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Dr Yinka Somorin

BSc, MSc, PhD

 
researcher
 

Biography

Yinka Somorin is a Marie Curie Fellow at the National Centre for Laser Application based at the National University of Ireland (NUI), Galway under the SPARKLE Fellowship programme, co-funded by the Marie Sk¿odowska-Curie Actions (EU) and Science Foundation Ireland. His research is focussed on the deployment of emerging technologies to develop novel biomedical applications. Under the mentorship of Prof Gerard O¿Connor, Yinka¿s project will employ advanced manufacturing, laser technologies and tissue engineering to develop a scalable cardiac patch for cardiovascular disease management.

Prior to joining the NUIG, he was a Research Fellow at Queen¿s University Belfast, where he worked on developing a rapid molecular diagnostic assay for detecting urinary tract infections and antimicrobial resistance directly from urine, with industrial and clinical partners. Yinka obtained a BSc in Microbiology at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria and MSc in Food and Industrial Microbiology at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. He was funded under an EU FP7 project as a Visiting Researcher to Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy in 2010. Yinka secured a College of Science Fellowship at NUI Galway to for his PhD in Microbiology, which he completed in 2017. Subsequently, Yinka moved to the UK and worked as a Visiting Lecturer at University of Bedfordshire. After a brief stint as an R&D Scientist at Mast Diagnostics, he moved to Queen¿s University Belfast in 2018. Yinka has a passion for science communication and represented Microbiology Society on the All Party Group on STEM at the Northern Ireland Assembly in Stormont.

Research Interests

Laser Processing, Molecular Diagnostics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Biofilms

