Dr Omonike Christianah Bakare
About me
Omonike Christianah Bakare, Ph.D. is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Biological Sciences at Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria. She is an environmental biologist whose research integrates ecotoxicology, aquatic ecology, environmental toxicology, molecular biology and environmental genomics, with a focus on environmental pollution, biomonitoring, molecular biomarkers, ecotoxicogenomics and ecosystem health. Her research applies interdisciplinary biological, ecological and molecular approaches to investigate environmental stressors and pollution-related risks in tropical aquatic ecosystems, with implications for biodiversity conservation, environmental health and One Health. She is also engaged in postgraduate research supervision, scientific collaboration, research capacity building and mentorship in the biological and environmental sciences.
Omonike Christianah Bakare, Ph.D. is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Biological Sciences at Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria. She is an environmental and genetic toxicologist, molecular/genomics researcher, and aquatic and conservation biologist whose research sits at the intersection of molecular biology, environmental toxicology, ecotoxicology, aquatic ecology, genetics and biodiversity conservation.
Her research focuses on understanding the effects of environmental contaminants and other stressors on organisms and ecosystems, using molecular, genetic, cytogenotoxicological and ecological approaches. Her areas of interest include environmental pollution, environmental risk assessment, molecular biomarkers, genotoxicity, environmental genomics, ecotoxicogenomics, environmental DNA (eDNA), biodiversity assessment, aquatic ecosystem health and conservation biology.
Dr. Bakare is particularly interested in applying molecular and genomic approaches to environmental monitoring, biodiversity assessment and the investigation of pollution-related risks in tropical aquatic ecosystems. She is also actively engaged in postgraduate research supervision, academic leadership, research capacity building, scientific collaboration and mentoring in the biological and environmental sciences.
She currently serves as Secretary of the Genetic Toxicology Association of Nigeria and is a member of several professional scientific organisations. Her broader goal is to advance interdisciplinary research that contributes to environmental sustainability, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem health and the responsible application of molecular and genomic technologies.
Degrees:
2. Bakare, A.A. et al. (2025). Genetic and systemic disruption by a municipal solid waste leachate in aquatic and terrestrial models, and human cancer-risk assessment of the leachate’s metallic constituents. Discover Toxicology, 2, 22.
3. Adeniji, C.B., Sindiku, O.K. & Bakare, O.C. (2024). Quantification of heavy metals in soil and water samples from major abattoirs in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Biological and Environmental Sciences Journal for the Tropics, 21(3), 240–248.
4. Bakare, O.C., Adesina, I.O. & Adegbite, R.T. (2026). Proximate composition and heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd and As) concentrations in selected shellfish species sold in major markets at Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria. Journal of Applied Science and Environmental Management, 30(3).
5. Bakare, O.C., Agboola, O.A. & Adegbehingbe, K.O. (2023). Gastrointestinal helminth parasites of Pseudotolithus species from Lagos Lagoon. Nigerian Journal of Parasitology, 44(2), 338–346.
6. Nkoh, J.N. et al. (2024). Antibiotics soil-solution chemistry: environmental behaviour, uptake and transformation by plants. Journal of Environmental Management, 354, 120312.
7. Bakare, C.O. & Ugwumba, A.A.A. (2016). Apparent nutrient digestibility and performance of Heterobranchus longifilis fed Libyodrilus violaceus meal supplemented diets. The Zoologist, 14, 43–49.
8. Monebi, C.O. & Ugwumba, A.A.A. (2016). Culture and utilisation of Alma millsoni in the diet of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings. Zoology and Ecology, 26(1), 35–46.