Nahide Seray Kahraman

My name is Nahide Seray Kahraman and I am 28 years old. I am from Turkey and I am living in Reading, UK. I am a Food Engineer and I have a MSc degree in Biotechnology. My both graduates are from Middle East Technical University Food Engineering Department, Turkey. I have dependent visa of residence and work permit for UK on my husband's visa.

During my master studies, I conducted analyses mostly with HPLC. Moreover, I worked on the glucose and fructose uptake mechanism of wine yeast cells. To conduct these experiments, the yeast cells were cultivated in small scale reactors to large scale reactors. For my study, wine production was performed in our laboratory so yeast cells were produced in-house.

For my PhD, the studies start with the extraction of the waste of tea leaves. Then, extracted solutions are filtrated and dried by freeze dryer or spray dryer. After mixing with herbal mixtures, the instant powder form is obtained by grinding. During these processes, several physical, chemical and microbiological analyses are conducted.