Dr. Kashif Nauman is serving as Assistant Professor in Department of Meat Science and Technology, UVAS and holds DVM, M.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Veterinary Microbiology from University of Agriculture Faisalabad. In 2012, he obtained HEC overseas scholarship for pursing his Ph.D. studies from Institute of Meat Hygiene, Meat Technology and Food Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria. Before joining UVAS he served in export Meat Industry as a Quality Controller for beef and mutton lines. In 2009, he joined as Lecturer in Department of Meat Science and Technology. During his PhD studies he has published his scientific work in renowned peer reviewed journals and presented it in many international conferences in Germany, Austria, Spain, Slovakia, Czech Republic, France, Denmark and Italy. As a Resource Person he presented meat and related issues in many national workshop and trainings arranged by TDAP, L&DDD, USAID and UVAS. He was selected for training on Meat Processing by Punjab Agriculture and Meat Company (PAMCO) in Mashhad Meat Industrial Complex (MMIC) Mashhad, Iran in 2011. He also got training from Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority and Dubai Municipality (Abattoir Section) on Meat Quality and Inspection systems in 2009. In his PhD research work, he worked on development of new beef products which are safe in local Pakistani high temperature environment, application of new no thermal technologies for making packaging safe and clean, conversion of low cost meat in value added products, Risk assessment of beef and beef products supply chain, prevalence of different meat borne zoonotic diseases, restructured meat technologies, bush meat consumption patterns in Pakistan and related risks. His work also includes application of different natural acids on packaging material for enhancement of shelf life, quantification of microbial by products in meat environment. He is a member of North American Meat Association, International association of Food Protection, Österreichische Gesellschaft der Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte. He was Member Board of Directors of PAMCO up to 2011.

Meat Technology, New product development, Food microbiology, enhancement of shelf life of meat by various novel technologies, Risk assessment,