I am a PhD candidate in the Edwards Lab in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University. My research interests are plant anatomy, evolution and development, and botanical digitization.
BSc, University of Ibadan, 2012; MSc, University of Ibadan, 2015; MS, Yale University, 2023
My research interests so far have been centered around these. I’m however open to working with other systems, techniques, and questions.
My current research leverages phylogenetics, machine learning, and advanced imaging to explore the evolution and developmental of leaf margins, venation, and buds in woody angiosperm flora, across latitudinal gradients.
Interests
Systematics
Plant Anatomy
Development & Evolution
Digital Morphometrics
AI in Botany
Techniques
Imaging: Light Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, MicroCT Scanning, Confocal Microscopy
Computational: Excel, R, Python
Molecular: Phylogenetics, Cellular Biology
Machine Learning, AI
Systems
Plants: Woody Angiosperms, Viburnum, Cucurbitaceae, Ruellia, Ficus
Structures: Buds, Leaves, Stems, Roots, Wood
Publications
Adebayo, O.B., Ajayi B.A., Oso O.A., Okanume O.E., Jayeola A.A., and Adenaike C. 2022. Comparative Macromorphology and Micromorphology of Hypoestes rosea P. Beauv. and Asystasia gangetica T. Anderson (Acanthaceae). Asian Journal of Research in Botany 7 (3), 1-8. https://journalajrib.com/index.php/AJRIB/article/view/30190. [PDF]
Okanume, O.E., Abok, S.G. and Oso, O.A. 2022. Leaf epidermal and petiole anatomical features as taxonomic characters in some Vernonia species in Nigeria. Bio-Research, 20(1), pp.1388-1397. https://doi.org/10.4314/br.v20i1.1. [PDF]
Oso, O.A., Ajayi, B.A. and Okanume, O.E. 2022. Descriptive Anatomy of Invasive Weed, Ruellia tuberosa Linn. Asian Journal of Research in Botany 7 (1), 31-36. https://journalajrib.com/index.php/AJRIB/article/view/30183. [PDF]
Oso, O.A., and Jayeola, A.A. 2021. Digital morphometrics: Application of MorphoLeaf in shape visualization and species delimitation, using Cucurbitaceae leaves as a model. Applications in Plant Sciences 9( 9-10): e11448. https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11448. [PDF]
Okanume, O.E., Ebelebe, L.C., and Oso, O.A. 2021. Anatomical Studies of the Foliar Epidermis and Petiole of some Lannea Species in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Asian Plant Research Journal, 8(2), 41-55. https://doi.org/10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i230174. [PDF]
Oso, O.A., Olowoyeye, B.O., and Omosowon, S.M. 2017. Macromorphological and Micromorphological Study of Spathes of Musa sapientum L. and Musa paradisiaca L. in the University of Ibadan. Analele Universităţii din Oradea, Fascicula Biologie Tom. XXIV, Issue: 1, 2017, pp. 7-13. ISSN : 1224-5119 [PDF]
Okanume, O.E., Joseph, O.M., Agaba, O.A., Habila, S., Oso, O.A., and Adebayo, O.B. 2017. Effect of Industrial Effluent on the Growth, Yield and Foliar Epidermal Features of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 9(4), 549-556. https://doi.org/10.15835/nsb9410106. [PDF]
Outreach
Outside academics, teaching, and research, I am a Youth Worker who is strongly committed to strengthening communities through the empowerment and engagement of young people as change agents in the society.
My resourcefulness, creativity, digital skills, organizational and goal-driving abilities, and academic and research ideas, have come in handy towards providing interventions and sustainable transformations to young people and different communities in Nigeria and the US.
I continue to seek to enjoy and experience active leadership opportunities, and the presence of multicultural people motivated by the desire for learning, community, and human capital development.
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