Name:                                                  RAJI, Mudasiru Iyanda Omowale

Present Post:                                                     Senior Lecturer

Place and Date of birth:                                 Osogbo / 14^th April, 1972

Nationality and State of Origin: Nigerian / Osun

Marital Status:                                  Married

Present Postal Address:              Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University,

                                                                                PMB 2346, Sokoto, Nigeria.

GSM Number:                                   08032845124, 08055264035.

 E-mail Address:                                               rajimuda@gmail.com, raji.mudasiru@udusok.edu.ng

 

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED WITH DATE

• Owode Secondary School, Owode-Egbado                                                                    1982 – 1987
• The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro                                                                                             1988 – 1991
• University of Ilorin, Ilorin                                                                                                       1991 – 1996
• Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto                                                                            2002 – 2004
• Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria                                                                                           2004 – 2008
• Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria                                                                                           2010 – 2017

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS (With date and granting bodies)

• National Diploma (ND) Electrical/Electronic Engineering (Lower Credit)

The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro                                                                                                             1991

• BSc. (Hons) Microbiology, Second Class (Lower)        

University of Ilorin, Ilorin                                                                                                                       1996      

• PGDE- Post Graduate Diploma in Education (Upper Credit)

Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto                                                                                            2004

• MSc. Pharmaceutical Microbiology                                                  

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria                                                                                                           2008      

• PhD. Pharmaceutical Microbiology

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria                                                                         2017

EXPERIENCE SINCE BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Medical Microbiologist; (Okin Private Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria)         1995 – 1995
• Biology Teacher; (Government Secondary School, Bakura, Nigeria)    1997 – 1998
• Biology Teacher; (Government Girls’ Secondary School, Talata-Mafara, Nigeria) 1999 – 2000
• Senior Lecturer, Microbiology (College of Agriculture and Animal Science, Bakura)

2000 – 2011

• Lecturer II (Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto)                                   2011 – 2015
• Lecturer I (Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto)                                    2015 – 2017
• Senior Lecturer (Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto)                         2018 – Date
• Students Seminar and Project supervisions                                                   2011 – Date
• Departmental Examinations Officer                                                                 2011 – 2012
• Departmental Level Registration Officer                                                                        2015 – 2016
• Faculty Staff Adviser                                                                                                               2016 – 2017
• Faculty Representative to School of Matriculation                                      2016 – 2017
• Departmental Examinations Officer                                                                 2017 – 2018
• Tertiary Institution Teaching Experiences                                      2000 – Date
• At the College of Agriculture and Animal Science:

BLY 101                         Cell Biology

BLY 301                         Veterinary Microbiology

• At undergraduate level:

MCB 202                                      Introductory Microbial Ecology

MCB 204                                      Microbiological Technique I

MCB 311                                      Microbiological Technique II

MCB 306                                      Principle of Plant Pathology

MCB 309                                      Bacteriology

MCB 310                                      Virology

MCB 406                                      Epidemiology

MCB 408                                      Plant Pathology

MCB 413                                      Pharmaceutical Microbiology

MCB 414                                      Industrial Microbiology

MIB 403                                        Medical Microbiology

PCT 302                                        General Practical

PCT 304                                        Sterilization of Pharmaceuticals

PCT 402                                        Quality Control and Stability of Pharmaceutical Products

PCT 501                                        Analytical Microbiology

PCT 502                                        Introduction to Biotechnology

 

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Member: Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (BSN)                           2015- Date
• Member: American Society for Microbiology (ASM)                      2010-Date

TRAINING PROGRAMMES ATTENDED

• Workshop on Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Technologies

By Applied Biotech Institute through Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (BSN). At: Genetic Engineering and Vaccine Laboratory, Bosso Campus, Federal University of Technology, Minna 24^th - 26^th August, 2017

MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED/PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• Member: Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (BSN)                                       2015- Date
• Member: Nigerian Society for Microbiology (NSM)                                   2010-Date
• Member: American Society for Microbiology (ASM)                  2010-Date          

RESEARCH INTEREST

Bacteriology and Antimicrobial resistance

CURRENT RESEARCHES:

Completed: Antimicrobial resistance profiles of bacterial pathogens from River Sokoto, Northwestern, Nigeria.

