Prof Dr. Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad

Position

BPS

Employer

Period

Professor  Human Nutrition and Dietetics and HOD

Senior Position

Department of Food, Nutrition and Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Grand Asian University, Sialkot

September 1^st, 2023 – Todate

Professor  Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Senior Position

Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, International Institute of Science, Arts and Technology, Gujranwala.

November 18^th, 2022-

August 31^st , 2023

Professor and Chairman

Senior Position

Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Faisalabad Campus

May 17^th, 2021-

February 28^th , 2022

Professor and Technical Consultant

Senior Position

Various Universities and Higher Education Institutes in Punjab for QEC, Academics and ORIC Development.

April 1^st , 2021-Todate (Continue)

Dean and Professor Clinical Nutrition

Senior Admin Position

Faculty of Applied Sciences, NUR International University, Raiwind Road, Lahore.

September 14^st, 2020- April 30^th  , 2021

Professor, Dietetics and Nutrition

Senior Level Position

Department of Dietetics and Nutritional Science, Faculty of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sialkot, Sialkot.

January, 1^st , 2019-September 13^th , 2020

Professor, Food and Nutrition

Senior Level

Position

Department of Food and Nutrition, University of South Asia (USA), Lahore Cantt. Campus, Lahore.

February 12, 2018-December, 31, 2108

Associate Professor

BPS 20

Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Sargodha, Sargodha.

July 16, 2015-

October 5, 2017

Food Technologist/

Post-Harvest Technologist

BPS 19

Post-Harvest Research Center, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad.

September 1, 2014-July 15, 2015

Food Technologist/ Post-Harvest Technologist

BPS 19

Post-Harvest Research Center, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad.

March 28 , 2012 – June 30, 2012

Assistant Food Technologist

BPS 18

Food Technology Section, Post-Harvest Research Center, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad.

May 19, 2007- March 27, 2012

Research Officer

BPS 17

Food Technology Section, Post-Harvest Research Center, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad.

November 16, 1987 – May 18, 2007

Duration/Year

Title of Training

Organized by

October 15^th, 2020

Online Medical Training

Sehat Kahani in collaboration with World Health Organization, Islamabad.

October 20-21, 2018

Dairy Economics Workshop

Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

March-September-2018

Executive Certificate in Agribusiness Management (ECAM)

Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

September 28-30, 2018

Dairy Management Program

Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

July 14-15, 2004

Training of Trainers Course on Presentation Skills.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan, in Lahore.

January 5-10, 2001

Training Course on Food Biotechnology, Potentials and Implications.

Nuclear Institute of Agricultural Biology (NIAB) with the Collaboration of university of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Duration/Year

Title of Training

Organized by

March 29^th, 2019

1^st International Seminar on QS World University Rankings

QS World University Rankings and University of Lahore.

February 9-12, 2015

i. Tomato Variety Evaluation for Quality and Postharvest Traits

Postharvest Research Techniques, Experimental Design & Data Analysis.

ii. Training in Coolbot and Zero Energy Efficiency (ZEE) Technologies for Storage of Fruits and Vegetables.

AVRDC-USAID Training Program, in Royal University of Agriculture (RUA), Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA. 

March12, 2011

International Seminar on Building Competitive Supply Chains for sustainable Export of Horticulture Products.

APO, NPO, and USAID in Pearl Continental, Lahore, PAKISTAN

February 15-19, 2010

Functional Foods: Scientific Foundations and Opportunities for the Agro-Food Sector

CIHEAM, through IAZM, with the collaboration of Consolider Fun-C-Food Project, in Zaragoza, SPAIN.

August 1^st -

September 30^th , 2007

Starch Deep Processing Technology

Light Industry Design Research Institute, Ministry of Commerce, Changchun, CHINA.

April- July 1997

Intensive Training on Hotel and Restaurant Management.

Hospitality College Lutzelau, Luzern, SWITZERLAND.

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Ahmad M.M., A.R. Riaz, G. Rasool and S. Babar (1991). Extraction of casein from out dated yogurt and long life milk. Pak. J. Sci.  Ind. Res., 34 (9): 365-366. ISSN Print 2221-6413, Online 2223-2559 (IF 0.18).

2

Malik, M.A., N. Muhammad, M.M. Ahmad and M. Sarwar (1993). Shelf life extension of kinnow fruit at ambient temperature. Punjab F. J., 46 (1-4): 39-44. 

3

Malik, M.A., M.A. Javed and M.M. Ahmad (1993). Development of bael fruit syrup. Punjab Fruit J., 46 (1-4): 62-68. 

