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12017Characterization of Acanthosicyos horridus and Citrullus lanatus seed oils: Two melon seed oils from Namibia used in food and cosmetics applicationsCheikhyoussef, Natascha ; Kandawa-Schulz, Martha ; Böck, Ronnie ; De Koning, Charles ; Cheikhyoussef, Ahmad ; Hussein, Ahmed A 
22018Characterization of Schinziophyton rautanenii (Manketti) nut oil from Namibia rich in conjugated fatty acids and tocopherolCheikhyoussef, Natascha ; Kandawa-Schulz, Martha ; Böck, Ronnie ; De Koning, Charles ; Cheikhyoussef, Ahmad ; Hussein, Ahmed A 
32018Physicochemical characterization, fatty acid and Tocopherol content of Moringa ovalifolia (African Moringa) oil from NamibiaCheikhyoussef, Natascha ; Kandawa-Schulz, Martha ; Böck, Ronnie ; De Koning, Charles ; Cheikhyoussef, Ahmad ; Muhammad, Umar Badeggi ; Hussein, Ahmed A 

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Cheikhyoussef, Ahmad
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Biography
Dr Cheikhyoussef a Syrian national obtained his BSc (Biology and Biochemistry) from Tishreen University in 1998 and MSc (Food Science) from Southern Yangtze University, China in 2004. In 2004, he obtained the Chinese Government Distinguished Student Scholarship to continue his PhD at Southern Yangtze University, now called Jiangnan University from 2005-2008. In 2008 he graduated with a PhD in Food Microbiology. Currently he is a senior researcher and the coordinator of the Indigenous Knowledge System Technology (IKST) Food and Beverages Program under the Science and Technology Division of Multidisciplinary Research Center (MRC), University of Namibia. His research focuses on the ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants, traditional fruits and vegetables; development of food-grade supplements with biological activity for product safety and potential applications as well as examining the nutrition and safety of traditional food and beverages. In January 2016, he was appointed as HoD for the Science and Technology Division of MRC.
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