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Photo_Siong_TanSiong Tan

PhD Student
School School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences
Location Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga
Phone 02 6933 2085
Fax 02 6933 4520
Email siongtan@csu.edu.au

 

Project

Isolation and characterisation of proteins from Australian canola varieties

Career brief

Mr Tan studied in BSc (Food Technology) with honours at University Sains Malaysia (USM). At the same time, he worked as casual research assistant in the School of Industrial Technology (Food Department) and did his industrial placement with Charles Sturt University’s Cheese Factory, Wagga Wagga, in 2005. After completing the BSc degree in 2006, Mr Tan joined the USM Food Department as full time research assistant. The main task was involved in the preliminary study of fish gelatin extraction and characterization.

In 2007, Mr Tan furthered his study in MSc (Food Management) at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, before he was awarded Graham Centre Research Scholarship which allowed him to undertake PhD study at Charles Sturt University. He is currently studying the isolation and characterisation of proteins from Australian canola varieties, focusing on the protein profile and food functional properties. This research received grant-aided support from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).

Supervisors

Dr Samson Agboola, Dr Rod Mailer, Dr Christopher Blanchard

Funding source

CSU Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Grains Research and Development Corporation

Publications

Tan SH, Mailer RJ, Blanchard CL and Agboola SO (2011) Canola proteins for human consumption: Extraction, profile and functional properties. Journal of Food Science 76 (1), R16-R28.

Tan SH, Mailer RJ, Blanchard CL and Agboola SO (2011) Extraction and characterisation of protein fractions from Australian canola meals. Food Research International 44 (4), 1075-1082.

Tan SH, Mailer RJ, Blanchard CL & Agboola SO (2011, 15-17 August). Extraction of high market value protein fractions from mustard and canola meals. Presented at the 17th Australian Research Assembly on Brassicas, Wagga Wagga. (Note: related article in proceedings “Extraction and residual antinutritional components in protein fractions of Sinapis alba and Brassica napus oil-free meals.”)

Norziah MH, Muhamammad Khairulnizam AB, and Tan SH (2008) Characterization studies on gelatin extracted from fish wastes. Presented at 2nd USM Penang International Postgraduate Convention 2008, Chemical Biology: Innovative exploration of new horizons, p 532, 18-20 June 2008. Penang, Malaysia.