Underutilized LegumE

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20. First Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia fergusonii Strains Harbouring Beta-Lactamase Genes from Clinical Samples

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21. Modification of montmorillonite clay with Cymbopogon citratus for the decontamination of zearalenone in millet

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22. Antibacterial assay and reversion of carbon tetrachloride induced liver damage on wistar mice by Vernonia amygdalina. Delile

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23. Biostimulation of spent engine oil contaminated soil using Ananas comosus and Solanum tuberosum peels

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24. Scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transmission analysis of polyhydroxyalkanoates isolated from bacteria species from abattoir in Ota, Nigeria

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25. Contamination of fermented foods in Nigeria with fungi

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26. Physiological behavior of newly isolated Bacterium CB1 and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain CB2 on Chrysene, Pyrene, Naphthalene and Fluoranthene

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27. Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Bacteria Species Isolated from Ice-cream Vended in Ota and Lagos Metropolis

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28. Biodegradation of selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by axenic bacterial species belonging to the genera Lysinibacillus and Paenibacillus.

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29. Antibiogram of Bacteria Species Isolated from Vegetables in Ado-Odo Ota, Nigeria

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30. Morphological and Biochemical Characterization of Bio-surfactants Producing Bacteria from Diesel Contaminated Soil

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31. Review on microbial degradation of aflatoxins

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32. Degradation of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons by two strains of Pseudomonas

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33. Prevention of Bacterial Biofilms Formation on Urinary Catheter by Selected Plant Extracts

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34. Growth Dynamics of Bacteria Isolated from Spent Engine Oil Contaminated Tropical Soil

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35. Biodegradation of Kerosene by Soil Bacterial Species from Contaminated Site.

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36. Characterization of Diesel Degrading Bacterial Species from Contaminated Tropical Ecosystem

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37. Evaluating the diesel biodegradation potential of wild microfungi isolat-ed from decaying wood in Nigeria

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38. AEROBIC DEGRADATION OF NAPHTHALENE, FLUORANTHENE, PYRENE AND CHRYSENE USING INDIGENOUS STRAINS OF BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM A FORMER INDUSTRIAL SITE

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39. PHYSICOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS, PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF SOME VEGETABLE OILS FROM OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

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40. Proximate analysis of Sphenostylis stenocarpa and Voadzeia subterranean consumed in south eastern nigeria

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41. Nutritive value of sorghum ogi fortified with groundnut seed

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42. Kinetic Study and Characterization of 1, 4-β-Endoglucanase of Aspergillus niger ANL301

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43. Assessment of water quality in Canaanland, Ota, Southwest Nigeria

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44. Functional and Nutritional Properties of Spent Grain Enhanced Cookies

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45. Isolation and characterization of bacterial diversity from soils supplemented with electrical transformer fluids

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46. Enrichment and Identification of Askarel oil (PCB blend) degrading bacteria enriched from landfill sites in Edo State, Nigeria (2011).

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47. Improvement of Nutritive Value of Sorghum-Ogi Fortified with Pawpaw (Carica papaya L.)

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48. Identification and Clinical Relevance of Gram-Positive Spore Formers ( 2012) pp. 233-250

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49. Degradation of Askarel (PCB Blend) by Indigenous Aerobic Bacteria Isolates from Dumpsites in Ore, Ondo State.Nigeria (2010).

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50. Development of a Secured Information System to Manage Malaria Related Cases in South Western region of Nigeria (2010).

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51. A Knowledge-Based Data Mining System for Diagnosing Malaria Related Cases in Healthcare Management (2010)

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52. Antifungal effects of pawpaw seed extracts and papain on post harvest Carica papaya L. fruit rot (2010).

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53. Histological studies of brewery spent grains in dietary protein formulation in donryu rats (2010)

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54. Plant Waste Hydrolysis by Extracellular Enzymes of Aspergillus niger and Penicillium chrysogenum: Effect of Ammonia Pretreatment (2008)

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55. Fe(III) and Co(II) complexes of mixed antibiotics: synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial potential and their effect on alkaline phosphatase activities of selected rat tissues (2008)

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56. Synthesis, physical properties, antimicrobial potentials of some mixed antibiotics complexed with transition metals and their effects on alkaline phosphatase activities of selected rat tissues (2008)

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57. Synthesis ,characterization,antimicrobial activity and toxicology study of some metal complexes of mixed antibiotics.(2008)

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58. Properties of Endoglucanase of Penicillium Chrysogenum PCL501(2008)

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59. Growth and Cellulase activity of wild-type Aspergillus niger ANL 301 in different carbon sources.(2008).

