Eugenie Kayitesi
Eugenie Kayitesi | |
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| Citizenship | Rwanda |
| Education | University of Pretoria (BSc, Msc, PhD) |
| Occupation | Food scientist |
| Awards | Fellow of Africa Academy of science. OWSD-Elsevier foundation award. |
Eugenie Kayitesi is a Rwandan food scientist and Associate Professor at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Her work centers on improving the utilisation of indigenous African plant based foods to enhance nutrition and food security across Africa.[1]
Early Life and Education
Kayitesi earned a BSc in Food Science and Technology in 2005, followed by an MSc in Agriculture and a PhD in Food Science from the University of Pretoria.[2]
Career
She currently serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria. Her research expertise cuts across various research areas of Food Science and Technology with particular focus on food processing and food chemistry. As an educator, she actively seeks and encourages female post graduates to pursue research or academia oriented careers in the sciences. [3]
Awards and recognitions
In 2022, she was named one of the four "Outstanding Women in Science Awardees in Rwanda" by Rwanda's National Council for Science and Technology (NCST), receiving the award in the Research category. [3]
In 2023, she was honoured with the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for her research contributions to food security, recognizing her as one of the seven women scientists from the Global South. [4]
She was elected as a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences in 2025.[5]
Selected Publications
- Odukoya, Johnson Oluwaseun; Kayitesi, Eugénie; Mphahlele, Mokgadi Precious; Mungho Tata, Charlotte; Gouado, Inocent; Ikhile, Monisola Itohan; Ndinteh, Derek Tantoh (2024). "Influence of Smoking on the Volatiles Profile of Arius parkii , Cyprinus carpio and Three Selected Sciaenidae Family Fish Species". Journal of Culinary Science & Technology. 22 (6): 1213–1234. doi:10.1080/15428052.2022.2119913. ISSN 1542-8052. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- Oyeyinka, Samson A.; Oyedeji, Ajibola B.; Ogundele, Opeolu M.; Adebo, Oluwafemi A.; Njobeh, Patrick B.; Kayitesi, Eugénie (2021). "Infrared heating under optimized conditions enhanced the pasting and swelling behaviour of cowpea starch" (PDF). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 184: 678–688. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.06.129. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- Oyeyinka, Samson A.; Akinware, Ruth O.; Bankole, Aishat T.; Njobeh, Patrick B.; Kayitesi, Eugénie (2021). "Influence of microwave heating and time on functional, pasting and thermal properties of cassava starch". International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 56 (1): 215–223. doi:10.1111/ijfs.14621. ISSN 0950-5423. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
References
- ^ Sciences (TWAS), The World Academy of. "Kayitesi, Eugénie | TWAS". twas.org. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ "Kayitesi Eugenie". OWSD. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ a b "Who are the four outstanding women in science awardees for 2022?". The New Times. 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ "7 women scientists from global south recognized for food security research | Elsevier Connect". www.elsevier.com. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ "Nurturing Africa's Science Leadership: Professors Paxie Chirwa & Eugenie Kayitesi Elected AAS Fellows | The AAS". aasciences.africa. Retrieved 2025-08-17.