Owen Rubaba
Dr, Durban University of Technology
Location: South Africa
Consulting Services
Areas Of Interest
Professional Narrative
To contribute strong research skills and experience in the microbiology and public health. I have extensive experience in molecular biology, public health. I have also worked the field of microbial ecology, renewable technologies such as microbial fuel cells and biogas technology.
Employment
Education
Referees
Dr Godfrey Musvoto, Durban University of Tecnology.
“Head of Department”
Prof Takafira Mdluza, University of Zimbabwe.
“Head of Department”
Publications
Book Chapter: Chapter1; Novel Energy Production, 2019: DOI: 10.1201/9780367814953-1: Park, E.Y. ed., 2019. Green Science and Technology. CRC Press.
Conditionally Accepted:
Book Chapter: Owen Rubaba and Gilberte Lincoln: Ecology and space: Covid 19. Regulation Compliance and household characteristics in the Mayville Suburb of South Africa. Household Satisfaction in South Africa (2022). UNISA Publication
Manuscripts
- Manyangadze, T., Chimbari, M.J., Rubaba, O., Soko, W. and Mukaratirwa, S., 2021. Spatial and seasonal distribution of Bulinus globosus and Biomphalaria pfeifferi in Ingwavuma, uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Implications for schistosomiasis transmission at micro-geographical scale. Parasites & Vectors, 14(1), pp.1-9.
- Owen Rubaba, Chimbari, Samson Mukaratirwa. 2018. Validation of a urine circulating cathodic antigen cassette for detection of Schistosoma haematobium in uMkhanyakude District of South Africa. Acta Tropica.182: 161-165.
- Owen Rubaba, Moses Chimbari, Samson Mukaratirwa. 2017.Partheniun hysterophorus impacts and scope of research in southern Africa. South African Journal of Plant and Soil. 34(5):323-32.
- Suzuki, K., Owen Rubaba, Joann Mok; Hiroki Mochihara; Takuya Hosokawa; Hiroko Kubota; Hisatoshi Sakamoto; Atsunori Matsuda; Yosuke Tashiro. 2016. Electrochemical and microbiological characterization of microbial fuel cell equipped with SPEEK membrane electrode assembly. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering.1-7
- Rubaba O., Araki Y., Yamamoto S., Suzuki K., Sakamoto H., Matsuda A., and Futamata H.(2013) Electricity producing property and bacterial community structure in microbial fuel cells with membrane electrode assembly. J. Bioscience Bioengineering. 116: 106 – 113.
- Kaiya S, Rubaba O, Yoshida N, Yamada T, Hiraishi A. 2012. Characterization of Rhizobium naphthalenivorans sp. nov. with special emphasis on aromatic compound degradation and multilocus sequence analysis of housekeeping genes. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 58:211-24.
- Suzuki, K., Kato, Y., Yui, A., Yamamoto, S., Ando, S., Rubaba, O., Tashiro, Y. and Futamata, H., 2018. Bacterial communities adapted to higher external resistance can reduce the onset potential of anode in microbial fuel cells. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering.
- Yamamoto S, Suzuki K, Araki Y, Mochihara H, Hosokawa T, Kubota H, Chiba Y, Rubaba O (10%), Tashiro Y, Futamata H. 2014. Dynamics of different bacterial communities capable of generating sustainable electricity from microbial fuel cells with organic waste. Microbes and Environment. 29:145-153
- Owen Rubaba, Yoko Araki, Shuji Yamamoto, Kei Suzuki, Hisatoshi Sakamoto,Atsunori Matsuda, and Hiroyuki Futamata.2013. Performance comparison of microbial fuel cells equipped with different membrane electrode assemblies.Journal of Physics. Doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/433/1/012022.
- Futamata, H. O. Bretschger, Andrea C. M. Cheung, J Kan, O. Rubaba, and K. H. Nealson. 2012. Adaptation of soil microbes during establishment of microbial fuel cell consortia with lactate. J. Bioscience Bioengineering 115(1):58-63.
Grants,Awards and Certifications
Grants :
Successfully wrote a proposal on ‘Co infection of helminths and HIV/TB infection’ supported by the South African Medical Research Council.
Awards & Prizes :
Scholarships
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Long term scholarship, MSc Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan (Dec 2006-Nov 2008)
- Honda Benjiro Engineers Foundation Scholarship, PhD, Shizuoka University, Japan (April 2009-March 2013)
Prizes
- Best Poster Award. Senior Category, Parasitology Society of Southern Africa, September 2015
- Excellent Paper Award: Society for Biotechnology Japan. 2014Successfully wrote a proposal on ‘Co infection of helminths and HIV/TB infection’ supported by the South African Medical Research Council.
