Position: Assistant Professor
Office:
Human Nutritional Sciences
Room 204, Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
University of Manitoba
196 Innovation Drive
Winnipeg, MB R3T 6C5
Canada
Phone No.: (204) 474-9976
Fax No.: (204) 474-7592
E-mail: thiyam@cc.umanitoba.ca
Dr. Thiyam-Holländer's research is centered around the extraction, quantification and isolation of minor components such as phenolic compounds from by-products of edible oil processing, mainly canola. She is also researching the impact of various novel aspects of processing on canola oil and minor components. Her focus is also on plant-based functional foods and nutraceutical ingredients and the impact of innovative technology, isolation and optimization.
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Education:
2005 Ph.D. University of Kiel, Germany
2000 M.Sc. IIT-Kharagpur, India
Areas of Specialization:
- Minor components of edible oil processing
- Lipid oxidation
- Functional foods and nutraceuticals
- Process technology and optimization of plant proteins
- Product development using plant proteins Research Interests:
- Minor components: Isolation, characterization from by-products of edible oil processing.
- Lipid oxidation: Value addition of canola oil. Impact of processing on canola oil and minor components.
- Functional foods and nutraceuticals: Isolation, optimization and application of proteins derived from oilseeds eg. canola, rapeseed and flax.
Research Interests:
- Minor components: Isolation, characterization from by-products of edible oil processing.
- Lipid oxidation: Value addition of canola oil. Impact of processing on canola oil and minor components.
- Functional foods and nutraceuticals: Isolation, optimization and application of proteins derived from oilseeds eg. canola, rapeseed and flax.
- NSERC
- Canola Council of Canada
- Syngenta Crop Protection (Canada) Inc.
- University of Manitoba.
- ARDI
Current openings (immediate)
1. Post-doc [Expertise –Lipid or Analytical Chemistry] (1)
2. Student Research Assistant [with option of Senior Thesis, applicant must be full-time student in Human Nutritional Sciences] (1)
3. MSc/PhD student
Open positions - MSc. & post-doctoral
(Principal Investigator- Dr. Usha Thiyam-Holländer, Department of Human Nutritional Sciences)
Positions open for highly motivated MSc students and post-doctoral fellow in the area of analytical and lipid chemistry for a project “Oxidative stability of Canola oil”. The selected candidates will primarily address the function of canola phenolics in lipid oxidation processes in oil and emulsion systems. These positions require a solid background in chemistry, lipid chemistry or food science and an interest in the application of HPLC, Head Space GC, and analysis of lipid oxidation.
This work will be carried out in Richardson Centre for Functional Foods & Nutraceutical and in reputed laboratories in USA, Australia and Germany. The starting date will be announced as soon as suitable candidates are selected (the position is for a minimum of one year for the Post- Doctoral fellowship and a minimum of two years for Masters Degree). Eligible candidates can apply by sending a detailed CV, a brief synopsis of research experience and career goals, and a list of three references to the e-mail address below:
Dr. Usha Thiyam-Holländer
Richardson Center for Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals,
196 Innovation Drive, Winnipeg, MB, R3T6C5, Canada.
Email: thiyam@cc.umanitoba.ca
Acharry A.A, & Thiyam U. (2010). A pursuit on functional, nutritional and bioactiveproperties of canola proteins and peptides. Critical Reviews in Food Science & Nutrition. (in press-)
Haiyan, Li.,Jun, W., Rempel, C. & Thiyam, U. (2010), Effect of Operating Parameters on Oil and Phenolic Extraction Using Supercritical CO2 (JAOCS, 87:1081-1089)
Khattab, R., Eskin, M., Aliani, M. & Thiyam, U. (2010), Sinapic Acid Derivatives in Canola Seeds Grown in Western Canada (JAOCS,87: 147-155 )
Khattab, R., Goldberg, E., Lin, Lin. & Thiyam, U. (2010), Quantitative analysis and free radical scavenging activity of chlorophyll, phytic acid, and condensed tannins in canola (Fd Chem, 122:1266-1272).
Thiyam, U., Ungewiss, J., Pickardt, C. & Baumert, A. (2009), De-oiled rapeseed and a protein isolate: characterization of sinapic acid derivatives by HPLC-DAD and LC-MS (Eur. Fd. Research. & Tech., 229, 825-831).
Thiyam, U., Stöckmann, H., & Schwarz, K. (2006a), Antioxidative effect of main sinapic acid derivatives from rapeseed and mustard oil by-products Eur.J.Lipid Sci. & Tech., 108, 239-248.Thiyam, U., Stöckmann, H., & Schwarz, K. (2006b), Antioxidant activity of rapeseed phenolics and their interaction with tocopherols in rapeseed oil triglycerides during lipid oxidation (JAOCS, 83:523-528).
Thiyam, U. (2006): The other side of the rapeseed oil mill, perspectives on press cake utilization (Inform, 17, 382-383).
Recent Conferences
1. Khattab, R., Rempel, C. and Thiyam, U. (2009). Physicochemical Properties and Fatty Acid Composition of Canola Oil Obtained with Conventional Methods and Supercritical Fluid Extraction. 23rd Meeting of the Canadian Section of AOCS, Toronto, Canada, October, 4-6, 2009.
2. Goldberg, E., Goh, C. and Thiyam, U. (2009). Impact of Novel Heat and Enzymatic Treatment on the Bioactive Components in Canola Oil and Meal. 23rd Meeting of the Canadian Section of AOCS, Toronto, Canada, October, 4-6, 2009.
3. Goldberg, E., Goh-Chun, Yan and Thiyam, U. (2009). Minor Components of Microwave and Enzymatically treated Canola .7th Euro Fed Lipid Congress Graz, Austria.4. Khattab, R. Eskin, M., Aliani, M. and Thiyam, U. (2009). Sinapic Acid Derivatives in Canola Seeds Grown in Western Canada. 100th AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo, Orlando, Florida.
5. Lin, Lin., Goldberg, E., and Thiyam, U.(2009). Phytic acid, condensed tannins, chlorophyll in Canola. 100th AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo, Orlando, Florida.
6. Thiyam, U., (2009). Food Quality in the era of functional foods and nutraceuticals. (Invited presentation, Manipur association for promotion of science and Department of Chemistry, Manipur University Manipur, India.
7. Thiyam, U., and Eskin, M. (2008). Minor Components and the Quality of Frying Oils. 99th AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo, Seattle Washington.
8. Thiyam, U. (2008). Novel antioxidants of canola, mustard and rapeseed, Thiyam. 99th AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo, Seattle Washington.
9. Thiyam, U. (2007). Canola More than Expected: Recent Developments on Canola Oils, Protein and Meal Utilization, 40th Annual Meeting – Canola Council of Canada, Victoria, B.C, Canada. (Invited Presentation)
10. Heins, A., Thiyam, U., Stoeckmann, H., and Schwarz, K. (2007). CAU Kiel “Rapsoel als quelle fuer w-3-fettsauren und antioxidantien-aspekte der oxidativen stabilitat“ GDL-Kongress, Lebensmitteltechnologie, Hamburg-Harburg, Germany.
11. Thiyam, U. (2006). “Rapeseed Proteins as Compared to Soy Proteins: Functional Ingredients of Tomorrow” Practical Short Course on Soyfoods: Ingredients, Preparation, and Utilization preceding the Brazilian Soy Congress, Londrina, Brazil. (Invited Presentation)
12. Thiyam, U., Menner, M., Eisner, P., and Mueller, K. (2006). Impact of Protein Isolation Process from Rapeseed Oil By-products on Sinapic Acid Derivatives. 97th AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo St. Louis, USA.