Ashraf Ismail
Associate Professor
Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry
McGill University
Canada
Biography
PhD Chemistry, McGill University BSc Development of a turnkey system for lubricant condition monitoring that was successfully commercialised by the industrial partner; Awarded Honorable Mention in the NSERC-sponsored University-Industry Synergy Awards competition.Biochemistry, McGill University
Research Interest
Dr. Ismail’s research program has three global themes: (i) exploration of new approaches by which to acquire information on protein structure and interactions by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic techniques, with a particular focus on novel applications of focal-plane-array (FPA) FTIR spectroscopic imaging ; (ii) implementation of these approaches, together with other biophysical techniques, to address questions of fundamental biochemical or food science relevance; and (iii) development of FTIR spectroscopy as a rapid technique for the identification of microorganisms.
Publications
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Evaluation of fpa-ftir spectroscopy as a tool in the differentiation of campylobacter jejuni from campylobacter coli isolated from retail chicken samples
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An investigation of the effect of microwave treatment on the structure and unfolding pathways of β-lactoglobulin using FTIR spectroscopy with the application of two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS)
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Study of the denaturation/aggregation behaviour of whole porcine plasma and its protein fractions during heating under acidic pH by variable-temperature FTIR spectroscopy
