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Timothy Omara
PeerJ Editor & Author
545 Points

Contributions by role

Author 270
Preprint Author 105
Editor 170

Contributions by subject area

Aquaculture, Fisheries and Fish Science
Toxicology
Aquatic and Marine Chemistry
Biomaterials
Composites
Materials Science (other)
Agricultural Science
Mycology
Epidemiology
Food Science and Technology
Analytical Chemistry (other)
Atomic Spectroscopy
Spectroscopic Analysis
Hyphenated Techniques
Chemometrics
Mass Spectrometry
Sample Handling
Novel Analytical Technologies

Timothy Omara

PeerJ Editor & Author

Summary

Dr. Timothy Omara is a researcher with the Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources, Department of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria. He is also an Assistant Lecturer of Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda.

He was previously with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Sciences and Aerospace Studies, Moi University, Kenya, and affiliated with the Centre of Excellence II in Phytochemicals, Textile and Renewable Energy (PTRE) hosted at the same University.

Dr. Omara holds computer literacy, research assiduity and proven track record of publications and refereeing across international peer-reviewed journals, with research interests including-but not limited to- food toxicology, analytical, natural products and environmental chemistry employing advanced analytical techniques.

He has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters as of December 2023, and currently serves as an Academic Editor in PLOS ONE, PeerJ Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Food Quality, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine and VEGETOS (Springer).

Analytical Chemistry (other) Aquaculture, Fisheries & Fish Science Environmental Contamination & Remediation Food Science & Technology Natural Products Novel Analytical Technologies Toxicology

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ Analytical Chemistry

Past or current institution affiliations

Moi University
Makerere University
Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
University of Bradford

Work details

Researcher

Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
March 2023
Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources, Department of Chemistry (DCH)
My research focuses on the use of analytical chemistry for chemical characterization of natural products, plant biomass as well as contaminants in environmental and food matrices

Assistant Lecturer of Chemistry

Makerere University
October 2023
Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS)
Deleivering lectures to undergraduate and postgraduate students; Research supervision setting, moderation and marking of examinations/practicals; community outreach and publishing

Identities

@Timtimothyrhys

Websites

  • Google Scholar
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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 2
  • Preprints 3
  • Edited 1
March 17, 2020
Effects of alkali treatment on the mechanical and thermal properties of sisal/cattail polyester commingled composites
Silas Mogaka Mbeche, Timothy Omara
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-matsci.5
October 21, 2019
Mercuric pollution of surface water, superficial sediments, Nile tilapia (Oreochromis nilotica Linnaeus 1758 [Cichlidae]) and yams (Dioscorea alata) in auriferous areas of Namukombe stream, Syanyonja, Busia, Uganda
Timothy Omara, Shakilah Karungi, Raymond Kalukusu, BrendaVictoria Nakabuye, Sarah Kagoya, Bashir Musau
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7919 PubMed 31656704
September 16, 2019 - Version: 1
Aflatoxins in Uganda: an encyclopedic review of the etiology, epidemiology, detection, quantification, exposure assessment, reduction and control
Timothy Omara, Winfred Nassazi, Tom Omute, Aburu Awath, Fortunate Laker, Raymond Kalukusu, Bashir Musau, Brenda V Nakabuye, Sarah Kagoya, George Otim, Eddie Adupa
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27963v1
August 8, 2019 - Version: 1
Aflatoxigenic contamination of freshly harvested white maize (Zea mays L.) from some selected Ugandan districts
Timothy Omara
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27888v1
June 30, 2019 - Version: 1
Mercuric pollution of surface water, superficial sediments, Nile tilapia (Oreochromis nilotica Linnaeus 1758 [Cichlidae]) and yams (Dioscorea alata) in auriferous areas of Namukombe stream, Syanyonja, Busia- Uganda
Timothy Omara, Shakilah Karungi, Raymond Kalukusu, Brenda Victoria Nakabuye, Sarah Kagoya, Bashir Muasu
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27832v1

Academic Editor on

December 8, 2023
Exploring the potential of deep eutectic solvents (DES) in bioactive natural product research: from DES to NaDES, THEDES, and beyond
Mariana Ruesgas Ramon, Erwann Durand, Karlina Garcia-Sosa, Luis Manuel Peña-Rodríguez
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-achem.28