National agricultural commodity research priorities for Pakistan

National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research

NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH Microbial Genomics & Bioprocessing Research

Research in my laboratory focuses on developing new microbial processes for adding functionality groups to plant lipids or their component fatty acids to produce value-added food and industrial products. The goal is to develop new products from surplus soybean oil or its component fatty acids through bioprocesses. Oxygenated fatty acids such as hydroxy-, keto-, epoxy-, and cyclic fatty acids ar...

NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH Microbial Genomics & Bioprocessing Research

Molecular Systematics and Taxonomy of Yeasts Current research in my laboratory focuses on characterizing the phylogenetic diversity of ascomycetous yeasts and developing molecular tools for rapid strain identification and prediction of agriculturally and biotechnologically significant properties of those species. Yeasts are nearly ubiquitous in nature and are essential for the production of num...

National priorities for perioperative research in South Africa.

BACKGROUND Perioperative research is currently unco-ordinated in South Africa (SA), with no clear research agenda. OBJECTIVE To determine the top ten national research priorities for perioperative research in SA. METHODS A Delphi technique was used to establish consensus on the top ten research priorities. RESULTS The top ten research priorities were as follows: (i) establishment of a nat...

Establishing national priorities for Australian occupational health and safety research.

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to identify current and emerging issues relevant to Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) research in Australia, and to formulate strategic research directions and strategies for the future. METHODS A national research forum was held which included leading OHS academics, employer and employee representative groups, as well as executives from state (New South Wales) an...