Victor Kuri

Academic profile

Dr Victor Kuri

Lecturer in Food Quality
精品无码国产自产 and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Victor's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 02: SDG 2 - Zero HungerGoal 03: SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingGoal 04: SDG 4 - Quality EducationGoal 09: SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and InfrastructureGoal 12: SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionGoal 14: SDG 14 - Life Below WaterGoal 17: SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Supervised Research Degrees

听Advisor to research postgraduates (22 completed) of which

15 PhD (doctorate) awards
12 as Director of Studies (DoS)
听听4 as Guest supervisor (non UK)

路听听听听听听听听Rebaz Koy PhD 2017 DoS
Lactic acid bacteria as bio-preservatives in bakery 鈥 Role of sourdough systems in the quality, safety and shelf life of bread

路听听听听听听听听Salih M. Salih PhD 2017 DoS
Authenticity and quality of muscle foods: Assessing consumer trust and fraud detection approaches

路听听听听听听听听Dima Faour-Klingbeil PhD 2016 DoS
The Microbiological Safety of Fresh Produce in Lebanon- A holistic 鈥渇arm-to-fork chain鈥 approach to evaluate food safety, compliance levels and underlying risk factors. (Project set up In collaboration with Prof. Ewen Todd and Dr. Zeina Kaissaify (American University of Beirut)

路听听听听听听听听Emad Jawad PhD 2016 DoS
Technological benefits and potential of incorporation of probiotic bacteria and inulin in soft cheese

路听听听听听听听听Thomas Adjei-Duodu PhD 2015 DoS
Physical, chemical and functional properties of tiger nuts (Cyperus esculentus) selected from Ghana, Cameroon and UK market (Spain)

路听听听听听听听听Abass Aal-Tay MPhil 2014 DoS
Natural phenolic extracts from cardamom听(Elettaria cardamomum), sumac (Rhus coriaria) and pomegranate (Punica granatum)听- Potential application to control pathogenic bacteria in foods

路听听听听听听听听Ana Mar铆a Mart铆n S谩nchez (European Doctorate) 2014 (with Jose Angel Perez Alvarez) at Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Valorization of co-products from the date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) industry: characterization and application in food products

路听听听听听听听听Patience Obinna-Echem (with Jane Beal) PhD 2014
Development of a Nigerian fermented maize food 鈥淎kamu鈥 as a functional food

路听听听听听听听听Haider Alkhanaq (with Jane Beal) MPhil 2014
Antibacterial activity of organic acids and an aqueous lime-peel extract against selected foodborne pathogens

路听听听听听听听听Yaseen Galali ResM 2013 DoS
Quality and shelf life of pita and tandoori breads supplemented with three novel functional ingredients

路听听听听听听听听Nabil Wali (with Jane Beal) MPhil 2012
The effects of Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 41607 on Salmonella infection and the microbial population in the gastrointestinal tract of poultry

路听听听听听听听听Sahar Al-Kutby PhD 2012 DoS
Applications of spice extracts and other hurdles to improve microbial safety and shelf- life of cooked, high fat meat products (doner kebab)

路听听听听听听听听Wassan Ahmed (with Gail Rees) PhD 2012
Dietary intake and factors affecting vitamin D status of Middle Eastern people in the UK

路听听听听听听听听Kwestan Muhammad ResM 2012 DoS
Biochemistry of antioxidants - Antioxidant capacity measurement methods and their application to develop useful indicators of stability and functionality in food matrices

路听听听听听听听听Chew Kwee Tan MPhil 2010 DoS
Effect of quality of wheat and maize flour in tempura batter

路听听听听听听听听Bamba Banja PhD 2010 DoS
Factors controlling the quality and safety of fish using mackerel (Scomber scombrus) shelf-life model in the context of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures for the Gambian fisheries

路听听听听听听听听Joel Velasco Velasco PhD 2009 (with R. Parkinson)
Nitrogen dynamics in integrated agricultural systems in Central Mexico

路听听听听听听听听Luis Francisco Aleson-Carbonell Doctorate 2005 (at Universidad Miguel Hernandez, External adviser). Use of citrus processing by-products on the manufacture of fresh and cured meat products

