Dr. Mohamed Ahmedna, Associate Professor of Food Science, joined North Carolina A&T State University in 2000 as an Assistant Professor of Food Science in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. His research focuses on Product Development, with emphasis on functional foods and the development of value-added products from underutilized agricultural by-products. During his six-year tenure at A&T, he served/serves as Principal Investigator or Co-PI in nine multidisciplinary projects totaling over $4 million. His research effort has resulted in 26 peer reviewed scientific publications, over 100 abstracts/proceedings and the filing of three patent applications. He is also the co-editor of a book on Probiotics in Food Safety and Human health, published by CRC Press. Dr. Ahmedna is the recipient of the 2008 Thurgood Marshall distinguished faculty member award, the 2007 NC A&T Outstanding Senior Researcher Award, the 2005 USAID George Washington Carver Agricultural Excellence Award, the 2002 NC A&T SU Outstanding Young Investigator Award, and the 2001 Gamma Sigma Delta Award of Excellence in Research. He is a member of eight professional and four honorary societies. Dr. Ahmedna currently serves as the NC A&T State University campus coordinator for the North Carolina Agromedicine Institute, coordinator of the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences “Agromedicine, Nutrition and Food Safety” program initiative, and member of the University Research Council. Dr. Ahmedna has served on several review panels for federal agencies such as the USDA and DHHS and provided peer review for seven scientific journals in his area of expertise. Prior to joining NC A&T, Dr. Ahmedna worked as a senior R&D scientist at Technology International Inc., LaPlace, LA; research associate in the Department of Food Science at Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA; and statistical consultant in the Department of Experimental Statistics at LSU. During these tenures, he conducted extensive applied research and consulting in Food Science and applied statistics. Dr. Mohamed Ahmedna holds a M.S. and Ph.D. in Food Science and a M.S. in Applied Statistics, all from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.