Dr. Olawole O. Obembe

PhD: Wageningen University, the Netherlands
Senior Lecturer

Contact information
Department of Biological Sciences
Covenant University
PMB 1023, Ota, Ogun State
Phone: 2348060164341
Email: obembe@covenantuniversity.com

Research Interests:
• In vitro conservation and micropropagation of endangered (medicinal) plants
• Production of bio-pharmaceutics and industrial proteins in plants
• Identification and isolation of lead compounds in plants for new drugs discovery

Selected Publications
1. O.O. Obembe, A. Adesoye and J. Machuka (2005). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Selected Antibiotics in the Suppression of Agrobacterium from Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata L. Walp.) Embryo Explants and as Potential Selective Agents in Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation. Journal of Tropical Microbiology and Biotechnology 1: 27–33.
2. O.O. Obembe, E. Jacobsen, R.G.F. Visser, and J.-P. Vincken (2006). Cellulose-hemicellulose networks as target for in planta modification of the properties of natural fibres. Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Review 1: 76-86.
3. O.O. Obembe, E. Jacobsen, J. Timmers, H.J. Gilbert, A.W. Blake, J.P. Knox, R.G.F. Visser and J.-P. Vincken (2007). Promiscuous, non-catalytic, tandem carbohydrate-binding modules modulate cell wall structure and development of tobacco plants. Journal of Plant Research 120: 605-617.
4. O.O. Obembe, E. Jacobsen and R.G.F. Visser (2008). Molecular analysis and phenotype characterization of the progeny of two antisense potato plants. African Journal of Plant Science 2:38-41.