Ms. Passang Lhamo
Personal Infromation
Ms. Passang Lhamo
Associate Lecturer
Department of Food Science and Technology
Email address: plhamo.cnr@rub.edu.bt
Educational Backgrounds
- M.Sc. Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Canada (May 2022 – June 2024)
- B.Tech. Biotechnology, Jaypee University of Information Technology, India (August 2013 – May 2017)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education, Samtse College of Education, Bhutan (December 2019 – January 2021)
Research Area
Research Experience
- Compositional and microbial characterization of traditional fermented cheeses in collaboration with the National Highland Research & Development Center, Bhutan (2021)
- Comparative studies on preparation methods and nutritional profiles of indigenous cereal-based alcoholic beverages (2021)
- Rheological evaluation of protein-based heat-induced gels (May 2023- April 2024)
- Molecular analysis of transcription factor CRZ1 related to quercetin-mediated inhibition of Aspergillus flavus (August 2016- August 2017)
Research Interests
- Chemical characterization of Bhutanese indigenous and wild food sources
- Identification of bioactive compounds for nutraceutical and functional food development
- Phytochemical profiling, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity evaluation
- Investigation of underutilized native ingredients to assess their health-promoting properties and potential for sustainable commercialization
Training and Workshops
- Training on advanced biotechnological techniques (Mahidol University, Thailand, July 7-13, 2025)
- Training on phytochemical and food analytical testing (College of Natural Resources, Bhutan, November 12-16, 2024)
- Workshop on anuscript writing (College of Natural Resources, December 12-16, 2020)
- Training on climate-smart agriculture (College of Natural Resources, Bhutan, September 14-18, 2020)
- Workshop on higher education pedagogic research (Royal University of Bhutan, March 1-4, 2020)
- Workshop on recombinant protein expression and purification (South Asian University, India, December 11-13, 2019)
- Training on the introduction to learning and teaching (Royal University of Bhutan, July 2-12, 2019)
- Training on livestock survey methodologies and data analysis (College of Natural Resources, Bhutan, April 15-19, 2019)
- Workshop on innovation management and intellectual property rights (Jaypee University of Information Technology, December 9, 2016)