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Hire Dr. Mudassir Ali Q.

Pakistan

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Food Scientist & Nutrition Expert | Probiotics, Food Safety, and Functional Foods Specialist

Profile Summary

I am a Food Scientist and Nutrition Professional with expertise in microbial fermentation, lactic acid bacteria, probiotics, functional foods, and food safety. With a PhD focused on the isolation and characterization of lactic acid bacteria from yak milk for fermented milk products, I bring strong research, analytical, and laboratory skills to projects involving product development, microbial analysis, functional food formulation, and scientific writing. I have over four years of academic experience as an Assistant Professor and Head Department of Food Science & Technology, teaching and supervising undergraduate research in Food Science, Human Nutrition, and Public Health Nutrition. My professional background also includes serving as a Health Education and Nutrition Officer, where I led nutrition assessment, program implementation, community health education, and monitoring & evaluation activities. I provide expert support in research design, data analysis, literature reviews, scientific editing, food safety systems, HACCP, quality control, and nutrition-focused program development. I am passionate about translating scientific evidence into practical solutions for food quality, safety, and health improvement.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Nutrition Science
• ☆ Food Microbiology
• ☆ Food Safety
• ☆ Food Processing
• ☆ Dairy Science
• ☆ Food Testing
• ☆ Food & Beverage Manufacturing
• ☆ Nutritional Analysis
• ☆ Recipe Formulation
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Health Education

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Feasibility Study, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting, Manufacturing Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Processing, Data Insights

Product Development Recipe Development, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance & Control (QA/QC), Concept Development, Prototyping

Work Experience

Assistant Professor

Abbottabad University of Science and Technology

October 2022 - Present

Health Education and Nutrition Officer

Department of Health Gilgit-Baltistan

September 2019 - October 2022

Visiting Faculty Member

PMAS-Ardi Agriculture University, Rawalpindi Pakistan

October 2017 - August 2019

Nutrition Assistant

Military Hospital, Rawalpindi

January 2012 - December 2013

Microbiologist

Haidri Beverages (Pepsi) Islamabad

January 2012 - July 2013

Education

PhD (Food Technology)

University of Arid Agriculture

March 2012 - May 2017

Ms (Hons)

PMAS-AAUR

October 2009 - September 2011

Bs (Hons)

Karakoram International University - Pakistan

March 2004 - December 2008

Certifications

• Research Methodology & Scientific Writing Training

  HEC / Abbottabad University of Science and Technology

  January 2025 - Present

• Food Safety & Hygiene Training

  Punjab Food Authority / Health Department GB

  January 2025 - Present

• Public Health & Nutrition Training

  Aga Khan Health Services / Health Department GB

  January 2025 - Present

• COVID-19 Emergency Response Training

  Health Department GB

  January 2025 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Mudassir Ali Qazalbash, Ali Hussain, Muhammad Hussain, Hina Mary, Muhammad Usman Shoukat, Malik Mujaddad-Ur-Rehman (2025). Iodine status in relation to iodized salt consumption by the adult population of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan . Nutrition and Health.

M. Qazalbash, T. Masud, A. Ahmad, R. Hayat, M. Ibrahim, A. Mujtaba, A. Mumtaz, M. Asad(2021). Diversity of lactic acid bacteria associated with raw yak (<i>Bos grunniens</i>) milk produced in Pakistan . Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences. The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, {PAS}

Khubaib Ali, Muhammad Huzaifa Mehmood, Muhammad Ahmad Iqbal, Tariq Masud, Mudassir Qazalbash, Shahzad Saleem, Sheraz Ahmed, Muhammad Rizwan Tariq, Waseem Safdar, Muhammad Adnan Nasir, et al. (2019). Isolation and characterization of exopolysaccharide‐producing strains of <i>Lactobacillus bulgaricus </i>from curd . Food Science &amp; Nutrition.

Mudassir Ali Qazalbash, Tariq Masud, Shehla Sammi, Rao Sanaullah Khan, Asia Latif (2018). Effect of different storage conditions on coagulating properties and cheese quality of <i>Withania coagulans</i> extract . International Journal of Dairy Technology.

(2016). Molecular characterization and 16S rRNA sequence analysis of probiotic lactobacillus acidophilus isolated from indigenous Dahi (Yoghurt) . International Journal of Biosciences (IJB).

(2014). Potential role of calcium chloride, potassium permanganate and boric acid on quality maintenance of tomato cv. Rio grandi at ambient temperature . International Journal of Biosciences (IJB).

WORKING PAPER

Mudassir Qazalbash(2014). Mujtaba at el. Effect of Solvents on Extraction Yield, Total Flavonoid, Total Phenolic Contents, DPPH Scavenging Activity and Antibacterial Potential of Three Apricot Cultivars. J. Biodivers. Environ. Sci. 5. p. 9--17.