Experience

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  National Horizons Centre

  • Darlington, England, United Kingdom

  • Doctoral Researcher

    • Oct 2023 - Present
    • Darlington, England, United Kingdom

    Collaborative Ph.D. Studentship between Teesside University’s National Horizons Centre (located in Darlington, UK) and MOMA Foods Limited (located in London, UK).Research project title: ‘Next Generation Oat Milk’

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  MOMA Foods

  • Camden Town, England, United Kingdom

  • Doctoral Researcher

    • Oct 2023 - Present
    • Camden Town, England, United Kingdom

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  Tel-Hai College

  • Israel

  • Research And Development Intern

    • Feb 2021 - Jul 2021
    • Israel

    GPA: 9.0/10.0Remote Internship based in the Netherlands • Characterization and functionality assessment such as protein solubility, surface hydrophobicity, molecular mass, emulsifying, and foaming properties• Interpreting the available data and reviewing literature • Researcher & Speaker at the Delivery of Functionality (DOF), 2021 conference hosted in Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT) through hybrid mode• Data interpretation for emulsion characterization including particle size distribution, particle charge, emulsion stability, and cumulative sedimentation velocity analysis• Literature review, scientific writing – original draft and editing, software, data visualization, and article publication

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  Wageningen University & Research

  • Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands

  • Master Thesis Project

    • Sep 2020 - May 2021
    • Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands

    GPA: 8.0/10.0• Investigated the impact of hydrolysis by proteinase K on the electrophoretic pattern, secondary structure, cathepsin inhibitory and SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus infectivity inhibitory of bovine milk lactoferrin• Generation, characterization, and efficacy assessment of cathepsin L inhibitory bovine milk lactoferrin hydrolysates• Studied the effect of bLf hydrolysate on cathepsin L, B, K, and H activities• Data interpretation, literature review, writing original draft and editing, software, data visualization, and article publication

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  Sula Vineyards

  • Nasik, Maharashtra, India

  • WINEMAKER

    • Dec 2017 - Mar 2018
    • Nasik, Maharashtra, India

    GPA: 9.1/10.0• Developed blends of juices from citrus and peach, performed sensory, physicochemical, and nutritional analysis • Spearheaded the on-field grape sampling, physicochemical characterization of grape juices (degrees brix and titratable acidity) and wine varieties (sulfur dioxide, volatile acidity, % alcohol, reducing sugar, cold/heat stabilization, and pH)• Regulatory labelling, administrative work, raw material record keeping, and supply chain management• Cellar temperature control and record keeping