Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics
Open Access

Biography

Dr. Asif Ahmad holds a PhD degree in Food Technology and have vast teaching and research experience in discipline of Food science, Agriculture and Nutrition. While working with team of researchers, he got international research experience in USDA labs, OARDC and Ohio state university in USA. He is member of many scholastic societies working in field of Food Science and Nutrition. He is serving on Editorial boards of several journals in his field. Authorship of two books, eight book chapters and more than 55 Research articles make it prominent in his field. Supervision of about 35 Masters level and five PhD level dissertations are on his record. His research on nutraceutical foods, bioactive compounds and dietary fiber has published in international journals of repute. He devised some low-cost techniques for extraction of dietary fibers using indigenous resources. On his credit, there are several National and international awards including prestigious Fulbright fellowship. Currently, he is working as Professor (Food technology) with PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Research Interest

His research interest includes Food Sciences, Agriculture, Nutraceuticals, Beta glucan, Dietary fiber, Extraction techniques, etc.