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PhD Scientist | Experimental Design, Statistical Analysis & Scientific Writing

Profile Summary

I am a PhD trained scientist with industry experience in experimental design, statistical analysis, and data driven research interpretation. I work with complex datasets and studies to extract clear, decision relevant insights. My background includes designing and evaluating experiments, analyzing biological and research data, and translating results into concise technical documentation. I have experience supporting research teams through data analysis, evidence synthesis, and scientific writing for internal and external stakeholders. I am available for contract based research analysis, statistical support, and scientific or technical writing projects.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Botany
• ☆ Plant Breeding & Genetics
• ☆ Plant Physiology
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Exploration
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Big Data Analytics
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Data Management
• ☆ Data Manipulation
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Applied Statistics
• ☆ Meta-Analysis
• ☆ Regression Analysis
• ☆ Multivariate Analysis
• ☆ Correlation Analysis
• ☆ Study Design
• ☆ Statistical Review
• ☆ Medical Statistics
• ☆ Health Data Analysis
• ☆ Trend Analysis
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ Market Research
• ☆ Qualitative Market Research
• ☆ Quantitative Market Research

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Market Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Product Development Product Evaluation, Concept Development

Work Experience

Consultant Senior Scientist, assay development

Bayer Crop Sciences

March 2025 - Present

Research Scientists

Bayer Crop Sciences

September 2022 - March 2025

Vegetable Seeds Development Intern

Syngenta (United States)

July 2022 - August 2022

Graduate Research Assistant

Mississippi State University

January 2020 - June 2022

Graduate Research Assistant / Research Assistant

Newcastle University

September 2018 - August 2019

Education

Ph.D Plant biology (Pharmacology, ecology, ethnobotany)

Mississippi State University

January 2020 - December 2022

MSc. Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Newcastle University

September 2018 - September 2019

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

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Mohammad A. Ghanbari, Mohit Verma, Omolayo Olorunwa, Sorina Popescu, T. Casey Barickman, Ainong Shi, George Popescu (2025). Unraveling the molecular landscape of waterlogging stress in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.): integrating transcriptomics, phenomics, and metabolomics with machine learning insights .

Omolayo Olorunwa, Bikash Adhikari, Skyler Brazel, Ainong Shi, Sorina Popescu, George Popescu, T. Casey Barickman (2022). Growth and Photosynthetic Responses of Cowpea Genotypes under Waterlogging at the Reproductive Stage .

Bikash Adhikari, Omolayo J. Olorunwa, T. Casey Barickman (2022). Salt Stress Affects the Photosynthetic and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Responses in Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> L.) .

Omolayo Olorunwa, Bikash Adhikari, Skyler Brazel, Ainong Shi, Sorina Popescu, George Popescu, T. Casey Barickman(2022). Growth and Photosynthetic Responses of Cowpea Genotypes under Waterlogging at the Reproductive Stage . Authorea, Inc.

Omolayo Olorunwa, Bikash Adhikari, Skyler Brazel, Sorina Popescu, George Popescu, T. Casey Barickman(2022). Waterlogging induces alterations in cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L.) photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence, and responses to CO 2 and light intensity . Authorea, Inc.

Omolayo Olorunwa, Bikash Adhikari, Skyler Brazel, Sorina Popescu, George Popescu, T. Casey Barickman (2022). Waterlogging induces alterations in cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L.) photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence, and responses to CO 2 and light intensity .

Omolayo Olorunwa, Bikash Adhikari, Skyler Brazel, Sorina Popescu, George Popescu, T. Casey Barickman (2022). Waterlogging induces alterations in cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L.) photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence, and responses to CO 2 and light intensity .

Bikash Adhikari, Omolayo Joshua Olorunwa, T. Casey Barickman(2022). Seed Priming Enhances Seed Germination and Morphological Traits of <em>Lactuca Sativa</em> L. Under Salt Stress . {MDPI} {AG}

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Bikash Adhikari, Omolayo J. Olorunwa, Jeff Wilson, T. Casey Barickman, Kellie J. Walters, Sathishkumar Samiappan, Raju Bheemanahalli (2025). Morpho-physiological, leaf hyperspectral, and nutritional responses of lettuce to salt stress . Plant Physiology Reports.

Bikash Adhikari, Omolayo J. Olorunwa, Thomas E. Horgan, Jeff Wilson, T. Casey Barickman, Tongyin Li, Raju Bheemanahalli (2024). Seed priming attenuates the impact of salt stress and enhances lettuce yields . Journal of Agriculture and Food Research.

Grace A. Adegoye, Omolayo J. Olorunwa, Firas A. Alsajri, Charles H. Walne, Chaturika Wijewandana, Swatantra R. Kethireddy, Krishna N. Reddy, K. Raja Reddy (2023). Waterlogging Effects on Soybean Physiology and Hyperspectral Reflectance during the Reproductive Stage . Agriculture.

Grace A. Adegoye, Omolayo J. Olorunwa, Firas A. Alsajri, Charles H. Walne, Chaturika Wijewandana, Swatantra R. Kethireddy, Krishna N. Reddy, K. Raja Reddy (2023). Waterlogging Effects on Soybean Physiology and Hyperspectral Reflectance during the Reproductive Stage . Agriculture.

