Sajid Maqsood PhD

Dr. Sajid is an Associate Professor in Department of Food Science, College of Food and Agriculture, UAEU. He teaches advance courses in food science. He has been awarded Gold medal for bachelor’s and Master’s degree. He has done Ph.D in Food Science and Technology from Prince of Songkla University, Thailand in 2010 and was awarded with Altech’s Young Scientist award.
Prior to joining as an Assistant Professor at UAEU, he served as a post-doctoral research fellow in Food Science Department, UAEU. He has a strong theoretical and experimental knowledge and expertise in chemistry and quality of muscle food. His major interests are in lipid oxidation and off-odor development in muscle food.
His current research at UAEU is focused on camel meat and milk chemistry and quality and its valorization. Collagen and gelatin from Halal sources and their application. He has published his research in leading refereed journals and presented his research results in both national and international conferences. He has published more than 40 articles and edited 2 books. He is member of editorial board for 5 International journals as well as serving a potential reviewer for many international journals.