BSc., MSc. ( Mak) PhD(Surrey University, UK.)
Senior Lecturer / Head, Department of Biochemistry & Sports Science, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, P.o.Box 7062, Kampala, Ugnada
Tel: +256 782807027
Email:agnes.nandutu@mak.ac.ug, masawi12agnes@gmail.com.
Dr. Nandutuis a Senior Lecturer, teaching subject of Biochemistry to Science, Veterinary and Medical students at Makerere University. Dr. Nandutu’sresearch areas of interest include Food chemistry, scientific validation of medicinal plants, phytochemical and antioxidant evaluation and starch chemistry. Her PhD study involved investigating Biochemical, physico-chemical and Nutritional properties of sweet potato ( Ipomomeabatatas Lam) and its processing into an infant weaning food. Sweet potato based infant food developed in this study had a potential to be used as weaning food because of its nutritional values and viscoelastic properties, which compared well with commercial baby foods.
In addition to teaching, Agnes has supervised over 7 MSc. And 3 PhD students and also published a number of articles in referred journals. She has participated in a number of projects but not limited to what is listed below:
Below is a listof research projects that Dr.Nandutu Agnes Masawi has participated in:
(i) Retention studies of processed products from orange fleshed sweet potato, a staple food for rural communities in Uganda. This was a collaborative study with HarvestPlus and was supported by IFPRI and CIAT
(ii) Biochemical analysis of vitamin A, iron and infection status among women and children in Uganda: a baseline survey. A collaborative study with HarvestPlus supported by IFPRI and CIAT
(iii) Postharvest quality of Solanumaethiopicumleafy vegetable subjected to various handling
and storage technologies.
(iv) The protective properties of different phytochemicals against non-infectious diseases such as
diabetes mellitus.

Articles published:
Nandutu A.M, Clifford Mike, Nazlin Howell (2007)Analysis of phenolic compounds in Uganda sweet potato varieties (NSP, SPK,TZ) Published in the African Journal of Biochemistry Research (AJBR) Volume 1(3) pp 029-036.

Nandutu A.M and Nazlin Howell (2009) Nutritional and rheological
properties of sweet potato based infant food and its preservation
using antioxidants published in the African Journal of Food Agriculture,
Nutrition and Development (AJFAND) Volume 9. No.4

Christine Hotz, Cornelia Loechl, AbdelrahmanLubowa, James K. Tumwine, Grace Ndeezi, Agnes NandutuMasawi ,RhonaBaingana, Alicia Carriquiry, Alan de Brauw,Jonnalagadda V. Meenakshi, and Daniel O. Gilligan ( 2012): Introduction of β-Carotene–Rich Orange Sweet Potato in Rural Uganda Resulted in Increased Vitamin A Intakes among Children and Womeand Improved Vitamin A Status among Children1–3 published in the journal of Nutrition,Volume 142: 1871-1880.

Agwaya M.S, Nandutu A.M* and Vuzi P.C ( 2016). Protective Effects ofZanthoxylum
chalybeum in Diabetes-induced Myocardial Dysfunction inRats published in the European
Journal of medicinal plants, Volume 12(1).

Moses Solomon Agwaya, Peter California Vuzi, and Agnes MasawiNandutu*( 2016). Hypoglycemic Activity of Aqueous Root Bark Extract Zanthoxylumchalybeumin Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats published in Journal of Diabetes Research volume 2016, article ID 8727590 5 pages, 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/8727590.

Sekulya S.1, Nandutu1*, Namutebi A.2, SsoziJ.2,Masanza M.3,Jagwe J. N.4, KasharuA.5, Rees D.6 and Kizito E. B.Antioxidant potential of the farmer preferred selections of Solanumaethiopicum leafy vegetable consumed in central Uganda published in European Journal of Biological Research (2018); 8(1): 26-33

Sekulya S., Nandutu A, Namutebi A., Ssozi J., Masanza M., Jagwe J. N., Kasharu A., Rees D., Kizito E. B., Acham H.Effect of Post-Harvest Handling Practices, Storage Technologies and Packaging Material on Post-Harvest Quality and Antioxidant Potential of SolanumAethiopicum (Shum) Leafy Vegetable:American Journal of Food Science and Technology. 2018, 6(4), 167-180. DOI: nnPublished online: May 14, 2018
Biryomumaisho Justus Murokore,Peter Vuzi California, Raphael Wangalwa, Alex Paul Wacoo Clement OlusojiAjayi, HanningtonGumisiriza,Agnes NandutuMasawi( 2022): Effect of Spice form and Extraction Period on Total Phenolic Content of Selected Ugandan Spices.European Journal of Medicinal Plants, Page 25-32 DOI: 10.9734/ejmp/2022/v33i330456
Published: 8 April 2022.