Full Name: Muneer Mohammed Saleh Alsayadi (Ph.D.)
Date of Birth: April 22, 1977
Nationality: Yemeni
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Nutrition, Department of Food Science and Technology, Ibb University, Yemen; Postdoctoral Fellow (IIE-SRF), Atta-Ur-Rahman Institute of Natural Product (AURIns), UiTM Puncak Alam, Malaysia

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📍 Address: R5002(3), Kolej Rafflesia 5, UiTM Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Selangor, Malaysia

Education

  • Ph.D. (2014) – Health Science & Technology, University of Abou-Bekr Belkaïd, Tlemcen, Algeria
    Thesis: Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity of Non-Alcoholic Water Kefir and Its Metabolic Effects on Wistar Rats
    Thesis link

  • M.Sc. (2008) – Health Science & Technology (Biotechnology in Health), University of Mascara, Algeria
    Thesis: Hypocholesterolemic effects of Probiotics in-vitro and Human study

  • B.Sc. (2000) – Food Science and Technology, Ibb University, Yemen (First Class, 85.18%)

Research Interests

  • Therapeutic Nutrition, Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals, Probiotics

  • Medicinal Plants, Nutritional Supplements, Malnutrition

  • Antioxidants, Free Radicals, Oxidative Stress

  • Food Security & Safety, Food Chemistry, Food Microbiology, Quality Control

  • Nutrition & Diseases (Diabetes, CVD, Kidney diseases)

Teaching

Courses taught include Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals, Malnutrition Disease, Therapeutic Nutrition, Nutrition & Immunity, Food Security, Food-Drug Interaction, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Dairy Technology, and Food Analysis.

Employment History

  • 2023–Present: Postdoctoral Fellow (IIE-SRF), Atta-Ur-Rahman Institute of Natural Product, UiTM Malaysia

  • 2024–2025: Consultant, Securing HCPs Laboratories in Yemen, Health Security Partners (HSP), Washington, USA

  • 2022–2023: Consultant, University BRM Train-the-Trainer Program, HSP

  • 2020–2021: Consultant, University Laboratory Chemical Security Program, HSP

  • 2019–Present: Consultant of Therapeutic Nutrition, Althawrah Hospital Authority, Yemen

  • 2014–Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science & Technology, Ibb University, Yemen (Head of Department 2016–2020)

  • 2016–2019: Assistant Professor (Part-time), International Malaysian University, Yemen

  • 2009–2014: Researcher, Ph.D. Scholar, LAPRONA, University of Tlemcen, Algeria

  • 2005–2008: Researcher, M.Sc. Scholar, University of Mascara, Algeria

  • 2000–2005: Research Assistant, Department of Food Science & Technology, Ibb University, Yemen

Selected Projects

  • Evaluation of nutritional supplements (PI)

  • Assessment of probiotic properties & antioxidant activity of Yemeni fermented milk

  • Yemeni Coffee Standards establishment

  • Anti-diabetic & antioxidative effects of Duvalia corderoyi

  • Nutritional assessment of displaced persons in Yemen

Publications

Dr. Alsayadi has authored 35+ peer-reviewed journal articles, several conference papers, and book chapters.
Examples:

  1. Alsayadi, M.M.S. et al. (2025). Nutritional Composition, Phytochemical contents, HPLC analysis, and Antioxidant Activity of Rumex nervosus. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. DOI

  2. AlFaris, N.A. et al. (2020). Antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic effect of Duvalia corderoyi in rats. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. DOI

  3. Alsayadi, M. et al. (2014). Evaluation of Anti-Hyperglycemic and Anti-Hyperlipidemic Activities of Water Kefir on Diabetic Wistar Rats. Journal of Diabetes Mellitus. DOI

Professional Memberships

  • American Chemical Society (ACS)

  • American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

  • Yemeni Biological Society

  • Academic committees at Ibb University (Quality Assurance, Strategic Planning, Food Science)

Research & Academic Profiles

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6892-0765

 

Assoc. Prof. Muneer Mohammed Saleh Alsayadi – Scholar, Researcher, and Consultant in Therapeutic Nutrition