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Faculty Profile

Dr Muhammad Rizwan

Assistant Professor

School of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Department of Food Sciences and Technology

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Dr. Muhammad Rizwan is serving as Assistant Professor at SFAS, UMT. He holds Ph.D. degree in Food Technology from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. He has been awarded with "Medal" in MS Food Technology as top position holder. During his Ph.D., he has been awarded HEC Indigenous fellowship. Dr. Rizwan has over four years’ experience in academics and research. He is HEC approved Ph.D. research supervisor. He has published different research articles & book chapters in national and international journals and books. He is a reviewer of different peer review journals. Currently, he is also a member of Editorial Board of Journal of Experimental and Basic Medical Sciences and RADS-Journal of Food Bioscience. His research domain is food and nutrition with a special focus on functional & nutraceutical foods, extraction of bioactive compounds and assessment of their therapeutic perspective through bio-efficacy modeling.

  • Functional & Nutraceutical foods
  • Extraction of Bioactive compounds through different traditional and novel techniques
  • Designer product development and their shelf study
  • Assessment of therapeutic perspectives through bio-efficacy modeling.
  • Probing the Ameliorative Potential of Almonds Against Hypercholesterolemia Related Biomarkers.
  • Investigating the Efficiency of Different Extraction Modes to Attain Optimal Beetroot Bioactives
  • Development and Compositional Evaluation of Pomegranate Peel Based Sugar Free Biscuits
  • Assessing the Effect of Quinoa-Watermelon Seeds Powder Blend on Nutritional and Quality Attributes of Protein-Fiber Enriched Functional Bars
  • To Create Awareness About Nutritional Status Among School Going Children: A GAIN-USAID Joint Project
Name of Organization Designation Start Date End Date
University of Management and Technology, Lahore. Assistant Professor 11-03-2024 Present
University of Central Punjab, Lahore. Assistant Professor 01-01-2024 08-03-2024
University of Central Punjab, Lahore. Lecturer 04-03-2021 31-12-2023
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Visiting Lecturer 08-01-2018 30-07-2019
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Research Associate 24-11-2016 23-05-2017
Publication Type Title Journal Name Impact Factor Year of Publication
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) Microwave Vacuum Extraction Cum Drying of Tomato Slices: Optimization and Functional Characterization Food Science & Nutrition 3.553 2023
Publications in indexed/HEC recognized/UMT recognized journals/Case Study (published in recognized in journals) Comparative Analysis of Nutritional and Antioxidant Characteristics of Different Pakistani and Exotic Almonds Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International 0.000 2022
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) Characterization of Biopolymeric Encapsulation System for Improved Survival of Lactobacillus Brevis Journal of Food Measurements and Characterization 3.006 2022
International Publications with impact factor (less than 2.0) / JCR / SJR Cinnamon Bioactives and their Impact on Poultry Nutrition and Meat Quality-Impact on Human Health Accepted in Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 1.316 2022
International Publications with impact factor (2.0 and above) Neuroprotective Effects of Oleuropein: Recent Developments and Contemporary Research Journal of Food Biochemistry 3.654 2021
International Publications with impact factor (less than 2.0) / JCR / SJR Does Iron-fortified Chewing Gum Influence the Biochemical Profile of School Going Children (6-10 years)? Italian Journal of Food Science 1.021 2021
Publications in indexed/HEC recognized/UMT recognized journals/Case Study (published in recognized in journals) Hypoglycemic and Hypolipidemic Potential of Turmeric and Black Cumin in Rat Model Pure and Applied Biology 0.000 2021
Book Chapter (published) Extraction of Nutraceuticals BOOK: Basics of Functional and Nutraceutical Foods 0.000 2021
Book Chapter (published) Microwaves as Non-Invasive Analytical Tool BOOK: Advances in Noninvasive Food Analysis 0.000 2019
Degree Name & Area Year University City,Country
PhD Food Technology University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan
MSc Food Technology University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan
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