Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa
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Yasmina Sultanbawa

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Background

Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa's research is focused within the agribusiness development framework, specifically in the area of food processing, preservation, food safety and nutrition. Her current research includes the minimisation of post harvest losses through value addition and the search for natural preservatives to replace current synthetic chemicals. In addition, her research area also includes the challenge of nutrition security, in particular micronutrient deficiency (hidden hunger), lack of diet diversity and nutritional losses in the food supply chain, which are addressed by her work with underutilized Australian plant species and potential new crops. Her work on Australian native plant foods is focused on incorporation of these plants in mainstream agriculture and diet diversification Working with indigenous communities to develop nutritious and sustainable value added products from native plants for use in the food, feed, cosmetic and health care industries is a key strategy. The creation of employment, economic and social benefits to these remote communities is an anticipated outcome. She considers it a privilege to engage with these communities and is very passionate that her work will have a positive socio-economic impact.

Research Focus

  • Functional ingredients (natural additives)

Functional food/feed/nutraceutical ingredients with enhanced nutritional and phytochemical profiles are obtained from specialty crops (Australian native plant foods) and industry co/by-products. Natural additives are obtained from raw materials of vegetable, fruit, herbs/spices or microbiological origin. An example is plant extracts which can provide e.g. antioxidants, shelf-life extension (natural antimicrobials), trace-nutrients (vitamins/ minerals) and novel flavours. Innovative technology solutions

  • Novel packaging systems

Development of active, biodegradable packaging material with natural additives for shelf life extension, smart packaging with nanosensors for the effective detection of food contaminants, microperforated packaging systems with optimised modified atmospheres for fresh foods and high barrier packaging material for herbs and spices are practical objectives of her research. Engineered nano-delivery systems for plant bioactives Develop nano-platforms for targeted delivery and controlled release of plant bioactives including antioxidant and antimicrobial products, through testing of in vitro activities and shelf life under various conditions.

  • Photodynamic treatment

Photodynamic treatment or photosensitization is a novel light and photo dye based approach which offers promising alternatives to conventional methods for the control of microorganisms. Plant bioactives such as curcumin has been successfully used to control mycrotoxigenic fungi. This technology has potential as a decontamination tool to reduce the microbial load in food and feed.

  • Food safety

Her research focus in this field includes intervention strategies to inhibit and prevent food-borne pathogens and spoilage organisms in fresh food and beverages, elucidating mechanisms of antimicrobial action, shelf-life extension with natural antimicrobials, retaining bioactivity during processing and storage, search for natural inhibitors from Australian native plants, use of bioactive honey from Leptospermum polygalifolium (Jelly bush) in treating microbial wound infections.

Availability

Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Horticultural production Medical microbiology Microbiology

Qualifications

  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Reading
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of British Columbia

Search Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa’s works on UQ eSpace

365 works between 1998 and 2024
All (365) Journal Article (187) Book Chapter (20) Conference Publication (150) Book (6) Other Outputs (1) Edited Outputs (1)

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2024

Journal Article

Brassica microgreens cabbage (Brassica oleracea), radish (Raphanus sativus) and rocket (Eruca vesicaria) (L.) Cav: application of red‐light emitting diodes lighting during postharvest storage and in vitro digestion on bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity

Ntsoane, Manyasha L. L., Manhivi, Vimbainashe E., Shoko, Tinotenda, Seke, Faith, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Sivakumar, Dharini (2024). Brassica microgreens cabbage (Brassica oleracea), radish (Raphanus sativus) and rocket (Eruca vesicaria) (L.) Cav: application of red‐light emitting diodes lighting during postharvest storage and in vitro digestion on bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity. International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 59 (3), 1432-1442. doi: 10.1111/ijfs.16890

Brassica microgreens cabbage (Brassica oleracea), radish (Raphanus sativus) and rocket (Eruca vesicaria) (L.) Cav: application of red‐light emitting diodes lighting during postharvest storage and in vitro digestion on bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity

2024

Journal Article

Photodynamic inactivation of Botrytis cinerea spores by curcumin—effect of treatment factors and characterization of photo-generated reactive oxygen species

Seididamyeh, Maral, Netzel, Michael E., Mereddy, Ram, Harmer, Jeffrey R. and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2024). Photodynamic inactivation of Botrytis cinerea spores by curcumin—effect of treatment factors and characterization of photo-generated reactive oxygen species. Food and Bioprocess Technology, 17 (3), 670-685. doi: 10.1007/s11947-023-03150-w

Photodynamic inactivation of Botrytis cinerea spores by curcumin—effect of treatment factors and characterization of photo-generated reactive oxygen species

Featured

2024

Journal Article

Luminescent sensors for residual antibiotics detection in food: Recent advances and perspectives

