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Prof. Eunice Moriyike Ogunbusola

Professor

Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture

Area of Specialization: Food Processing and Preservation

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

DegreeInstitutionYear
Ph.D Food Science and TechnologyFederal University of Technology, Akure2011
M.Sc Food TechnologyUniversity of Ibadan, Ibadan2003
B.Sc. Food Science and TechnologyObafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife1991

Grants

Tetfund Research Grant (Application of Nutraceutics Potentials of Extruded Lima Bean-Water Yam Flour Blends Β· 2020

TetFund

β€’ Tetfund Research Grant (Improving the Shelf Life of Nile (Oreochromis niloticus) and Red Belly (Coptodon zilli) Tilapia Using Different Preservation Methods Β· 2016

TetFund

Membership of Professional Bodies

Nigeria Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) Β· 2000

Member

Nutrition Society of Nigeria Β· 2007

Member

Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World Β· 2010

Member

Paper Presentation - Local

Current trends in food processing and preservation in achieving food security in Nigeria Β· 2018

International conference organized by School of Science and Computer Studies Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti

Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision

OLUWAFEMI Gbenga Isaac Β· 2024

Characterisation and Utilisation of Lagenaria siceraria Protein Isolate-Polysaccharide Maillard Conjugates

Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision

AFOLABI Omolara Β· 2024

Comparative Analysis of Ogiri Produced from Cassava, Castor and Melon Seeds.

Course Teaching

FST 813 Β· First Semester

Advances in the Technology of Processing, Storage and Distribution of Selected Food Commodities

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 β€’ 2026

Open publication

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 β€’ 2025

Open publication

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