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Dr Paul Olusegun Bankole bagged his M.Sc and PhD with Distinctions at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. His broad research focus encompasses but not limited to sampling, monitoring, and biodegradation of organic pollutants (plastics, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, pharmaceutical products and textile azo dyes) in the environment. He has authored and co-authored articles in reputable, peer-reviewed international journals such as Microbiological Research, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules in the field of Mycology and Environmental Biotechnology. He has presented papers at reputable national and international conferences. He is a recipient of international awards, fellowships and grants such as the Nuffic Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP) Scholarship, Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Blue Charter Award Fellowship, Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Early Career Grant, Turkiye Burslari Research Award and The World Academy of Science (TWAS) Research and Advanced Training. He recorded a landmark achievement on laboratory and field-scale eco-friendly bioremediation of textile azo dyes and effluents. He has in recent times deployed different fungi, yeast, mushrooms and bacteria in the degradation of PAHs, pharmaceuticals and textile azo dyes in laboratory microcosms. He has carried out Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) of ample number of microbes with pollutant degrading capacity isolated from different environmental compartments in Nigeria and Lancaster, United Kingdom.
a. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Degree, Plant Science May 2008
b. Master of Science (M.Sc.), Botany January 2012
c. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Botany March 2016
(i) Completed (Starting with latest)
1. Biodegradation of duiron and malathion by novel fungal consortium, Duitina rugosa and Achaetomium strumarium.
2. Decolourization and metabolic degradation of toxic azo dyes by newly isolated bacterial strain Enterobacter sp. SKB16 under microaerophilic condition
(ii) In progress (list)
1. Isotherms and kinetics studies of the degradation of pyrethrins by novel bacteria-bacteria consortium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Citrobacter freundii
2. Bioremoval of Paraquat by novel fungi-bacterial consortium, Citrobacter freundii and Peyronellaea prosopidis and the determination of their metabolic fates
a. The World Academy of Science (TWAS) Research and Advanced
Training (R&AT) Fellowship Award June 2016
b. Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)- Early Career Academic Grant June 2018
c. Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) – Blue Charter Award on Marine Microplastics Pollution December 2018
i. The Science Association of Nigeria (SAN) 2010
ii. American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2010
iii. Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON) 2010
iv. International Consortium of Water Researchers (ICWR) 2020
v. European Federation of Biotechnology 2020
1. Bankole, P. O., Adekunle, A. A. & Govindwar, S. P. (2018). Biodegradation of textile industry dye, Thiazole Yellow G by Aspergillus niger. Paper presented at 4th Water and Resource Environment (WRE2018) International Conference held between July 17-21, 2018 at I-Shou University, Dashu District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
(i) Journal Articles In Print 1. Bankole, P. O., Adekunle, A. A. & Govindwar, S. P. (2019). Demethylation and desulfonation of textile industry dye, Thiazole Yellow G by Aspergillus niger LAG. Biotechnology reports, 20: e00327 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.btre.2019.e00327 Published by Elsevier B.V. (Netherlands)
2. Thanavel, M., Bankole, P. O., Kadam, S., Govindwar, S. P. & Sadasivam, S. K. (2019). Desulfonation of the textile azo dye Acid Fast Yellow MR by newly isolated Aeromonas hydrophila SK16. Water Resources and Industry, 22: 100116 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wri.2019.100116 Published by Elsevier B.V. (Netherlands)
3. Bankole, P. O., Adekunle, A. A., Jeon, B-H & Govindwar, S. P. (2020). Novel cobiomass degradation of NSAIDs by two wood rot fungi, Ganoderma applanatum and Laetiporus sulphureus: ligninolytic enzymes induction, isotherm and kinetic studies. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 203: 110997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110997 Published by Elsevier B.V. (Netherlands)
4. Thanavel, M., Bankole, P. O., Selvam, R., Govindwar, S. P. & Sadasivam, S. K. (2020). Synergistic effect of biological and Advanced Oxidation Process treatment in the biodegradation of Remazol Yellow RR dye. Scientific reports, 10: 20234. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-77376-5 Published by Nature, United Kingdom
5. Bankole, P. O., Semple, K. T., Jeon, B-H & Govindwar, S. P. (2020). Enhanced enzymatic removal of anthracene by the mangrove-soil derived fungus, Aspergillus sydowii BPO1. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, 14 (6): 113. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11783-020-1292-3. Published by Springer, Netherlands
(ii) Journal Articles Accepted for Publication: NA
(iii) Book: NA
(iv) Book Article or Chapter: NA
(v) Edited Conference Proceeding:
1. Bankole, P. O. & Adebisi, E. U. (2017). Eco-friendly detoxification and biodegradation of an azo dye, Eriochrome black T by Aspergillus niger. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Society for Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Mitigation (SETPOM) held between 24th-25th October 2017.
2. Bankole, O. O. and Bankole, P. O. (2018). Biodecolorization of an azo dye, Eriochrome black T by Penicillium citrinum. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference of the Science Association of Nigeria held between 15th-19th April 2018.
(vi) Technical Reports: NA
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