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Dr. Julius Maina Mathara

Chairman
Department of Food Science & Technology
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Kenya

Biography

Teaching Food Microbiology, Advanced Food Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biosafety, biopolicy, bioethics. Research Activities Probiotics and functional food research and development (Isolation and Identification of Microorganisms. Use of multi-functional genomics in characterization of potential and probiotic lactic acid bacteria. Design and processing models of functional foods. Antimicrobial compounds and Bio-preservation of Foods. BiosafetyApplication and Risk analysis of GMO in food. Innovation activaties Development of a Sustainable Agro-Processing Technology with health Added Value. The innovation work is focused on development of Probiotics for application in Industrial Foods for Nutrition and management of human health.

Research Interest

Probiotics and functional food research and development

Publications

  • Christine M Kalui, Julius M. Mathara, Phillip M. Kutima, C. Kiiyukia and Lawrence Wongo (2009) Functional characteristics of Lactobacillus rhamnosus from ikii, a Kenyan traditional fermented maize porridge. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 8 (18): 4363 – 4373, 2009

  • Nyaberi, M.O., Onyango, C.A., Mathooko, F.M., Maina, J. M., Makobe, M., Mwaura, F., (2010 )Bioactive fractions in the stem charcoal of Ozaroa insignis used by the pastoral communities in West Pokot to preserve milk. Journal of Applied Biosciences 26: 1653 – 1658, 2010

  • Nyaberi, M.O., Onyango, C.A., Mathooko, F.M., Maina, J. M., Makobe, M., Mwaura, F., (2010). Evaluation of phytochemical, antioxidant and antibacterial activity of edible fruit extracts of Ziziphus abyssinica A. Rich. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 2010 (2) 623 – 629

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