Gabriel Olaniran ADEGOKE

Biographical record

Title

Prof.

Surname

ADEGOKE

First Name

Gabriel

Other Names

Olaniran

Gender

N/A

Source of Publication

Achiever's Who's Who

Date of Birth

November 22,1949

Status

Alive

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Moiche Ajala, 1986

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

3

Profession

Microbiologist food technologist lecturer, administrator,

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

St. Annes School, Ondo, 1954-60; Gboluji Grammar School, lle- Oluji, 1963-67; School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University College Hospital, Ibadan, 1968-71; British Columbia Institute of TechnoIogy, Bumaby, Canada, 1972; University of Ibadan, 1979-84;

Educational Qualification

M.Sc, Ph.D, FIMLS;

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Fellow, Macarthur Foundation, University of Ibadan, 2006;

Previous Appointments

Medical Laboratory Scientist, University College Hospital, Ibadan, 1976-78; Lecturer I, University of Ibadan, 1987-90; Senior Lecturer, University of Ibadan, 1990-96; Reader/Associate professor, 1996-99; Professor, since 1999; Head Dept. of Food Technology, University of Ibadan, 2002-04; since 2007; Food Safety Consultant, Federal Ministry of Health; Food Safety Consultant, World Health Organization; Coordinator, Postgraduate Students, Dept. of Food Technology, University of Ibadan, 1989-93; Sub-Dean, Postgraduate Faculty of TechnoIogy, University of Ibadan, 1998-2000; Asst. Dir., Laboratory Technology Training School, Universityoflbadan,2fXX)-0l;Dir., Equipment Maintenance Centre, University of Ibadan, since2006; Visiting Prof. Dept of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa, South Africa; University of Venda, South Africa; Examiner: University of Ibadan and Nigerian Institute of Science Technology, 1981-01; 2004-06; mm: General Purposes Sub Committee, National Codex Committee on Food Hygiene, NAFDAC, since 2006; Consultative Committee, Community Dev., University of ibadan, 1988-90; Editorial Board, International Journal of Food Safety Nutrition and Public Health, UK; Editorial Board, Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment Finland; Associate Editor, Nigeria Food Journal, Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology; Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, University of Ibadan; mm: Institute of Food Technology, USA; American Society for Microbiology; Society for Applied Microbiology, UK; Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology, Food Borne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group,WHO, Geneva, since 2007; Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives, FAN, Rome;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

International/Foreign Decorations

Nigeria Government Scholarship, 1971; 1981; Government of Belgium Scholarship Award, 1982; 1986; Deutsher Akademischer Austauschdienst Award, 1983; Scholarship Award/France Government, 1983; British Council Award, 1947; British National Society for Microbiology Travel Grant 1986; International Council for Laboratory Science Scholarship, Zentrall Institute for Versuchstierzucht Senate Berlin ScholarshipAward, 1988; Finnish Academia Scholarship, Dept of General Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Finland; Canadian International Development Agency/National Scientific and Engineering Research Council Research Associateship Award, 1990; Sponsorship, First International Workshop on Application of Hydrostatic Pressure in Developing Countries in Kyoto, Japan; Scholarship, National Institute of Bioscience and Human Technology, Tsukuba, Japan, 1994;

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Understanding Food Microbiology, Shaton Prints Ibadan, 2000; Understanding Food Microbiology, 2* Edition, Alleluia Ventures, Ibadan, 2004; and Author of about 60articles in reputable Journals

Hobbies

jogging, table tennis, listening to inspirational music

Other Relevant Information

He like to would be remembered for his food safety programme nationally and internationally and for making students happy in schools;

Email Address

[email protected]

Phone Number

08023391029;

Residential Address

H32 Road 4 Omolayo Avenue, offAkobo, Ibadan

Official Address

Department of Food Technology, University of Ibadan