4

Babar, S and M.M. Ahmad (1994). Effect of frozen storage on the quality of sliced onions. J. Agri. Res., 32 (4): 55- 61. 

5

Malik M.A., A. Ghafoor, M. Saleem and M.M. Ahmad (1994). Preservation of watermelon squash using sodium benzoate and potassium metabisulphite. Pak. J. Agri. Sci., 31(1): 58-60. ISSN Print 20760906,  Online 05529034 (IF 0.677).

6

Abbas S. M.N., M.M. Ahmad, and M. Saleem (1995). Effect of pulp water ratios and ascorbic acid addition on the quality and acceptability of plum squash. Pak. J. Agri. Res., 31 (2). ISSN Print 0556-3321, Online 0251-0480 (IF 0.677) 

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Javed A.M., M. Sarawr, M.M. Ahmad and S.M.N. Abbas (1995). Varietal suitability of potatoes for dehydration purposes. Pak. J. Agri. Sci. 32(3): 135-139. ISSN Print 20760906,  Online 05529034  (IF 0.677) 

8

Javed A., M.A. Malik and M.M. Ahmad (1995). Manufacture of differently flavored kinnow juice based drinks. Punjab F. J., 47(1-4): 145-149. 

9

Ahmad M.M.  M.A. Malik and M.A. Javed (1995). Shelf life extension of potato chips. Pak. J. Agri. Sci., 32 (2). ISSN Print 20760906,  Online 05529034  (IF 0.677) 

10

Malik M.A., A. Salam, M. M. Ahmad and M. Sarwar (1995). Suitability of American guava varieties for processing purposes. Pak. J. Food. Sci., 5(1-2): 9-16. 

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Ahmad, M.M., M.A. Malik and A. Javed (1995). Studies to extend the shelf life of fresh oyster (Pleurotus Sp.) mushrooms. Punjab Fruit. J., 47 (1-4): 121-125. 

12

Javed, A., M.M. Ahmad  and M.A. Malik (1998). Effect of harvesting time on the quality of kinnow concentrate. J. Agri. Res., 36(2): 34-41. ISSN Print 0368-1157, Online 2076-7897 

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Khalid, N., M.M.Ahmad and M.A. Malik (1998). Development of low cost dietary red syrup using artificial sweeteners. J. Agri. Res., 36(2): 157-162. ISSN Print 0368-1157, Online 2076-7897

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Salam, A., M.M. Ahmad and M. Saleem (1998). Development and standardization of mixed fruit drinks. J. Agri. Res., 36(4): 86-93. ISSN Print 0368-1157, Online 2076-7897 

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Saleem, A., M.A. Malik, M. Sarwar, A. Ghafoor and M.M. Ahmad (1999). Suitability of different packaging materials for dehydrated carrots and peas. J. Agri. Res. 37(4): 281-287. ISSN Print 0368-1157, Online 2076-7897 

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Bajwa, E.E., M.M. Ahmad, F.M. Anjum and B.E. Bajwa (1999). Studies on the activities of peroxidase enzyme during the post-harvest ripening of mangoes (Mangifera indica var. Chaunsa) at low temperature storage. Pak. J.  Food. Sci., 9 (1-4): 18-22. 

17

Bajwa, E.E., F.M. Anjum, M.M. Ahmad and S. Babar (2000). Estimation of ethylene concentration in ripening mangoes (Mangifera indica L.) var. Chaunsa at low temperature storage. J. Agri. Res., 38 (3): 255-261. ISSN Print 0368-1157, Online 2076-7897 

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Bajwa, E.E., A. Ali,   M.M. Ahmad and N. Aslam (2000). Shelf life extension of mangoes (Mangifera indica, var. Chaunsa) using hydro-cooling and low temperature storage techniques. J. Agri. Res., 38 (3): 263-275. ISSN Print 0368-1157, Online 2076-7897 

19

Rehman, S.U., M.M. Ahmad, A. Almas and N. Bhatti (2003). Nutritional and quality assessment of peanut milk blend. Pak. J. Life Soc. Sci., 1(2): 149-154. ISSN Print 1727-4915, Online 2221-7630  (IF 0.16) 

20

Rehman, S.U., M.M. Ahmad, A. Yameen, K. Almas and S.T. Muntaha (2004). Nutritional and sensory evaluation of coconut natural milk blend. Pak J. Life Soc. Sci., 2(2): 104-108. ISSN Print 1727-4915, Online 2221-7630  (IF 0.16) 

