Dr. Afshan Shafi

Education: PhD in Food Science and Technology 

 

Designation: Assistant Professor
Department of Food Sciences, 

Contact: +92-3028169233
Email afshanshafi@cuvas.edu.pk; afshaeman@gmail.com
Office Address: Department of Food Sciences, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur

Biography

Dr. Afshan Shafi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Sciences, Cholistan University of Veterinary & Animal Science, Bahawalpur, since March 2024. Dr. Afshan Shafi is PhD in Food Science and Technology from University of Sargodha, Pakistan. She received a fully funded Indigenous scholarship from the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan. She has awarded two international Travel grants funded by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan. She has published over 45 full-length original research articles in top-ranked international peer-reviewed journals with a total impact factor 100+, 13 International Book Chapters, 40 Conference Proceedings, and a research project of 5.03M funded by Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC). She is an energetic, ambitious food scientist and researcher, with the experience of 6 years as a Lecturer, 1 year as an Assistant Professor along with 7 years Administrative experience in ORIC at MNS-University of Agriculture Multan, Pakistan. Her research interests are in the field of development of Functional Foods to improve human health and focused on human nutrition specially to manage nutritional disorders with special reference to children and women. She has already worked on management of diseases and disorder like diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, obesity and infectious diseases through diet therapy. 

Areas of Interest

  • Advanced food processing technologies for fresh, nutritious, and healthy foods
  • Development of Functional Food Products aiming at promoting health
  • Management of Nutritional disorders with special reference to Children and Women
  • Entrepreneurship of women towards a prosperous society.

Trainings/Courses/ Workshops

  1. Resource person in One day training on “Isolation of Microbes” held on January 12, 2022 at MNS-University of Agriculture Multan, Pakistan.
  2. Resource Person in One day ‘Key performance indicators and HEC Policy on ORIC 2021’’, held on 08-02-2022 at Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Bahawalpur.
  3. Two days training workshop on ‘Validating Ideas- as estimating Approach’’ to improve the quality of education through capacity building held on 27-28 December 2021 at MNS University of Agriculture Multan, Pakistan.
  4. Four day Training Program on Training of Trainers on Research Methodologies for SUNAR Members held on 8th to 11th October, 2019 at University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan.
  5. One-Day International training workshop on “High Quality Research with Limited Resources” Organized by Higher Education Commission Pakistan on July 17, 2018 at MNS-University of Agriculture Multan, Pakistan.
  6.  One-Day International training workshop on “Tools for Winning National and International Funding” Organized by Higher Education Commission Pakistan on July 16, 2018 at MNS-University of Agriculture Multan, Pakistan.
  7. Three-Day national training course entitled “Development of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)” on September 26-28, 2018 at Pakistan Planning and Management Institute Islamabad, Pakistan.

Publications

  1. Shafi A, Farooq U, Akram K, Majeed M, Jayasinghe M, Hayat Z, Hakim A, Rehman H. 2022. Cucumis melo seed oil: Agro-food by-product with natural anti-hyperlipidemic potential. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 103:1644-1650. Impact Factor: 4.1

    2. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.12348
    15 March 2023
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  2. Rehman H, Farooq U, Akram K, Hayat Z, Shafi A, Sarfraz F, Sindhu A. 2021. Fatty acid profile and Bio-efficacy of wheat germ oil in hyperlipidemic rabbits. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 58(2):621-625. Impact Factor: 0.82

    3. April 2021
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  3. Ali B, Shafi A, Farooq U, Iqbal S, Hayat K, Rehman A. 2021. Quality evaluation of fermented chickpea (Cicer arietinum). Agricultural Sciences Journal. 3:1-9.
  4. Num HA, Chung N, Jo Y, Shafi A, Akram K, Kwon JH. 2022. Screening and detection of electron beam-irridiated mandarin oranges during storage by E-tongue, PSL and ESR techniques. Korean Journal of Food Preservation, 29(2):00

    5. https://doi.org/10.11002/kjfp.2022.29.2.175
    April 2022
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  5. Shoukat N, Farooq U, Akram K, Shafi A, Hayat Z, Hayat K, Naseem S, Khan MZ. 2022. Antimicrobial potential of banana peel: a natural preservative to improve food safety. Asian Journal of Agriculture and biology. 9: 14-24.

