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Salwa Karboune

Academic title(s): 

Associate Dean (Research); Associate Professor

Scientific Director, Consortium for Research, Innovation and Transformation of Agrifood

Salwa Karboune
Contact Information
Phone: 
514-398-8666
Address: 

Research Office: Raymond R3-032C
Food Science: Macdonald-Stewart MS1-040

Email address: 
salwa.karboune [at] mcgill.ca
Department: 
Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry
Areas of expertise: 

Innovative green bioprocesses for the synthesis of novel food ingredients and nutraceuticals; Discovery and biochemical characterization of carbohydrate-active enzymes for the synthesis of tailored prebiotic oligosaccharides and functional polysaccharides from abundant simple sugars; Developing modified proteins via enzymatic cross-linking or conjugation with oligo/polysaccharides and understanding their molecular properties; Enzyme technology solutions towards efficient biomass conversion into highly valuable bioactive products.

Link(s): 
Associate Dean Webpage
Webpage
Area(s): 
Safe, Nutritious and Secure Food Supply
Bioproducts, Biomaterials and Bioenergy
Research areas: 
Bio-based products
Food science
Foodomics
Natural and functional food products
Value addition
Media availability: 
Yes
Specialization: 

Innovative green bioprocesses for the synthesis of novel food ingredients and nutraceuticals

Language(s) spoken: 
English
French
Arabic
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