Rate My Professor Bukola Onarinde

Dr Bukola Onarinde is an Associate Professor in the School of Agri-Food Technology and Manufacturing within the College of Health and Science at the University of Lincoln. Affiliated with the National Centre for Food Manufacturing on the Holbeach campus and the Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology, she earned her BSc in Microbiology from the University of Ilorin in Nigeria, followed by an MSc and PhD in Food Science and Technology from the University of Lincoln, completing her doctorate in 2010 and joining the centre immediately thereafter. With more than 15 years of extensive experience in industrial research collaborations, Onarinde's research focuses on food microbiology, food chemistry, food science and technology, analytical chemistry, and molecular biology. She serves as the academic lead for the Food Microbiology and Chemistry research group, directs the studies of five PhD students, and acts as an Academic Adviser for the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.

Her research portfolio includes investigations into antimicrobial resistance in food systems, growth potential of pathogens like Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat produce, food fraud prevention strategies, and the impact of COVID-19 on consumer eating and purchasing behaviors. Prominent publications are "Food fraud prevention strategies: Building an effective verification ecosystem" (2024), "Assessing the impact of heat treatment on antimicrobial resistance genes and their potential uptake by other live bacteria" (2021), "Age, an Important Sociodemographic Determinant of Compliance with UK Government Guidance on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption during the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2022), and "Livestock microbial landscape patterns: Retail poultry serves as a reservoir for ESBL-producing E. coli and Campylobacter coli" (2022). With over 925 citations on Google Scholar, her work has substantial academic impact. Onarinde has attracted funding such as the £389,316 ISPF award and contributes to doctoral programs including AgriFoRwArdS CDT and FoodBioSystems DTP through supervision and collaboration.