Hilaire Macaire WOMENI

• Research areas: Food Lipids; Analysis and Optimization of Food Processes; Stabilization and Preservation of Food; Food Science and Nutrition.
• Short biography: Hilaire Macaire WOMENI holds a Doctorat/PhD in Food Sciences and Nutrition from the National School of Agro-Science (ENSAI) of the University of Ngaoundere, Cameroon. He is a Full Professor in the Department of Biochemistry of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Dschang. He teaches Biochemistry and the applications in food area: Structural biochemistry of lipids and carbohydrates; Human nutrition; Nutritional education, Metabolic and food microbiology; Food Technology ; Applied Microbiology; Industrial and food engineering; Food safety; Food quality assurance; Food security ; Scientific writing. In terms of research, he is the Head of the Biochemistry, Food Technology and Nutrition (BTAN) research team of the Biochemistry of Medicinal Plants, Food Sciences and Nutrition (URBPMAN) research unit at the University of Dschang. His fields of interest are: Nutritional values of lipid sources and influence of transformation and preservation processes; Stabilization of edible oils; Chemical characterization and evaluation of the properties of fixed and essential oils; Optimization of the production of malted flours for complementary food and the fight against malnutrition; Strengthening food security and nutrition through indigenous products. Professor Womeni is the author of more than 70 publications, he has supervised ten Doctrat/PhD theses which have been defended. He is a consultant to AUF, FAO and MINADER (PIDMA). He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Cameroon Journal of Experimental Biology (CaJEB) and expert in a number of journals (European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology; Plos One,…) and research funding organizations. He is the Scientific Coordinator of the Training and Research Unit “Dschang School of Health and life Sciences” of the Doctoral School of the University of Dschang.