Obata Lab
Taiwo Dele-Osibanjo is a PhD student in Biochemistry and works in Toshihiro Obata's lab. His doctoral study— deciphering the role of multienzyme complexes in regulating metabolic flux between branched pathways— resides at the intersection of understanding metabolic network regulation under dynamic environmental conditions and deepening fundamental knowledge of plant physiology to enhance crop productivity.
The knowledge gained from his work can be translated into innovative strategies for improving the nutritional quality of crops and overall productivity.
Taiwo also dedicates time to fostering scientific engagement in younger people with service activities on the MDH Curriculum-based Undergraduate Research Experience (MDH-CURES) planning committee, as a judge for the Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences, and as a reviewer and evaluator for the Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences grant proposal applications.
He plans to become an established scientist whose vision is to develop novel metabolic engineering approaches to increase the production of industrial and biomedical materials using environmentally friendly processes.