Faculty & Staff
Dr. Asma Sohail
Associate Professor

(HEC Approved Supervisor)

Complete profile
Ph.D Food Science (The University Of Queensland, Australia)
Department of Food Technology
Phone : +92-51-9292148
Mobile : +923315262774
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Email : [email protected]
Address : Institute of Food and Nutritional Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Murree Road, Shamsabad, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Work Experience : 19 Year(s)
Research Interest :
  • Bio-encapsulation
  • Probiotics
  • Nutraceuticals
  • Functional Foods
  • Total Publications : 30
    Publications (Latest Ten)
    1. Taj, R., Masud, T., Sohail, A., Sammi, S., Naz, R., Sharma Khanal, B. K., & Nawaz, M. A. (2022). In vitro screening of EPS-producing Streptococcus thermophilus strains for their probiotic potential from Dahi. Food Science & Nutrition, 00, 1-13.

    2. Farid, W., Masud, T., Sohail, A. 2021. Isolation, molecular characterization and preliminary screening for probiotic properties of Lactobacillus fermentum from indigenous dahi. E3S Web of Conferences 332, 06004. ICFTNSA 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.2843

    3. Haneef, N., Sohail, A., Ahmed, A., Asad, M.J. 2021. Effects of edible aloe-pectin coating and hot-air drying on color, texture and microstructure of dried mango slices. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 32 (1).

    4. Farid, W., Masud, T., Sohail, A., Ahmad, N., Naqvi, S. M. S., Khan, S., Ali, A., Khalifa, S. A., Hussain, A., Ali, S., Saghir, M., Siddeeg, A., & Manzoor, M. F. 2021. Gastrointestinal transit tolerance, cell surface hydrophobicity, and functional attributes of Lactobacillus acidophilus strains isolated from Indigenous Dahi. Food Science & Nutrition, 9:5092-5102. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.2468.

    5. Zaffar, A., M. Mazahir, A., Mehdi, Sohail, A., M., Asim, W., Ali, S., Bashir and Muhammad. (2021). Quality assessment of apricot jam supplemented with Sea buckthorn pulp. Pure Applied Biology, 10(3):826-834. 10.19045/bspab.2021.100085.

    6. Muhammad, S. I., A. Ahmad, A. Sohail and M. J. Asad. 2020. Nutritional and functional characterization of different oat (Avena sativa L.) cultivars. International Journal of Food Properties, 23(1):1373-1385.

    7. Ali, A. Y., K.S. Abbasi, A. Ahmad, I. Hassan, A. Sohail, A. Qayyum and M. A. Akram.2020. Physico chemical and nutraceutical characterization of selected indigenous guava (Psidium guajava L.) cultivars. Food Science and Technology. Manuscript ID. CTA-2019-0353. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/fst.35319 (I.F. 1.2).

    8. Azher, M., A. Sohail, M. Mazahir, K. S. Abbasi, R. M. Amir, W. Ali and M. Asim.2020. Assessment of physico-chemical and phyto-chemical properties of six apple varities cultivated in district Nagar and Hunza Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Pure and Applied Biology, 9(2):1627- 1636.

    9. Shams, U.R., K.S. Abbasi, A. Qayyum, M.Jahangir, A.Sohail, M.J. Tareen and P.Sopade. 2019. Comparative analysis of citrus fruit for nutraceuticals properties.Food Science and Technology, Manuscript ID CTA-2019-0075 (I.F 1.2).

    10. Abbasi, K., A. Qayyum, A. Mehmood, T., Mahmood, S.U. Khan, M. Liaquat, A.Sohail, A. Ahmad, (2019). Analysis of Selective Potato Varieties and their Functional Assessment. Food Science and Technology (IF-1.2). DDOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/fst.26217.