In progress:        1. Plasmid profiling of antibiotic resistant water-borne bacterial pathogens.

2. Incidence of Extended Spectrum β-lactamase in resistant water-borne bacterial pathogens.

PUBLICATIONS

Published papers

• Mudasiru I. O. RAJI (2010) Microbiological quality and physico-chemical property of drinking water. A case study of Sokoto, Shuni and Tambuwal towns in north western Nigeria. VDM Publishing House Ltd., Germany. (ISBN: 978-3-639-24724-4). Online.      
• RAJI, MIO; IBRAHIM, YKE; EHINMIDU, JO (2010) Physico-chemical characteristics and heavy metal levels in drinking water sources in Sokoto metropolis in North-Western Nigeria Journal of Applied Science and Environmental Management; 14(3): 81-85. Online.           
• Raji, M.I.O. and Garba, I. (2010). Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Salmonella and Shigella species isolated from drinking water in Sokoto Shuni and Tambuwal towns in North Western Nigeria. Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical sciences 6(1) 62-66. Online.
• M.I.O. Raji, Y.K.E. Ibrahim and J.O. Ehinmidu (2010) Bacteriological quality of public water sources in Shuni, Tambuwal and Sokoto towns in North-Western Nigeria Journal of Pharmacy and Bioresources; 7(2): 55-64. Online
• Garba, I., Adebayo, A.A., Opaluwa, S.A., Tijjani, M.B., Aliyu, M.S., Wada-Kura, A., Ekwudu, O. and Raji, M.I.O (2010) Trichomonas vaginallis and HIV co-infection among pregnant women attending Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria Biological and Environmental Science Journal for the Tropics; 7(4): 92-95.
• Raji M.I.O. and Ibrahim Y.K.E. (2011) Prevalence of water borne infections in Northwest Nigeria: A retrospective study. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology; 3(8): 382-385. Online.                
•  Garba, Y., H. Lusa, E. Bawa, M.B. Tijjani, M.S. Aliyu, U.U. Zango and M.I.O. Raji (2012) Antibiotics susceptibility pattern of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from wounds in patients attending Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Science; 20(1): 32-34. Online.        
• RAJI, M.I.O., IBRAHIM, Y.K.E., TYTLER, B.A. AND EHINMIDU, J.O. (2015) Analysis of selected heavy metals and mineral elements in pollution prone River Sokoto in Northwestern Nigeria. International Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences; 3(4): 91-97.     
• Raji, M.I.O., Ibrahim, Y.K.E., Tytler, B.A. and Ehinmidu, J.O. (2015) Physicochemical characteristics of water samples collected from River Sokoto, Northwestern Nigeria. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences 5, 194-199. Online.
• Raji, M.I.O., Ibrahim, Y.K.E., Tytler, B.A. and Ehinmidu, J.O. (2015) Faecal coliforms (FC) and Faecal Streptococci (FS) ratio as tool for assessment of water contamination: A case study of River Sokoto, Northwestern Nigeria. The Asia Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2(3): 27-34. Online.     
• Garba, I., Umar, A.I., Tijjani, M.B., Aliyu, M.S., Nuhu, A., Ganau, A.M., Raji, M.I.O. and Bello, A.F. (2016) Vulvovaginal Candidiasis amongst pregnant women attending some selected hospital in Sokoto metropolis. International Journal of Pure and Applied Science 6(1): 120-128.                                                                                 
• Garba, I., Umar, A.I., Nuhu, A., Raji, M.I.O., Fana, A.S., Tijjani, M.B., Aliyu, M.S. and Mathias, J.S. (2016) Bacteriological quality of public drinking water sources in Sokoto metropolis. International Journal of Pure and Applied Science 7(1): 176-185.
• M.I.O. Raji, Y.K.E. Ibrahim, B.A. Tytler and J.O. Ehinmidu. (2016) Assessment and seasonal variations of heavy metals and mineral elements in River Sokoto, Northwestern Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Science. 24(2): 09-14. Online.     
• Raji, M.I.O. and Garba, I. (2017) PCR analysis of resistant bacteria strains isolated from River Sokoto, Northwestern Nigeria. International Journal of Sciences 6(8), 9-14. Online.                                                            
• Raji, M.I.O. and Oyeniyi, Y.J. (2017) Distribution and types of water-borne bacterial pathogens in River Sokoto, Nigeria and their health implication. African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology. 18(4), 198-204.                Online.
• M.I.O. Raji and M.H. Jiya. (2019) Evaluation of pathogenic bacteria in packaged milk products sold in Sokoto Metropolis, Nigeria. Asian Journal of Applied Sciences. 12(2): 85-90. Online.
• Raji Mudasiru Iyanda Omowale and Jiya Mustapha Hussain. (2019). Antibiotic susceptibility profile of bacteria isolated from packaged milk products sold in Sokoto, Nigeria: The resistant strains. GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 09(01): 104-109. https://doi.org/10.30574/gscbps.2019.9.1.0179