Zhang, Zexi, Zhang, Huayue, Tian, Dihua, Phan, Anh, Seididamyeh, Maral, Alanazi, Mazen, Xu, Zhi Ping, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Zhang, Run (2024). Luminescent sensors for residual antibiotics detection in food: Recent advances and perspectives. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 498 215455, 1-27. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215455

Luminescent sensors for residual antibiotics detection in food: Recent advances and perspectives

2023

Journal Article

Australian indigenous edible halophytes—nutritious and functional for a sustainable future: antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial properties

Srivarathan, Sukirtha, Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Seididamyeh, Maral, Wright, Olivia R. L., Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael E. (2023). Australian indigenous edible halophytes—nutritious and functional for a sustainable future: antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial properties. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 135 (2), 41-46. doi: 10.1071/rs23007

Australian indigenous edible halophytes—nutritious and functional for a sustainable future: antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial properties

2023

Journal Article

Mineral nutrient-rich plants – Do they occur?

Sultanbawa, Fazal and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2023). Mineral nutrient-rich plants – Do they occur?. Applied Food Research, 3 (2) 100347, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.afres.2023.100347

Mineral nutrient-rich plants – Do they occur?

2023

Journal Article

The impact of Kakadu Plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana) fruit powder and its pectic oligosaccharides on the growth, survival and antimicrobial activity of probiotic bacteria in milk

Almutairi, Batlah, Turner, Mark S., Fletcher, Mary T. and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2023). The impact of Kakadu Plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana) fruit powder and its pectic oligosaccharides on the growth, survival and antimicrobial activity of probiotic bacteria in milk. Food Bioscience, 56 103445, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fbio.2023.103445

The impact of Kakadu Plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana) fruit powder and its pectic oligosaccharides on the growth, survival and antimicrobial activity of probiotic bacteria in milk

2023

Conference Publication

Minerals and trace elements in broad-leaved Geebung (Persoonia stradbrokensis), an underutilised native Australian fruit

Zhang, Jiale, Sivakumaran, Dharini, Netzel, Michael E. and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2023). Minerals and trace elements in broad-leaved Geebung (Persoonia stradbrokensis), an underutilised native Australian fruit. Nutrition and Wellbeing in Oceania, Joint Conference of the Nutrition Societies of New Zealand and Australia, Auckland, New Zealand, 28 November-1 December 2023.

Minerals and trace elements in broad-leaved Geebung (Persoonia stradbrokensis), an underutilised native Australian fruit

2023

Conference Publication

Phenolic compounds of Burdekin plum during fruit leather processing and storage

Chen, Gengning, Sultanbawa, Yasmina, Netzel, Michael E., Cozzolino, Daniel, Olarte Mantilla, Sandra Milena and Sivakumaran, Dharini (2023). Phenolic compounds of Burdekin plum during fruit leather processing and storage. Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium (QACS), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 24 November 2023.

Phenolic compounds of Burdekin plum during fruit leather processing and storage

2023

Conference Publication

Protocol Modification for DNA Extraction from Human Faecal Samples

Madani, Khalil Saber H., Nguyen, Loan, Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Netzel, Michael E. and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2023). Protocol Modification for DNA Extraction from Human Faecal Samples. Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium (QACS), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 24 November 2023.

Protocol Modification for DNA Extraction from Human Faecal Samples

2023

Conference Publication

Nutritional value and chemical composition of Citrus garrawayi from different geographic locations

Johnson, Joel, Hungerford, Natasha, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael (2023). Nutritional value and chemical composition of Citrus garrawayi from different geographic locations. Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium (QACS), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 24 November 2023.

Nutritional value and chemical composition of Citrus garrawayi from different geographic locations

2023

Journal Article

In vitro antioxidant activity, bioaccessibility, and thermal stability of encapsulated strawberry fruit (Fragaria × ananassa) polyphenols

Seke, Faith, Adiamo, Oladipupo Q., Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Sivakumar, Dharini (2023). In vitro antioxidant activity, bioaccessibility, and thermal stability of encapsulated strawberry fruit (Fragaria × ananassa) polyphenols. Foods, 12 (21) 4045. doi: 10.3390/foods12214045

In vitro antioxidant activity, bioaccessibility, and thermal stability of encapsulated strawberry fruit (Fragaria × ananassa) polyphenols

2023

Journal Article

Physical properties and magnetic resonance imaging of the Australian green plum (Buchanania obovata) through maturity and ripening and across locations

Fyfe, Selina, Smyth, Heather E., Schirra, Horst Joachim, Rychlik, Michael, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Kurniawan, Nyoman D. (2023). Physical properties and magnetic resonance imaging of the Australian green plum (Buchanania obovata) through maturity and ripening and across locations. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 205 112494, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2023.112494