21

Ahmad, M.M. , S.U. Rehman, F.M. Anjum and E.E. Bajwa (2006). Comparative physical examination of various citrus peel essential oils. Intl. J. Agri. Biol. 8(2): 186-190. ISSN Online 1814-9596 (IF 0.869) 

22

Ahmad, M.M. , S.U. Rehman, Z. Iqbal, F.M. Anjum and J.I. Sultan (2006). Genetic variability to essential oil composition in four citrus fruit species. Pak. J. Bot., 38(2): 319-324. ISSN Print 0556-3321 (IF 0.972) 

23

Rehman, S.U., M.M. Ahmad, I.H. Bhatti, R. Shafique, M.U.D. Ghulam and M.A. Murtaza (2006). Effect of pearling on physico-chemical, rheological characteristics and phytate contents of wheat-sorghum flour. Pak. J. Bot. 38(3): 711-719. ISSN Print 0556-3321 (IF 0.972)

24

Ahmad, M.M. and S.U. Rehman (2006). Sensory evaluation of citrus peel essential oils used in various Food products as flavoring agents. J. Agri. Res., 44 (4). 225-333. ISSN Print 0368-1157, Online 2076-7897 

25

Rehman, S.U., M.M. Ahmad, Z.H. Kazmi and M.S. Raza (2007). Physico-chemical variations in essential oils of Citrus reticulate. J. Food Sci. Tech. 44(4), 353-356.  (IF 2.770)

26

Rehman, S.U., S. Hussain, H. Nawaz, M.M. Ahmad,  N. Huma and W.A. Virk (2007). Preparation and quality evaluation of Lathyrus sativus L-bovine milk blend. Pak. J. Nut. 6(2): 134-137. (IF 0.380)

27

Rehman, S.U., H. Nawaz, M.M.  Ahmad, S. Hussain, M.A. Murtaza and S.H.Shahid (2007).

Physico-chemical and sensory evaluation of ready to drink soy-cow milk blend. Pak. J. Nut. 6(3): 283-285. (IF 0.380) 

28

Rehman, S.U., S. Hussain, H. Nawaz, M.M.  Ahmad, M.A. Murtaza and A.J. Rizvi (2007). Inhibitory effect of citrus peel essential oils on the microbial growth of bread. Pak. J. Nut. 6(6): 558-561. (IF 0.380)

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Rehman, S.U., H. Nawaz, S. Hussain, M.M.  Ahmad, M.A. Murtaza and M.S. Ahmad (2007). Effect of sourdough bacteria on the quality and shelf life of bread. Pak. J. Nut. 6(6): 562-565. (IF 0.380) 

30

Rehman, S.U. M.M. Ahmad and J.A. Awan (2008). Determination of volatiles using GC-MS from peel essential oils of various citrus varieties of Pakistani Origin. J. Food Sci. Tech., 45(4), 328-334. (IF 2.770) 

31

Sarwar, M.A, F. Hussain, A. Ghaffar, M.A. Nadeem, M.M. Ahmad, M. Bilal, Chattha A.A. and M. Sarwar (2008). Post-Harvest Studies in Sugar Beet. J. Agri. Soc. Sci., 4:  89-91.

32

Rehman, S.U., J.H. Piggott, M.M. Ahmad, S. Hussain, N. Ahmad and P.O. Darko (2008). Preparation and evaluation of pizza cheese made from blend of vetch-bovine milk. Intl. J. Food Sci. Tech., 43, 770-778. (IF 2.770)

33

Saeed S. M. M. Ahmad, H. Kausar, S. Parveen, S.  Masih and A. Salam (2012). Effects of sweet potato flour on the baking quality of cookies. J. Agric. Res. 51 (4): 525-538. 

34

Kausar H, S. Saeed, M.M.Ahmad and A. Salam (2012). Studies on the Development and Storage Stability of Cucumber – Melon Functional Drink. J. Agric. Res. 50 (2): 239-248. ISSN Print 0368-1157, Online 2076-7897 

35

Mustafa G., M.M. Ahmad, A. Riaz and N. Babar (2014). Analytical study on employee’s conflicts, its effects and the prospective solutions in knitwear industry of Faisalabad. Asian J. Business Management 6 (2): 104-110 (IF 0.184) 

36

Ahmad M. M., Rehman S U, T M Qureshi, M Nadeem, M Asghar (2016). Variability in peel composition and quality of peel essential oils of Pakistani origin citrus varieties. J. Agric. Res. 54 (4):  747-756.  ISSN Print 0368-1157, Online 2076-7897 

37

Qureshi T M, M Nadeem, M. M. Ahmad, S Hussain, S U Rehman and A Shaukat (2017). A review on antioxidant potential of natural fruit flavored yogurt. J. Agric. Res. 55 (1): 85-99. ISSN Print 0368-1157, Online 2076-7897

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Mahmood, T., M. Saeed, M.M. Ahmad, M.S. Ikram, F. Siddique and Q. Tabassam (2017).