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60. Biodegradation potential of two Rhodococcus strain capable of utilizing aniline as carbon source in a tropical ecosystem.(2008).

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61. Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Pisidium guajava and Gongronema Latifolium (2008)

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62. SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF PHENYL AND FURAN-2-YL[1,2,4] TRIAZOLO[4,3-a]QUINOXALIN-4(5H)-ONE AND THEIR HYDRAZONE PRECURSORS (2009)

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63. Assessment of bacteriological quality of ready to eat food (Meat pie) in Benin City metropolis, Nigeria (2009)

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64. Microwave assisted synthesis and antimicrobial activity of 2-quinoxalinone-3-hydrazone derivatives (2010)

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65. Antibacterial effects of extracts of Ocimum gratissimum and piper guineense on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus (2009)

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66. Microwave-assisted synthesis and antibacterial activity of some pyrazol-1-ylquinoxalin-2(1h)-one derivatives ХИМИЯ ГЕТЕРОЦИКЛИЧЕСКИХ СОЕДИНЕНИЙ. (Chemistry of heterocyclic chemistry) (2009)

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67. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity of 3-{3-(s-Aryl and s-Heteroaromatic)acryloyl}-2Hchromen-2-one Derivatives (2010)

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68. Assessment of heavy metals in urban highway run off from ikorodu expressway Lagos, Nigeria. (2010)

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Collaboration/Linkages


School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University. (USA)1. School of Public and Environmental Affairs(SPEA), Indiana University, Bloomington, United States of America
2. Centre for Research University of Nebraska Lincoln United States
3. Microbiology Department University of Lagos Nigeria
4. Department of Biotechnology and Food technology, University of Johannesburg

Conferences Attended

• 2017: 3 days strategic capacity building workshop on Accessing Global Projects Grants for Reesearch for Research and development offered by Favtoma Global Resources in Collaboration with Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, National Universities Commission and Federal Ministry of Education, for Effective competition and Winning of Grants for Africa 6th-8th June, 2017
• 2016: 24th Mandatory training workshop of Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria : Theme Laboratory as a Resource for National Development, 22nd-23rd November, 2016.
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• 2016: Making innovation happen short course: Centre for enterprise development studies Covenant University
• 2015: Statistics for scientists hosted by the Postgraduate Centre of University of Johannesburg
• 2015: African Diaspora Programme Writing Workshop hosted by the Postgraduate Centre of University of Johannesburg
• 2013: 18th Mandatory workshop of Institute of public analysts of Nigeria on food safety: Theme: An imperative for national development.
• 2012: 16th Mandatory training workshop of Institute of public analysts of Nigeria Theme: Sampling techniques and Sample analysis.
• 2011: 14th mandatory training workshop of Institute of public analysts of Nigeria Theme: Roles of public analysts towards achievement of the millennium development goals (mdgs) 15th -17th November.
• 2010: Euro- ICT forum Addis Ababa –Ethiopia www. euroafrica-ict.org.sigma-orionis.com/forum2_attendees.php –
• 2010: 11th mandatory training workshop of Institute of public analysts of Nigeria Theme: The use of high precision instruments in laboratory analysis 27th -28th April.
• 2009: 10th Mandatory workshop of Institute of public analysts of Nigeria Theme: Quality Assurance in laboratory management Ikeja Lagos 10th-11th November,
• 2009: Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology Investiture /Conference Yola Adamawa State Nigeria 14th-15th October.
• 2008: International Training Workshop on Molecular Biology and Applied Biotechnology Covenant University Nigeria July 28-August 2.
• 2006: 8th UNAAB Summer course in practical Biotechnology ,University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria 9th- 20th October
• 2005: Selected participant: Pattern Discovery in Biology International workshop Covenant University, Nigeria .

Summary of Profile

Prof. Obinna is actively involved in bioremediation of persistent organic pollutants in the environment .His research focus is on studies of incidence of persistent organic pollutants within our environment (Soil and water). His studies hinges on the bacterial mechanisms utilized by bacterial species in degrading persistent organic pollutants within our tropical environment; assay of the metabolites which determine the pathway followed by the novel bacterial species. He has contributed immensely in the sequencing and deposition of new genomic sequences in Genbank,Maryland USA http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=Nwinyi. He has published several articles in international journals with high citation index http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5AfuAA4AAAAJ&hl=en. He is a faculty in the Department of Biological sciences, Covenant University, Ota Ogun State, Nigeria. Prof. Obinna is happily married to Barr.(Mrs) Chinelo Nwinyi and blessed with children

Curriculum Vitae

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