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  6. Majeed, U,.Shafi, A., Majeed, H,.Akram, K,. Liu, X,.Ye, J, and Luo, Y,. (2023) Grape (Vitis Vinifera L.) Phytochemicals And Their Biochemical Protective Mechanisms Against Leading Pathologies, Food Chemistry, Volume 405, Part A, (2023),134762,ISSN 0308-8146, (Accepted) Impact Factor: 8.8

    7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134762
    March 2023
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  7. Majeed, U,.Shafi, A,.Shahbaz, M,.Rehaman, K,. Iqbal,K,. Akram, K,Bahoo, I,.Munawar, S,.Munir, M,. Sultan, R,. Majeed, H,. Cacciotti, I,. Korma, S., (2023) Assessment of Growth Inhibition of Eugenol-Loaded Nano-Emulsions Against Beneficial Bifidobacterium Sp. Along With Resistant Escherichia Coli Using Flow Cytometry, Fermentatin, (Accepted). Impact Factor: 3.7

    8. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9020140
    31 January 2023
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  8. Yane, L,.Majeed, U,.Majeed, H,.Shafi, A,.Liang, Y. And Ye, J., (2023) Bacterial DNA Oriented Peptide (CF-14) Facilitates Eugenol/Carvacol Bactericidal Nano-practicles Against Gram Negative Bacteria, Food Chemstry, (Accepted). Impact Factor: 8.8

    9. December 2023
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  9. Batool, A., U. Farooq, A. Shafi, Z. Khan, A. Khalid, M. Iqbal and N. Abbas. 2023. Chemo-Modulatory Potential of Flaxseed Oil as Natural Anticancer Therapeutic Advances in life Sciences. Accepted (Impact Factor: 0.63)

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  10. Riaz T, Hayat Z, Akram K, Saleem K, Rehman H, Azam M, Tariq Z, Rehman S, Meraj A, Farooq U, Shafi A. 2023. Optimization of gallic acid-enriched ultrasonic-assisted extraction from mango peels. Open Chemistry 2023; 21: 20230116. Impact Factor: 2.3

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    https://doi.org/10.1515/chem-2023-0116

  11. Shafi A, Farooq U, Akram K. 2019. Physiochemical characterization and utilization of melon (Cucumis melo) seed oil as a functional food ingredient. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 70:35-42. Impact Factor: 0.85

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Books edited, Book chapters or monographs published

BOOK EDITED
Khan Z, Farooq U, Shafi A. 2023. Nutrigenomics: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities. Benthum Books Publications, Sharjah, U.A.E.

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Akram K, Farooq U, Shafi A. 2017. Electron spin resonance spectroscopy for the identification of irradiated fruits and vegetables. In: Ashutosh Kumar Shukla (Ed), Electron Spin Resonance in Food Science. Elsevier Editora Ltd. Rua Quintana, 753 – 8 Andar, Brooklin – São Paulo – Brazil.
  2. Shafi A, Farooq U, Akram K, Hayat Z. 2019. Phytochemistry and potential therapeutic perspectives of melon seeds. In: Megh. R. Goyal (Ed), Phytochemistry, potential, extraction techniques and therapeutic perspectives of bioactive compounds in plants. Apple Academic Press, Inc.Apple Academic Press, Inc. 9 Spinnaker Way3333Mistwell Crescent Waretown, New Jersey 08758 USAOakville, Ontario L6L 0A2 Canada.
  3. Hayat Z, Akram K, Mahmud A, Farooq U, Farid MA., Shafi A. 2019. Phytochemicals from fruit wastes as alternatives to antibiotics for sustainable and socially accepted poultry production. In: Megh. R. Goyal (Ed), Phytochemistry, potential, extraction techniques and therapeutic perspectives of bioactive compounds in plants. Apple Academic Press, Inc. Apple Academic Press, Inc. 9 Spinnaker Way3333Mistwell Crescent Waretown, New Jersey 08758 USA Oakville, Ontario L6L 0A2 Canada.
  4. Farooq U, Shafi A, Akram K, Hayat Z. 2019. Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) Fruit: Bioactive Natural Therapeutic Strategy for the Management of Nutritional and Chronic Disorders. In “Reference Series in Phytochemistry: Bioactive Molecules in Food”, Springer.
  5. Farooq U, Shafi A, Akram K, Hayat Z. 2020. Fruits and nutritional security. In: Srivastava AK and Chengxiao Hu (Ed), Fruit crops: Diagnosis and management of nutrient constraints. Charlotte Cockle Publisher, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, United Kingdom.

Awards or Distinctions

  • Awarded a PARC funded research project of 5.03 Million
  • Awarded PHEC funded Postdoc Scholarship
  • Awardee of Higher Education Commission Indigenous Scholarship
  • Distinction in MSc. (Hons) Food Science and Technology
  • Travel grant 2017 funded by Higher Education Commission Pakistan
  • Travel grant 2018 funded by Higher Education Commission Pakistan