Prof. Eunice Moriyike Ogunbusola
Professor | Coordinator OWSD FUOYE
Faculty of Agriculture · Department of Food Science and Technology
Specialization Food Processing and Preservation
Office: Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University Oye-Ekiti
Phone: 08038662187
Email: eunice.ogunbusola@fuoye.edu.ng
Biography
Professor Eunice Moriyike Ogunbusola is a Nigerian academic, researcher and scholar of national and international repute in the field of Food Science and Technology. She has contributed remarkably to researches in food science and technology, production of functional foods from indigenous food commodities and institutional administration.
Eunice obtained her First Degree in Food Science and Technology from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a second-class (Upper Division) honours degree. She proceeded to University of Ibadan, Ibadan where she obtained a Master degree in Food Technology and later Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Food Science and Technology from the Federal University of Technology, Akure.
Professor Ogunbusola has authored and co-authored over fifty (50) scholarly publications in reputable national and international peer-reviewed journals. Her research interests span food processing and preservation, food product development, functional foods, food value addition and oilseeds processing. She has attended and participated actively in numerous local and international conferences, workshops, seminars, and scientific symposia, where she has presented research findings, delivered academic papers, and engaged in collaborations with scholars and industry experts across the world.
Professor Ogunbusola has visited the Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Durban University of Technology Durban South Africa for a three month research fellowship.
She is happily married with children and grandchildren.
Research Interests
Food Processing and Preservation, Food Product Development, Food Value Addition and Oilseeds Processing.
Qualifications
- Ph.D Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure (2011)
- M.Sc Food Technology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan (2003)
- B.Sc. Food Science and Technology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (1991)
Selected Publications
- Conformational and Physicochemical Properties of Lagenaria siceraria Seed Protein Isolate- Cocoyam Mucilage Conjugates: Impact of Glycation Time
Authors: Gbenga Isaac Oluwafemi, Eunice Moriyike Ogunbusola, Kunle Oni, Opeyemi Olaitan Alabi, Kudirat Titilope Araoye
Food Science & Nutrition (2026) - Physicochemical and Some Functional Properties of Melon (Cucumeropsis mannii) Protein Isolate in Comparison With Pea (Pisum sativum) Protein
Authors: Eunice M. Ogunbusola, Opeyemi O. Alabi, Eric O. Amonsou
Sustainable Food Proteins (2025)
Grants
- Tetfund Research Grant (Application of Nutraceutics Potentials of Extruded Lima Bean-Water Yam Flour Blends - TetFund (2020)
- • Tetfund Research Grant (Improving the Shelf Life of Nile (Oreochromis niloticus) and Red Belly (Coptodon zilli) Tilapia Using Different Preservation Methods - TetFund (2016)
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Nigeria Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) - Member (2000)
- Nutrition Society of Nigeria - Member (2007)
- Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World - Member (2010)
Paper Presentation - Local
- Current trends in food processing and preservation in achieving food security in Nigeria - International conference organized by School of Science and Computer Studies Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti (2018)
Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision
- OLUWAFEMI Gbenga Isaac - Characterisation and Utilisation of Lagenaria siceraria Protein Isolate-Polysaccharide Maillard Conjugates (2024)
Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision
- AFOLABI Omolara - Comparative Analysis of Ogiri Produced from Cassava, Castor and Melon Seeds. (2024)
Course Teaching
- FST 813 - Advances in the Technology of Processing, Storage and Distribution of Selected Food Commodities (First Semester)
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