About Us
About the Lab
The Food Bio-Polymer & Bio-Active Lab brings together food technology, structural chemistry, and biotechnology to design functional food systems with measurable health impact.
Vision
Long-term direction
To become a globally recognized academic hub for structurally engineered foods, bioactive delivery systems, and nutraceutical innovation rooted in Himalayan biodiversity.
Mission
How the lab operates
To translate advanced food chemistry into practical health-promoting systems through rigorous experimentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and student-driven research.
Research Focus
Methodologically rigorous and regionally grounded
The lab's research strategy combines food chemistry, structural analysis, delivery science, and translational biomaterials.
GC/MS and LC/MS compound profiling
X-ray diffraction for crystallinity analysis
Dynamic light scattering for particle characterization
In vitro digestion and bioaccessibility studies
Collaborators
Prof. F.A. Masoodi
Dr. Asima Shah
Bilal Ahmad Ashwar
Mudasir Ahmad