Effect of imidacloprid (Insecticide) on serum biochemical parameters and degenerative lesion in male rat’s liver. Sindh Uni. Res. J. (Science Series), 49, 2017. 

39

Nadeem M, T M Qureshi, M. M. Ahmad, M N Riaz, A Ameer and Q U An (2017). Development of free flowing date powder and its utilization in muffins to enhance nutritional value. J. Agri. Res. 55 (4): 671-677,  ISSN Print 0368-1157, Online 2076-7897 

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Iqbal S., M. M. Ahmad, N. Ahmed (2019). Job Stresses and Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence in Improving the Performance of Primary School Teachers, an Empirical Study. Journal of Sociological Research 10(1): 26-35, ISSN 1948-5468. (IF 0.97) 

41

Mehmood T., H. Arshad, S. Nawaz, A. Hafeez, F. Anwar, M. M. Ahmad and M. Iqbal (2020). Pharmaceutical potential and phenolics profiling of leaves and bark of Calotropis procera in relation to extraction solvents. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal, 54 (6), September, 2020 (Russian Original 54(6), June, 2020) ISSN Print 0091-150X, Online 1573-9031 (IF 0.538)

42

Qudasia, T, S. Ahmed, T. Mahmood, M. Iqbal, S. Saeed, M. M. Ahmad, A. Sultan, M. M. Rehman, R. Qadir and A. Ullah (2020). Phytochemical investigation and effective therapeutic potential of plants extracts against breast and ovarian cancer cell lines: Compounds from Zizyphus mauritiana and Triticum aestivum. Cellular and Molecular Biology, p. 145-152.ISSN Print 0145-5680, Online 1165-158X (IF 1.270)

43

Iftikhar, A., Rehman, A., Usman, M., Ali, A., Shehzad, Q., Ahmad, M. M., Fatima, H., Mehmood, A., Moiz, A., Shabbir, A M. (2022). Influence of guar-gum and chitosan enriched with lemon peel essential oil coatings on the quality of pears. Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, 00:1–12, DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.2851 (IF 2.86)

44

Mehmood, T.; Saleem, F.; Javed, S.; Nawaz, S.; Sultan, A.; Safdar, A.; Ullah, A.; Waseem, R.; Saeed, S.; Abbas, M.; Bilal, M; Ahmad, M. M.; Firyal, S. (2022). Biotransformation of Agricultural By-Products into Biovanillin through Solid-State Fermentation (SSF) and Optimization of Different Parameters Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Fermentation, 8 (5), 206, 10.3390/fermentation8050206  (IF 3.975) 

45

Ahmad MM, Qureshi TM, Mushtaq M, Aqib AI, Mushtaq U, Ibrahim SA, Rehman A, Iqbal MW, Imran T, Siddiqui SA, Javed A, Shamim S and Saleem MH (2022) Influence of baking and frying conditions on acrylamide formation in various prepared bakery, snack, and fried products. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9:1011384. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1011384 (IF 6.75)

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Komal Imran; Muhammad Javed Iqbal; Rameesha Abid; Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad; Daniela Calina; Javad Sharifi-Rad; William C. Cho and Jaevd Iqbal (2023). Decision on "Cellular signaling modulated by miRNA-3652 in ovarian cancer: unveiling mechanistic pathways for future therapeutic strategies". Accepted in the Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling for publication (IF 8.4).

Paper Submitted for Publication

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Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad; Tahir Islam Qureshi; Muhammad Zia; Muhammad Rafiq; Maham Mushtaq; Ghulam Muhammad; Katarzyna Kotwica-Mojzych (2023). Analytical study to measure the variability in quality factors and phytochemicals composition attenuating the export of kinnow/mandarin fruit of Sargodha, Pakistan.Corresponding Author: Prof Mariusz Mojzych  Saudi Journal of Agriculture Research.

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Muhammad Waheed Iqbal, Hina Saif; Ifrah Usman; Wahaj Fatima; Ifra Tariq; Tahreem Riaz; Muhammad Safiullah Virk; Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad (2023). Structural features of exopolysaccharides in relation to their anti-oxidant activity.  Manuscript Number: FBIO-D-23-00326, Journal: Food Bioscience. Submitted for publication.