路听听听听听听听听Carmen Tudorica PhD 2005 (with C.Brennan and R.Blackshaw)听Evaluation of the role of soluble and insoluble dietary fibres in affecting the physico-chemical and nutritional characteristics of cereal and dairy based food products

路听听听听听听听听Hugo Minor Perez (Doctorate) 2004 (at Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, External adviser, (DoS Dra. Isabel Guerrero Legarreta) Biochemical characterization and microbial inhibitory spectra of bacteriocins produced by L. buschneri and L. paracasei

路听听听听听听听听Johanna Jonsson (Masters) 2002.听
Study of the meltdown, and the instrumental and sensory texture in a frozen ice-cream mixes with prebiotics and probiotic strains in yog-ice. Food Processing Engineering. University of Chalmers, Sweden/ Agriculture and Food, 精品无码国产自产

路听听听听听听听听Ernesto Alan铆s Garcia (Doctorate) 2003 (at Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, External adviser, (DoS Dra. Isabel Guerrero Legarreta)
Purification and characterization of a protease from Pseudomonas sp.

Teaching

Teaching a wide range of subjects to undergraduate, postgraduate level, CPD and supervision, personal tutor, stage tutor and programme management (course leader)听experience.

Teaching subjects:

  • Microbiology and Biochemistry
  • Animal and Human Health
  • Sustainability and the food chain education
  • Quality Assurance, statistics
  • Product Development, sensory analysis, acceptability
  • Microbial safety, fermentation
  • Food Science
  • Meat, Fish, Cereals and Dairy science and technology

Biology:Placement (APIE303) (School Placements Coordinator/ Placement advisor)

听听听听Contributing to Modules (courses)

  • BIOL320- Animal Nutrition (Module leader)
  • BIO5209-Seafood processing-Current perspectives听(Module leader)
  • BIO5125-Sustainable Use of Resources in Biological Systems (Module leader)
  • BIO5009- Zoo Animal Health, Nutrition and Management
  • BIOL307z- Advanced Skills and Concepts
  • BIOL131Z-22/AU/SB/M - Cells: The Building Blocks of Life (Practicals)
  • BIOL314, BIOL315z- Research Project
  • BIOL130-听Biological Sciences听Field Biology
  • BIOL125PP- Scientific Methods and Ethics in Biology
  • BIOL3313- Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • BIOL317-听Natural Products and Bioprospecting
  • BHCS1010 and DIET409听Human Nutrition, Food Studies and the Lifecycle

Taught听previously at UoP:

  • DIET107 - Food Science: Quality and Safety (Module leader)
  • BIOL1411- Food Quality and Safety听(Module leader)
  • BIOL2009 -听Work-based Learning in Biology (Module leader)
  • BIOL121- Animal Physiology and Microbiology (Module leader)
  • BIOL319- Animals and Society (Module Leader)
  • BIO3425-Animals and Human Health (Module leader)
  • Podule (short course)- Companion Animal Feed Formulation
  • BIOL120- Cell Biology and Microbiology
  • BHCS1010- Introduction to Human Nutrition
  • DIET114-听Human Nutrition听and Food Studies
  • BIOL101听-听听Molecular and Cellular Biology听听I/ Biochemistry听(Practicals)
  • MBIO100听- Cell Biology and the Microbial World听听(Practicals)
  • MLS5202 - Science, systems and sustainability (Lectures/workshop/project)
  • BIOL 3429 - Diet, Exercise and Chronic Disease (Lectures/workshop)
  • BIOL1007 / BIOL3003 / BIOL3004/ EOE 3001 - Personal Research听- Projects Advisor
  • BIO5124 - Postgraduate Research Skills and Methods听(Research student advisor)
- Management of Computer Marked Assessments (Perception Enterprise Manager)听for听several听modules

-As a fellow of the CETL funded Centre for Sustainable Futures (http://csf.plymouth.ac.uk/) aimed to develop educational experiences in the area of Sustainability and the Food Chain.

Contact Victor

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