Physical properties and magnetic resonance imaging of the Australian green plum (Buchanania obovata) through maturity and ripening and across locations

2023

Journal Article

A review of phytochemicals and bioactive properties in the Proteaceae family: a promising source of functional food

Zhang, Jiale, Netzel, Michael E., Pengelly, Andrew, Sivakumar, Dharini and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2023). A review of phytochemicals and bioactive properties in the Proteaceae family: a promising source of functional food. Antioxidants, 12 (11) 1952, 1-32. doi: 10.3390/antiox12111952

A review of phytochemicals and bioactive properties in the Proteaceae family: a promising source of functional food

2023

Journal Article

Quantification of rare earth elements in Australian and imported rice samples from different origins using ICP-MS

Imran, Maryam, Nguyen, Ai and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2023). Quantification of rare earth elements in Australian and imported rice samples from different origins using ICP-MS. Science of the Total Environment, 895 164865, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164865

Quantification of rare earth elements in Australian and imported rice samples from different origins using ICP-MS

2023

Journal Article

Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana) bioactivity against spoilage microorganisms and oxidative reactions in refrigerated raw beef patties under modified atmosphere packaging

Beya, Michel M., Netzel, Michael E., Sultanbawa, Yasmina, Smyth, Heather and Hoffman, Louwrens C. (2023). Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana) bioactivity against spoilage microorganisms and oxidative reactions in refrigerated raw beef patties under modified atmosphere packaging. Meat Science, 204 109268, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2023.109268

Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana) bioactivity against spoilage microorganisms and oxidative reactions in refrigerated raw beef patties under modified atmosphere packaging

2023

Conference Publication

Exploring the chemistry and nutritional properties of native Australian Citrus

Johnson, Joel B., Hungerford, Natasha L., Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael E. (2023). Exploring the chemistry and nutritional properties of native Australian Citrus. NextGen Ag Symposium, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia, 29 September 2023.

Exploring the chemistry and nutritional properties of native Australian Citrus

2023

Conference Publication

Nutritional quality and functional properties of Australian grown elderberries

Rathnayake, Anuruddhika Udayangani, Wright, Olivia, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael E. (2023). Nutritional quality and functional properties of Australian grown elderberries. NextGen Ag Symposium, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia, 29 September 2023.

Nutritional quality and functional properties of Australian grown elderberries

2023

Conference Publication

Nutritional, antinutritional, and antioxidant properties of Australian bush tucker yams (Dioscorea spp.)

Fawale, Samson Olumide, Netzel, Michael E., Akinsanmi, Olufemi A. and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2023). Nutritional, antinutritional, and antioxidant properties of Australian bush tucker yams (Dioscorea spp.). Key Technologies in the Bioeconomy: A Global Bioeconomy Alliance Conference, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia, 27-29 September 2023.

Nutritional, antinutritional, and antioxidant properties of Australian bush tucker yams (Dioscorea spp.)

2023

Conference Publication

Assessing the quality of Burdekin plum (Pleiogynium timoriense) during postharvest storage

Chen, Gengning, Cozzolino, Daniel, Netzel, Michael, Olarte Mantilla, Sandra and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2023). Assessing the quality of Burdekin plum (Pleiogynium timoriense) during postharvest storage. Key Technologies in the Bioeconomy: A Global Bioeconomy Alliance Conference, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia, 27-29 September 2023.

Assessing the quality of Burdekin plum (Pleiogynium timoriense) during postharvest storage

2023

Conference Publication

Native Australian citrus: its current status and potential

Johnson, Joel, Hungerford, Natasha, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael (2023). Native Australian citrus: its current status and potential. FSS Science Week, Coopers Plains, QLD, Australia, 15-17 August 2023.

