Dr. Abdullah

B.Sc. (Hons) Food Technology (UAF)
M.Sc. (Hons) Food Technology (UAF)
PhD (Food Technology)

Assistant Professor

Mobile: +92345-4670068
Email: abdullah.mustafa@uvas.edu.pk

Biography

Dr. Abdullah, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Bio-Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore–Pakistan since December 06, 2017. He has completed his B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture with major subject as Food Technology in 2010, M.Sc. (Hons.) in 2012 and Ph.D. Food Technology in 2017 from National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad–Pakistan.
During the course of Ph.D., he has worked at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA. In his Ph.D. research at Rutgers, he worked on extraction and GC-MS characterization of essential oils, antioxidant and antimicrobial potential, encapsulation of essential oils and their therapeutic use against induced hypercholesterolemia in bio-evaluation trials. Besides, he also attended “IFT16 and IFT18 Conferences as speaker being held in Chicago, IL, USA organized by Institute of Food Technologist, America. In addition, he has also completed International course on “Food Safety and Additives” organized by International Agricultural Research and Training Center (IARTC), Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MAFL), Izmir, Turkey. He is also a reviewer of some notable journals of Food Science, Agriculture and Nutrition domain.

Research Interests:

Dr. Abdullah is working on exploring the antioxidant, antimicrobial and therapeutic potential of food bioactive components for food applications and to develop novel foods against chronic diseases/physiological disorders. He has also conducted and published research by finding the potential of different chemical/soaking solutions in mitigating the pesticides residues from vegetables so that consumers could be benefited.

Publication


  • Asghar, A., Abdullah, Irshad, M.A. and Majeed M. 2016. Elucidating the therapeutic potential of nutraceuticals. Nutraceuticals. Elsevier, Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai. (1st Ed.). Academic Press. USA. pp: 231–270. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-804305-9.00007-5.
  • Asghar, A., Randhawa M.A., Masood M.M., Abdullah and Irshad M.A. 2018. Nutraceutical formulation strategies to enhance the bioavailability and efficiency: an overview. Role of Material Science in Food Bioengineering. Elsevier. pp: 329–352. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-811448-3.00010-3.
  • Ahmad N., Rehman S., Shabbir M.A., Abdullah, Shehzad M. A., Din Z. Roberts T.H. 2018. Fortification of durum wheat semolina with detoxified matri (Lathyrus sativus) flour to improve the nutritional properties of pasta. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 55: 2114–2121.
  • Abdullah, Asghar, A., Butt M.S., Shahid, M. and Huang Q. 2017. Evaluating the antimicrobial potential of green cardamom essential oil focusing on quorum sensing inhibition of Chromobacterium violaceum. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 54: 2306–2315.
  • Aadil, R.M., Xin-an Z., Saqib J., Akmal, N., Abid, A. and Abdullah. 2017. Quality evaluation of grapefruit juice by thermal and high pressure processing treatment. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research. 30: 249-257.
  • Abdullah, Randhawa, M.A., Asghar, A., Pasha, I., Usman, R., Shamoon, M., Bhatti, M.A., Irshad, M.A. and Ahmad, N. 2016. Evaluation of various soaking agents as a novel tool for pesticide residues mitigation from cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis). Journal of Food Science and Technology. 53: 3312–3319.
  • Abdullah, Randhawa, M.A., Akhtar, S., Mansoor-ul-Hassan, Asghar, A., Sohaib, M., and Jahangir, M.A. 2016. Assessment of different washing treatments to mitigate imidacloprid and acetamaprid residues in spinach. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 96: 3749–3754.
  •  Majeed, M., Asghar, A., Randhawa, M.A, Shahzad, M.A., Sohaib, M. and Abdullah. 2013. Ochratoxin A in cereal products, potential hazards and prevention strategies: A review. Pakistan Journal of Food Science. 23: 52–61.
  • Evaluating the influence of green cardamom (Elletaria cardamomum) essential oil on biofilm formation inhibition of S. typhimurium and E. coli. IFT18; A Matter of Science + Food 15-18 July, 2018 Chicago IL, USA.
  • Exploring the antimicrobial and therapeutic potential of encapsulated cardamom extracts. IFT18; A Matter of Science + Food 15-18 July, 2018 Chicago IL, USA.
  • Exploring the therapeutic potential of cardamom to attenuate the physiological dysfunctions. 3rd International Conference on Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals, NUTRICON 04-05 December, 2013 GCU, Faisalabad.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINIGS AND COURSES

  • 5th International course on Food Safety and Additives organized by International Agricultural Research and Training Center (IARTC), Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MAFL) 25-29 June, 2018 Izmir, Turkey.
  • APO e-Learning Course on “Value Addition to Agrifood Products” jointly organized by Asian Productivity Organization (APO) Japan and National Productivity Organization (NPO) Pakistan from 20-23 September, 2016 at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • Rutgers Environmental Health and Safety “Lab Safety/Biosafety Training” on 14 March, 2016 at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA.
  • APO e-Learning Course on “Risk Management of Foodborne Pathogens” jointly organized by Asian Productivity Organization (APO) Japan and National Productivity Organization (NPO) Pakistan from 19-22 May, 2015 at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • International Symposium on “Technological & Nutritional aspects of Value Added Dairy Products” on 12-14th November 2014 at National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad – Pakistan.
  • Two days training course on “Advances in edible coatings for fresh fruits & vegetables” from 2-3 April, 2013 organized by National institute of Food Science & Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
  • Four months training at “Pakistan Dairy Development Company” Lahore, worked on “Chillers manufacturing & Performance”.

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIP

  • Secured a travel grant from Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan to present my work IFT18; A Matter of Science + Food 15-18 July, 2018 Chicago IL, USA.
  • Won “International research support initiative program (IRSIP)” a six month research fellowship from Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan to do Ph.D. research work at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA.

RESEARCH PROJECTS:

  • Evaluation of antimicrobial and antioxidant potential of cardamom, clove and cinnamon for food applications. (0.5 Million, Principal Investigator)