Personal Information

 Assistant Professor

Department of  Clinical Nutrition

Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences

Contact Information

Phone: 0126401000

Email: larfaoui@kau.edu.sa

Dr Leila ARFAOUI

 Assistant Professor

Profile

Education

  • 2002

    Bachelor degree from Department of Food ScienceNational Institute of Agronomy, Carthage University , Tunis, تـونـــــس

  • 2006

    Master degree from Department of Food science National Institute of Agronomy, Carthage University, Tunis, تـونـــــس

  • 2014

    Doctorate degree from Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science, Laval University, Quebec, Canada, كـــــــندا

Employment

  • 2002-2004

    Quality and R&D Manager, CLC- Delice Danone , Tunisia, تـونـــــس

  • 2004-2006

    Lecturer, ISET Zaghouan, Tunisia, تـونـــــس

  • 2007-2014

    Research Associate, Laval University, Quebec, كـــــــندا

  • 2015-1900

    Assistant Professor, linical Nutrition Department, FAMS, KAU, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

  • Research and development of new functional and nutraceutical foods
  • Food quality & analysis (microbiological, physico-chemical, sensory)
  • Hygiene and food safety, HACCP, ISO
  • Food processing and manufacturing
  • Food formulation and optimization to specific groups.
  • Microbiology, Microbiome, diet and health

 

Scientific interests

Courses

Food Safety and Hygiene 212 CLN
Economy and Nutrition 331 CLN
Food analysis 313 CLN
Advanced Topics in Food Science & Nutrition 424 CLN
Medical Microbiology & Parasitology 306 CLN

Areas of expertise

Food science
Food technology