Waterlogging during the reproductive growth stage causes physiological and biochemical modifications in the leaves of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) genotypes with contrasting tolerance <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.

Omolayo J. Olorunwa, Bikash Adhikari, Skyler Brazel, Ainong Shi, Sorina C. Popescu, George V. Popescu, T. Casey Barickman (2022). Growth and Photosynthetic Responses of Cowpea Genotypes under Waterlogging at the Reproductive Stage . Plants.

Omolayo J. Olorunwa, Bikash Adhikari, Skyler Brazel, Ainong Shi, Sorina C. Popescu, George V. Popescu, T. Casey Barickman (2022). Growth and Photosynthetic Responses of Cowpea Genotypes under Waterlogging at the Reproductive Stage . Plants.

Bikash Adhikari, Omolayo J. Olorunwa, T. Casey Barickman(2022). Seed Priming Enhances Seed Germination and Morphological Traits of Lactuca sativa L. under Salt Stress . Seeds. 1. (2). p. 74--86. {MDPI} {AG}

Bikash Adhikari, Omolayo J. Olorunwa, T. Casey Barickman (2022). Seed Priming Enhances Seed Germination and Morphological Traits of <i>Lactuca sativa</i> L. under Salt Stress . Seeds.

Omolayo J. Olorunwa, Bikash Adhikari, Ainong Shi, T. Casey Barickman(2022). Screening of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) genotypes for waterlogging tolerance using morpho-physiological traits at early growth stage . Plant Science. 315. p. 111136. Elsevier {BV}

(2021). Morphological and Physiological Response of Different Lettuce Genotypes to Salt Stress . Stresses.

Bikash Adhikari, Omolayo J. Olorunwa, Jeff C. Wilson, T. Casey Barickman (2021). Morphological and Physiological Response of Different Lettuce Genotypes to Salt Stress . Stresses.

Bikash Adhikari, Omolayo J. Olorunwa, Jeff C. Wilson, T. Casey Barickman (2021). Morphological and Physiological Response of Different Lettuce Genotypes to Salt Stress . Stresses.

(2021). Varying drought stress induces morpho-physiological changes in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) genotypes inoculated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum . Plant Stress.

@article{Olorunwa_2021, doi = {10.1016/j.stress.2021.100033}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.stress.2021.100033}, year = 2021, month = {dec}, publisher = {Elsevier {BV}}, volume = {2}, pages = {100033}, author = {Omolayo J. Olorunwa and Ainong Shi and T. Casey Barickman}, title = {Varying drought stress induces morpho-physiological changes in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) genotypes inoculated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum}, journal = {Plant Stress}} .

T. Casey Barickman, Omolayo J. Olorunwa, Akanksha Sehgal, C. Hunt Walne, K. Raja Reddy, Wei Gao (2021). Yield, Physiological Performance, and Phytochemistry of Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) under Temperature Stress and Elevated CO2 Concentrations . Plants.

T. Casey Barickman, Omolayo J. Olorunwa, Akanksha Sehgal, C. Hunt Walne, K. Raja Reddy, Wei Gao(2021). Interactive Impacts of Temperature and Elevated CO2 on Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) Root and Shoot Morphology and Growth . Horticulturae. 7. (5). p. 112. {MDPI} {AG}

T. Casey Barickman, Omolayo J. Olorunwa, Akanksha Sehgal, C. Hunt Walne, K. Raja Reddy, Wei Gao (2021). Interactive Impacts of Temperature and Elevated CO₂ on Basil (<i>Ocimum basilicum</i> L.) Root and Shoot Morphology and Growth . Horticulturae.

T. Casey Barickman, Omolayo J. Olorunwa, Akanksha Sehgal, C. Hunt Walne, K. Raja Reddy, Wei Gao (2021). Yield, Physiological Performance, and Phytochemistry of Basil (<i>Ocimum basilicum</i> L.) under Temperature Stress and Elevated CO₂ Concentrations . Plants.

Barickman, T.C., Olorunwa, O.J., Sehgal, A., Walne, C.H., Reddy, K.R., Gao, W.(2021). Yield, physiological performance, and phytochemistry of basil (Ocimum basilicum l.) under temperature stress and elevated co<inf>2</inf> concentrations . Plants. 10. (6).

Barickman, T.C., Olorunwa, O.J., Sehgal, A., Walne, C.H., Reddy, K.R., Gao, W.(2021). Interactive impacts of temperature and elevated co<inf>2</inf> on basil (Ocimum basilicum l.) root and shoot morphology and growth . Horticulturae. 7. (5).

@article{Joshua_Olorunwa_2018, doi = {10.11648/j.jim.20180701.15}, url = {https://doi.org/10.11648%2Fj.jim.20180701.15}, year = 2018, publisher = {Science Publishing Group}, volume = {7}, number = {1}, pages = {35}, author = {Omolayo Joshua Olorunwa}, title = {Economic Analysis of Broiler Production in Lagos State Poultry Estate, Nigeria}, journal = {Journal of Investment and Management}} .

WORKING PAPER

Seed Priming Enhances Seed Germination and Morphological Traits of <em>Lactuca Sativa</em> L. Under Salt Stress .

Salt Stress Affects the Photosynthetic and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Responses in Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> L.) .