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2021) 'Microbiological hazards associated with food products imported from the Asia-Pacific region based on analysis of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) notifications'
Ayokunle C. Dada and Yinka M. Somorin and Collins N. Ateba and Helen Onyeaka and Amarachukwu Anyogu and Nor Azman Kasan and Olumide A. Odeyemi (2021) 'Microbiological hazards associated with food products imported from the Asia-Pacific region based on analysis of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) notifications'. Food Control, [DOI] [Details]
(2021) 'Salmonella is the most common foodborne pathogen in African food exports to the European Union: Analysis of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (1999\textendash2019)'
Yinka M. Somorin, Olumide A. Odeyemi and Collins N. Ateba (2021) 'Salmonella is the most common foodborne pathogen in African food exports to the European Union: Analysis of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (1999\textendash2019)'. Food Control, 123 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Mycotoxins in poultry feed and feed ingredients in Nigeria'
Akinmusire OO and El-Yuguda AD and Musa JA and Oyedele OA and Sulyok M and Somorin YM and Ezekiel CN and Krska R (2019) 'Mycotoxins in poultry feed and feed ingredients in Nigeria'. Mycotoxin research, [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Traditionally Processed Beverages in Africa: A Review of the Mycotoxin Occurrence Patterns and Exposure Assessment'
Ezekiel, Chibundu N. and Ayeni, Kolawole I. and Misihairabgwi, Jane M. and Somorin, Yinka M. and Chibuzor-Onyema, Ihuoma E. and Oyedele, Oluwawapelumi A. and Abia, Wilfred A. and Sulyok, Michael and Shephard, Gordon S. and Krska, Rudolf (2018) 'Traditionally Processed Beverages in Africa: A Review of the Mycotoxin Occurrence Patterns and Exposure Assessment'. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 17 (2):334-351 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Absence of Curli in Soil-Persistent Escherichia coli is Mediated by a C-di-GMP Signalling Defect and suggests Evidence of Biofilm Independent Niche Specialisation'
Yinka M. Somorin, Tara Vollmerhausen, Nicholas Waters, Leighton Pritchard, Florence Abram, Fiona Brennan and Conor O¿Byrne (2018) 'Absence of Curli in Soil-Persistent Escherichia coli is Mediated by a C-di-GMP Signalling Defect and suggests Evidence of Biofilm Independent Niche Specialisation'. Frontiers In Microbiology, 9 (1340) [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Phylogenetic analyses of bacteria associated with the processing of iru and ogiri condiments'
O.M. Ademola, T.E. Adeyemi, O.T. Ezeokoli, K.I. Ayeni, A.O. Obadina, Y.M. Somorin, A.M. Omemu, R.A. Adeleke, C.C. Nwangburuka, F. Oluwafemi, O.B. Oyewole, C.N. Ezekiel (2018) 'Phylogenetic analyses of bacteria associated with the processing of iru and ogiri condiments'. Letters In Applied Microbiology, 67 (4):354-362 [DOI] [Details]
(2017) 'Determination of Survival of Wildtype and Mutant Escherichia coli in Soil'
Yinka Somorin and Conor O\textquotesingleByrne (2017) 'Determination of Survival of Wildtype and Mutant Escherichia coli in Soil'. BIO-PROTOCOL, 7 (14) [DOI] [Details]
(2017) 'Bacterial species and mycotoxin contamination associated with locust bean, melon and their fermented products in south-western Nigeria'
Bamidele S.Adedeji, Obinna T. Ezeokoli, Chibundu N. Ezekiel, Adewale O. Obadina, Yinka M.Somorin, Michael Sulyok, Rasheed A. Adeleke, Benedikt Warth, Cyril C. Nwangburuka, Adebukola M. Omemu, Olusola B. Oyewole, Rudolf Krska (2017) 'Bacterial species and mycotoxin contamination associated with locust bean, melon and their fermented products in south-western Nigeria'. International Journal Of Food Microbiology, 258 [DOI] [Details]
(2017) 'Roles for RpoS in survival of Escherichia coli during protozoan predation and in reduced moisture conditions highlight its importance in soil environments'
Yinka Somorin, Guillaume Bouchard, Joseph Gallagher, Florence Abram, Fiona Brennan, Conor O¿Byrne (2017) 'Roles for RpoS in survival of Escherichia coli during protozoan predation and in reduced moisture conditions highlight its importance in soil environments'. Fems Microbiology Letters, 364 (19) [DOI] [Details]
(2016) 'Modelling of microbial fuel degradation in liquid fuels for a gas turbine engine application'
Tosin Onabanjo and Giuseppina Di Lorenzo and Eric Goodger and Yinka Somorin (2016) 'Modelling of microbial fuel degradation in liquid fuels for a gas turbine engine application'. International Biodeterioration \& Biodegradation, 109 :191-201 [DOI] [Details]
(2016) 'Co-occurrence of aflatoxins, ochratoxin A and citrinin in “egusi” melon (Colocynthis citrullus L.) seeds consumed in Ireland and the United Kingdom'
Somorin,Yinka and Akinyemi,Adeyemi and Bertuzzi,T and Pietri,A (2016) 'Co-occurrence of aflatoxins, ochratoxin A and citrinin in “egusi” melon (Colocynthis citrullus L.) seeds consumed in Ireland and the United Kingdom'. Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B, 9 (03):230-235 [DOI] [Details]
(2016) 'The General Stress Response Is Conserved in Long-Term Soil-Persistent Strains of Escherichia coli'
Yinka Somorin and Florence Abram and Fiona Brennan and Conor O\textquotesingleByrne (2016) 'The General Stress Response Is Conserved in Long-Term Soil-Persistent Strains of Escherichia coli'. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 82 (15):4628-4640 [DOI] [Details]
(2016) 'Mould and mycotoxin exposure assessment of melon and bush mango seeds, two common soup thickeners consumed in Nigeria'
Chibundu N. Ezekiel and Michael Sulyok and Yinka Somorin and Foluke I. Odutayo and Stella U. Nwabekee and Afeez T. Balogun and Rudolf Krska (2016) 'Mould and mycotoxin exposure assessment of melon and bush mango seeds, two common soup thickeners consumed in Nigeria'. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 237 :83-91 [DOI] [Details]
(2013) 'Correlation between aflatoxin M1 content of breast milk, dietary exposure to aflatoxin B1 and socioeconomic status of lactating mothers in Ogun State, Nigeria'
Oloyede Adejumo, Olusegun Atanda, Assunta Raiola, Yinka Somorin, Ranajit Bandyopadhyay, Alberto Ritieni (2013) 'Correlation between aflatoxin M1 content of breast milk, dietary exposure to aflatoxin B1 and socioeconomic status of lactating mothers in Ogun State, Nigeria'. Food And Chemical Toxicology, 56 :171-177 [DOI] [Details]
(2013) 'Fungal and mycotoxin assessment of dried edible mushroom in Nigeria'
C.N. Ezekiel, M. Sulyok, J.C. Frisvad, Y.M. Somorin, B. Warth, J. Houbraken, R.A. Samson, R. Krska, A.C. Odebode (2013) 'Fungal and mycotoxin assessment of dried edible mushroom in Nigeria'. International Journal Of Food Microbiology, 162 (3):231-236 [DOI] [Details]
(2012) 'Aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination of yam flour from markets in Nigeria'
Yinka M. Somorin, Terenzio Bertuzzi, Paola Battilani, Amedeo Pietri (2012) 'Aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination of yam flour from markets in Nigeria'. Food Control, 25 (1):53-58 [DOI] [Details]