Native Australian citrus: its current status and potential

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    MyINDAH Diet - Inclusive Digital Solutions for Healthy and Sustainable Diets and Food Security in Java's Urban and Peri-Urban Food Systems
    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) - KONEKSI / Knowledge Partnership Platform (KPP)
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Bio-based solutions for a sustainable agriculture
    Queensland-Germany Bioeconomy Collaborative Science Program
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Addressing vulnerabilities and enhancing resilience in the smallholder value chains of Java's peri-urban food supply systems
    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) - KONEKSI / Knowledge Partnership Platform (KPP)
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Ecological Traceability as a Public Commons - New Models of Indigenous Supply Chain Data Governance
    National Agriculture Traceability Grants - Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    The past, present and future of Indigenous ethnobotanical knowledge
    ARC Discovery Indigenous
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2024
    ARC Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2028
    Fight Food Waste CRC - Transform Program
    Fight Food Waste CRC
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Assessing the quality and safety of herbal beverages for market access
    Roogenic Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Improving the efficiency of Kakadu Plum value chains to grow a robust and sustainable industry
    CRC for Developing Northern Australia
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Advanced Nanoparticle, Colloid and Microparticle Characterisation and Precision Engineering Nanosystems Facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Scoping study on Boonjie tamarind and Cape York lilly pilly - nutritional and bioactive properties
    Innovation Connections
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Scoping Study on potential functional compounds in native Australian tree Pittosporum Angustifolium (Gumby Gumby)
    Innovation Connections
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Scoping study on Feijoa - bioactive compounds and in vitro bioactivity
    Innovation Connections
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    High value natural nutritional supplements
    Innovation Connections
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Value added bakery products using native plants as functional ingredients
    Innovation Connections
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2021
    Naturally Nutritious
    Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Functional ingredients from onion and garlic grown in Australia
    Innovation Connections
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Potential food sweeteners sourced from Aboriginal traditional knowledge - Phase 0
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Natural additives to improve quality and shelf life of animal feeds (Research Connections grant with Cobbett Pty Ltd)
    Research Connections
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Australian native foods as natural additives to improve quality and shelf life of frozen meals
    Research Connections
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Nano-encapsulation of plant extracts for targeted delivery in animal healthcare
    Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Lemon and anise myrtle: unique functional ingredients in cross industry applications
    Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Native plant extracts for extended shelf life in corn
    Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2018
    Monitoring quality and bioactivity of kakadu plum in the Northern Territory
    Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Value addition to mushroom by-products
    Horticulture Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2015
    Use of nano-emulsions with natural antimicrobials to reduce campylobacter-contamination from the chicken intestinal tract (Poultry CRC Scholarship Project)
    Poultry CRC
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Elucidating mechanisms of antibacterial action of Leptospermum polygalifolium honey
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2013
    Changes in quality (bioactivity) of native foods during storage
    Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring a framework for the Gamilaraay peoples governance of research and development on their traditional foods: a case study exploring functional ingredients in a culturally significant native grain

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Assessing the effect of date fruit (Phoenix dactylifera L.) on human gut microbiota and metabolite production: an in vitro fermentation study

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Michael Netzel, Dr Loan Nguyen

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Modelling interactive effects of environment and physicochemical properties of Persoonia spp.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Michael Netzel, Dr Dharini Sivakumar

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring traditional Aboriginal knowledge and potential enterprise development of fungi in Northern Australia.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Elizabeth Aitken, Dr Michael Netzel, Dr Sharlene Leroy-Dyer

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The efficacy of nanoencapsulation as a delivery system of Terminalia ferdinandiana extract for periodontal disease therapy

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Run Zhang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring the Nutritional quality and Food Functionality of Salt Bush (Atriplex semibaccata) - an Australian Indigenous Edible Halophyte

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Michael Netzel, Dr Dharini Sivakumar

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring the Nutritional and Functional Quality of Australian Indigenous Yam

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Femi Akinsanmi, Dr Michael Netzel

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Upconversion-encoded microspheres for glucocorticoids detection as food hazards or health markers

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Kayvan Etebari, Dr Zeinab Khalil, Dr Run Zhang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    occurrence of rare earth elements in food

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring the nutritional quality and food functionality of Burdekin plum (Pleiogynium timorense)

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Michael Netzel, Associate Professor Daniel Cozzolino

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Empowering Indigenous communities to improve their health through science and nutrition

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Michael Netzel, Dr Olivia Wright

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Strengthening Indigenous Community Capability: Uniquely Australian Foods

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Janeen Baxter

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Use of ICT in agriculture marketing to connect smallholder farmers to dynamic markets in the developing countries: A case of the dairy industry in Bangladesh

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Natalie Jones, Associate Professor Ammar Abdul Aziz

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Women in shift work - nutrition and menopause

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Michael Netzel, Dr Olivia Wright

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring and understanding the nutritional quality and functional properties of wild harvested Australian grown elderberries (native elderberries)

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Olivia Wright, Professor Heather Smyth, Dr Michael Netzel

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating the nutritional and bioactive properties of native Australian Citrus species

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Natasha Hungerford, Dr Michael Netzel

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Using marks and designations to build and sustain local food and agriculture

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Brad Sherman, Dr Allison Fish

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Perinatal strategies to improve birthweight, growth, and gut health in pre-weaned piglets

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Heather Smyth

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sensitive Detection of Antibiotics with Nanoprobes

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Run Zhang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Following the Tracks: Bringing traditional knowledge and food science together to improve health outcomes in Central Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Michael Netzel, Dr Olivia Wright

Completed supervision

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