Dr. Sajid Latif

Trainings:  Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)  Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)  Quality Management  Hygiene Management  Medical Devices (ISO 13485)  ISO 17025  ISO 15189 Consultancy:  Design and develop innovative research projects on food and medicinal plants  Environmental friendly enzyme-assisted processing  Protein extraction from leaves for food and feed  Extraction of valuable compounds from plant processing side streams  Development of plant based food

- Coordination and support for the extension of accreditation - Establishment, compliant maintenance and further development of the QM system (EN ISO 15189) - QM training for new employees and promoting QM awareness - Support and maintenance of QM documentation in cooperation with the IT managers - Preparation and handling of internal audits - Preparation and processing of monitoring and reassessments by Akkreditierung Austria

- Conceptualizing and coordinating projects such as CLIFOOD SP3 (until 2025), CassavaUpgrade, BiomassWeb WP 5.1 - Supervising Ph.D. (5 + 7 completed), M.Sc. (17 completed), B.Sc. (2 completed) students - Leading two research labs and establishing analytical protocols - Teaching contribution in two modules taught in English - Analysing, presenting research results to project partners and in international conferences - Writing project reports, scientific articles - Addressing industry research questions

- Up scaling of Aqueous Enzyme-Assisted Extraction (AEAE) of Oil and Protein from Jatropha curcas Kernels. - Removal of Phorbol Esters from AEAE Jatropha protein

- Optimization of AEAE for Jatropha and Peanut Kernels - Developed LC-ESI-MS/MS and MALDI-TOF/MS protocol for peptide markers based identification of major peanut allergens (Ara h1, h3, and h6–8) proteins - Nutritional and biochemical studies on feeding of hydrolysed and unhydrolysed detoxified Jatropha curcas protein isolate in common carp fingerlings

- Optimizing AEAE of Oil and Protein from Canola Seed - Protein extraction and purification