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Awards

March 2022 DAAD Research Grants- Short term

August 2019 AGNES-PAWS Grant

June 2018 University of Ibadan, Postgraduate School Scholarship Award

September 2024 Pan Africa Chemistry Network (PACN-RSC) Training Grant

About me

Olayombo Margaret Banwo is a lecturer and researcher at the Department of Industrial Chemistry, Abiola Ajimobi Technical University, Ibadan, Oyo State. Her research interest includes: Isolation, structure elucidation and structure-activity relationships of bio-active natural products; Essential oil Characterization of Medicinal plants; Antimicrobial, anticancer and antioxidant activity of extracts, compounds and essential oils; Computational Phytochemistry and Synthesis (New area of interest). She is a beneficiary of several grants such as BMBF/DAAD, PACN-RSC and AGNES-PAWS Mobility grants. She is a DAAD alumna and member of several professional bodies including the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK and a member of the Chemical Society of Chemistry, Nigeria, a member of Society of Essential Oils Distillers and Analysts, Nigeria and a member of Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World.

Olayombo Maragret Banwo (nee Taiwo) is a lecturer and researcher at the Department of Industrial Chemistry, Abiola Ajimobi Technical University, Ibadan, Oyo State. She holds a PhD in Organic/ Natural Products Chemistry (2024), B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Chemistry (2012) and Organic Chemistry (2016), respectively, from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Her research interests include:
* Isolation, structure elucidation and structure-activity relationships of bioactive natural products.
* Essential oil Characterisation of Medicinal plants
* Antimicrobial, antioxidant activity, anticancer activities of extracts and essential oils.
* Computational Phytochemistry.
She has hands-on experience with the use of Chromatographic and Spectroscopic equipment (HPLC, LC-MS and NMR).
She participated in the PACN-RSC LC-MS training: A hands-on Approach funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana in 2024. Also, participated in the Phytochem project funded by BMBF/DAAD at Egerton University, Njoro Kenya in 2019.
She is a beneficiary of the AGNES-PAWS Mobility grant in 2019. In 2022, she was awarded a DAAD research grant, which she utilised at the University of Münster, Germany. She is a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK; a member of the Chemical Society of Chemistry, Nigeria; a member of Society of Essential Oils Distillers and Analysts, Nigeria and a member of Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World.
Her goal is to be a renowned researcher, contributing positively to the field of science.

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Other Memberships/Affiliations
Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemical Society of Nigeria (Oyo Chapter)
Society of Essential Oil Distillers and Analysts

Degrees:

2016
Master     Chemical Sciences
2012
Undergraduate     Chemical Sciences
2024
Doctorate     Chemical Sciences

Publications resulting from Research
Isiaka M., Olaoluwa, O. O., Alabi, O. Y., Banwo, O. M., Ayodele, M. A. and Flamini, G. (2025). Volatile oil composition, phytochemical screening and Larvicidal activities of Indigofera tinctoria L. against African sesamia calamists. Phytoparasitica 53 (70), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-025-01292-5

Taiwo, O. M., Olaoluwa O. O., Aiyelaagbe, O. O. and Schmidt, T. J. (2023). Chemical Constituents from Ficus sagittifolia Stem bark and Their Antimicrobial Activities. Plants, 12(15): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12152801



Others publications

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5th International Conference on Scientific Research in Nigeria tagged Strengthening Scientific Research for National Development
2025
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41st Annual International Conference, Workshop and Exhibition tagged Chemical Sciences in an emerging Economy: Issues, Prospects and Opportunities by Chemical Society of Nigeria
2025
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3rd International Conference on Scientific Research in Nigeria tagged
2025
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