John-Lewis Zinia Zaukuu

Teaches courses in food science and technology, supervises undergraduate and postgraduate theses, and leads research in food quality. Serves as Examinations Officer and Patron of the Science Students Association.

Served as Senior Advisor to the Vice-Rector and led grant applications. Conducted research in food quality and analysis.

Taught courses in food science, served as Chairman of the Laboratory Committee, and led ISO 17025 accreditation efforts. Supervised undergraduate and postgraduate theses and conducted research in food quality.

Spearheaded research in food quality and was a pioneer member of the food fraud research team. Supervised master's theses and taught R and process control to students.

Provided food business consultancy, educated the public on aflatoxin control, and trained sensory panellists. Reviewed theses and journal manuscripts.

Performed aflatoxin extraction and quantification, organized laboratory practicals, and assisted in student supervision and research. Conducted field surveys and data analysis.

Led and coordinated research projects on food fraud, climate change effects on crops, and nutritional analysis of bread. Conducted data collection and laboratory analysis.

Conducted quality checks on drug stocks, maintained inventory of new and expired drugs, and recorded drug reactions. Attended drug safety workshops and handled data entry for the national health insurance scheme.

Validated histamine levels in fish products using spectrophotometry and performed microbial analysis. Ensured compliance with quality procedures and safety standards.

Grade: Summa Cum Laude

PhD in Food Science, graduated with Summa Cum Laude. Thesis focused on the application of electronic tongue and near infrared spectroscopy to detect adulteration of high economic value foods.

Master of Science in Food Science and Technology. Thesis on processing methods, microbial and aflatoxin analysis of pito, an indigenous African beer.

Bachelor of Science in BioAnalysis and Quality. Thesis on validation of histamine in fish products using spectrometry.