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Roman Mmanda Fortunatus

Assistant Lecturer

College of Agricultural Sciences and Food Technology

Food Science and Technology

Biography

Roman Mmanda Fortunatus is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Food Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, specializing in Food Nanotechnology. He holds a Master’s degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Florida and a BSc in Food Science and Technology from Sokoine University of Agriculture. He is currently undertaking a PhD at the Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg.

Roman has extensive research and field experience in food product development, food analysis, artificial intelligence, and the application of nanotechnology in improving the bioavailability of vitamins.

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Fortunatus, R. M., Simonne, A. H., and Mongi, R. J. 2021. Quality Assessment of Ugali Blended with Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato to Alleviate Vitamin A Deficiency in Tanzania. Afr. J. Food Sci. 15 (5), 226–235. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJFS2020.2057  

Katunzi-Kilewela, A., Rweyemamu, L. M. P., Kaale, L. D., Kibazohi, O., and Fortunatus, R. M. (2021). Proximate composition, pasting and functional properties of composite flour blends from cassava and chia seeds flour. Food Science and Technology International, 10820132211069471. https://doi:10.1177/10820132211069471 

Katunzi-Kilewela, A., Mongi, R. J., Kaale, L. D., Kibazohi, O., Fortunatus, R. M., and Rweyemamu, L. M. P. (2022). Sensory profile, consumer acceptability and preference mapping of cassava-chia seeds composite porridges. Applied Food Research, 2(1). 

Fortunatus, R. M.; Balog, S.; Sousa, F.; Vanhecke, D.; Rothen-Rutishauser, B.; Taladriz-Blanco, P.; Petri-Fink, A. Taylor dispersion analysis and release studies of beta-carotene-loaded PLGA nanoparticles and liposomes in simulated gastrointestinal fluids. RSC Adv 2025, 15 (2), 1095–1104. DOI: 10.1039/d4ra08138b.

Glaubitz, C.; Bazzoni, A.; Ackermann-Hirschi, L.; Baraldi, L.; Haeffner, M.; Fortunatus, R.; Rothen-Rutishauser, B.; Balog, S.; Petri-Fink, A. Leveraging Machine Learning for Size and Shape Analysis of Nanoparticles: A Shortcut to Electron Microscopy. J Phys Chem C Nanomater Interfaces 2024, 128 (1), 421–427. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c05938 From NLM PubMed-not-MEDLINE

Gunasingam, G.; He, R.; Fortunatus, R. M.; Larios, J.; de Almeida, M. S.; Balog, S.; Ovrevik, J.; Petri-Fink, A.; Rothen-Rutishauser, B. Interplay between lung and intestine in responses to diesel exhaust particles: Contrasting intestinal effects of cleared and swallowed particles with lung-mediated effects using an in vitro approach. Environ Pollut 2026, 389, 127399. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127399  From NLM Medline.