Dr George Ooko Abong holds a bachelors, masters and doctorate degrees in Food Science and Technology. He currently lectures at the Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, one of the premier University in East and Central Africa. Dr Abong has worked at the University of Nairobi for the last thirteen years with major roles being teaching, research, tutorials and consultancy. He is currently working as a senior lecturer and chairman of the Department and also chairs Food Science and Technology Platform of Kenya (FoSTeP-K), a professional body in Kenya. He has been involved in several consultancies including food handling and hygiene, milk processing, aflatoxin management in groundnuts and cereals, expert/professional member in Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) technical committee towards harmonization of the East African Standards for Cassava, sweetpotato, fats and oils, cereals and pulses, and potato products. He carried out extensive research on food crops and livestock products handling and processing with emphasis on impact on nutrition, safety and human health and is widely published with 67 peer reviewed publications, 1 book and 4 book chapters.
Dr Abong is currently involved in research in several areas including safe processing of potatoes and sweet potatoes, cassava, milk safety, groundnuts and aflatoxin management and human nutrition related issues. He is a trained food safety expert with vast knowledge in quality assurance and risk analysis from the University of Ghent, Belgium. He was a co-chair of communication working group of the Global Food Safety Partnership, an initiative being championed by the World Bank to ensure food safety worldwide for the year 2015. Dr Abong is an award winner with International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) as a Young Food Scientist (2016) and was admitted to the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) as an IUFoST Early Career Scientist (2018). He has a wealth of experience in managing students and linking the University with industrial world and currently manages pilot plant, value addition platform at the University of Nairobi. He is also a dedicated reviewer with several journals in areas of Food science, Agriculture and Nutrition.