 

Paper under review

• Raji M.I.O and Abdulmutallib, J. Bacteriological Studies on Syrups Commonly Sold in Sokoto Metropolis. GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

MAJOR CONFRENCES ATTENDED WITH PAPERS READ

• The 34^th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Microbiology.

Held at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. 18^th – 22^nd October, 2010.

Paper read: Antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Escherichia coli strains isolated from drinking water in three towns of Sokoto state, Nigeria.

• The 35th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Microbiology.

Held at the Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. 9th – 13th October, 2011.

Paper read: Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C antibodies among pregnant women attending ANC at the General Hospital Gusau.

• The 35^th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Microbiology.

Held at the Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. 9^th – 13^th October, 2011.

Paper read: Generation of biogas from cow dung, horse dung and sawdust.

• The 37^th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Microbiology.

Held at the School of Postgraduate Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. 2^nd - 5^th September, 2014.

Paper read: Prevalence of Salmonellosis and the susceptibility profiles of Salmonella species isolated from drinking waters in three towns of Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria.

• Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (BSN) 30^th Annual International Conference.

Held at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. 27^th – 30^th August, 2017.

Paper read: Molecular analysis of resistant bacteria isolated from River Sokoto, Northwestern, Nigeria.

• Science Association of Nigeria (SAN) 53^rd Annual Conference. Held at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria. 14 – 18 July, 2019.

Paper read: Bacteriological Studies on syrups commonly sold in Sokoto metropolis.

NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF 3 REFEREES

• Prof. Y.K.E. Ibrahim:                               Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences,

Dept. of Pharmaceutics and Pharm. Microbiology,

                                                                                Ahmadu Bello University,

                                                                                Zaria, Nigeria.

                                                                                GSM.08037001988, E-mail: ykeibrahim@gmail.com

 

• Prof. A. Sani:                                              The HOD,

                                                                                Department of Microbiology,

                                                                                University of Ilorin,

                                                                                PMB 1515,

                                                                                Ilorin, Nigeria.

                                                                                GSM: 08035617101, E-mail: a.sani@unilorin.edu.ng

 

• Prof. R.F. Atata:                                        Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences,

                                                                                Dept. of Pharmaceutics and Pharm. Microbiology,

                                                                                Usmanu Danfodiyo University,

                                                                                Sokoto, Nigeria.

                                                                                GSM: 08035036850, E-mail: rfatata@yahoo.com

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Dr. Mudasiru Iyanda Omowale RAJI.