Dr. Muhammad Sajid Manzoor

Assistant Professor

sajid.manzoor@ucp.edu.pk

Profile Summary

Dr. Muhammad Sajid Manzoor is a food technologist with his PhD degree from University of Agriculture Faisalabad. He has received M.Phil leading to PhD scholarship from Higher Education Commission Pakistan and conducted a part of his PhD research at Washington State University-USA. He has completed his B.Sc. (Hons.) from National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad. Along with the research experience, he has 3.5 years of teaching experience in food sciences, nutrition and dietetics at Government College University Faisalabad-Sahiwal Campus. His research interests center on cereals, specifically the bioactive compounds and their bioavailability. He has worked on nutritional and end use perspectives of oat with special reference to avenanthramide group of polyhenols. Other areas of interests focuses on nutraceuticals and functional compounds, polyphenols and antioxidants and their allied health benefits. He has organized and participated in a number of national and international conferences and trainings.

Qualification

PhD	Food Technology	UAF, Pakistan	2020
M. Sc. (Hons.)	Food Technology	UAF, Pakistan	2014
B. Sc. (Hons.)	Food Science & Technology	UAF, Pakistan	2012

Experience

Assistant Professor	University of Central Punjab, Lahore	2021-present
Assistant Professor	Government College University Faisalabad, Sahiwal Campus	2020-2021
Senior Lecturer	Government College University Faisalabad, Sahiwal Campus	2019-2021
Research Scholar	Washington State University-USA	1/2018-7/2018
Teaching Assistant	University of Agriculture Faisalabad	2/2016-6/2016

Publications

1	Mushtaq, B.S., W.A. Ansi, A. Dhungleab, A.A. Mahdic, F. Haqq, M. Fana, M.S. Manzoor, H. Qiana, L. Jinxina, L. Wanga. 2021. Influence of pretreatments combined with extrusion on γ-aminobutyric acid, nutritional composition and physiochemical properties of foxtail millet (Setaria italica). J. Cereal Sci. 102 (2021) 10359. (IF: 3.616).
2	Din, A., M.F.J. Chughtai, T. Mehmood, A. Khaliq, M. Nadeem, S. Ahsan, R.M. Amir, M. Abrar, K. Saeed and M.S. Manzoor. 2021. Shelf Life Extension of mango fruit by using non-preservative technique. Intl. J. Fruit Sci.21 (1): 232-241. (IF: 1.359)
3	Manzoor, M.S., I. Pasha, A. Shehzad, M.A. Zia and M.J. Zhu. 2020. Antioxidant profiling of indigenous oat cultivars with special reference to avenanthramides. Intl. Food Res. J. 27 (2): 261-269. (IF: 1.014)
4	Manzoor, M.S., I. Pasha, S. Ahmad, M.K. Sharif, and M.F.J. Chughtai. 2018. Fortification and Stability of Iodine in Bread to Mitigate Iodine Deficiency Disorder. Pak. J. Sci. Ind. Res. 61B (3): 145-150.
5	Pasha, I., N. Huma, M.F.J. Chughtai, S. Jan, S. Ahmad, M.S. Manzoor and F. Ahmed. 2018. Biochemical, Nutritional and End Use Perspective of Wheat Grass as Potential Dietary Supplement. Intl J. Boichem. Res. Rev. 21(1): 1-13
6	Pasha, I., M. A. Shabbir, M. A. Haider, M.F.J. Chughtai, B. Afzal, S. Ahmed and M.S. Manzoor. 2017. Biochemical evaluation of Trigonella foenum graecum (Fenugreek) with special reference to phenolic acids. Pak. J. Sci. Ind. Res. 60(3). 154-161.
7	Pasha, I., M.F.J. Chughtai, S. Akhter, A. Sameen and M.S. Manzoor. 2016. Biochemical characterization and dietary fiber analysis of sugar beet supplemented cookies. Pak. J. Sci. Ind. Res. 59(3) 139-145.

Dr. Muhammad Sajid Manzoor