Professor                                                                                  

Basil Dalaly

Contact Information

Department of Nutrition, Food Science & Hospitality

South Dakota State University

SNF 433, Box 2275A

Brookings, SD 57007

Phone: 605.688.6619

Fax: 605.688.5603

E-mail: basil.dalaly@sdstate.edu

Education

1970

Ph.D. Biotechnology, University of Nebraska

1967

M.S. Dairy Science, South Dakota State University,

Brookings, South Dakota

1963

B.Sc. Animal Husbandry, University of Baghdad

Professional Experience

2004 – Present

Professor, Department of Nutrition, Food Science &

Hospitality, South Dakota State University, Brookings,

South Dakota

1996 – 2004

Senior Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture

1996 – 2004

Member, Academy of Science, Iraq

June – August 1989

DAAD, Fellow, Giessen University, Germany

1984 – 1996

Dean, College of Agriculture, University of Mosul, Iraq

1977 – 1978

Visiting Professor, Michigan State University

1975 – 1977

Dean, College of Agriculture, University of Mosul, Iraq

1971 – 1975

Assistant Professor, University of Mosul, Iraq

1970

Post-Doctorate Fellow, University of Nebraska

Teaching Responsibilities

NFS 151: Food Technology

NFS 704: Phytochemicals

NFS 760: Vitamins and Minerals

NFS 634: Techniques in Food and Nutrition research

NFS 450/550: Food Analysis

NFS 490/590: Seminar

NFS 792: Selected Topics – Enzymes

NFS 798: Thesis

BIOS 898D: Dissertation PhD

Selected Awards and Honors

First award of the Federation of Arab scientific

Research Councils for authoring the book entitled

“Selected Topics in Biotechnology,” 1997.

Distinguished Professor Award, Mosul University, 1983

Research Interests

Dr. Dalaly’s main research interest is in the field of

biotechnology, particularly enzyme isolation,

purification, and immobilization for food industry.  In

the ministry of Agriculture (Iraq), my objective was

restructuring the research activities of the ministry

and creating links with the colleges of agriculture.

Patents

Using Crude Extract of Calotropis procera in Leather

Bating (2002)

A Design of Multi-Needles Injection Apparatus for Meat

Tenderization (2002)

Professional Memberships

Institute of Food Technologists, the Society for

Science and Technology

Professional Services and Recognition

Chairman of the organizing committees for the Annual

Scientific Agricultural Research Conferences

(1999 – 2003)

Chairman, National Committee of Pesticides

Registration and Release (1998 – 2003)

Chairman, committee for editing and publishing

Agricultural Encyclopedia (1999 – 2003)

National Team Supervisor for planning annual

coordination meetings between Iraq and the

International Center for Agricultural Research in the

Dry Area (1997 – 2002)

Vice Editor-in-Chief, Iraqi J. of Agriculture

(1996 – 2003)

Editor-in-Chief, Mesopotamia J. of Agriculture

(1986 – 1990)

Graduate Student Supervision

Supervised 16 M.S. Students

Supervised 6 Ph.D. Students

Selected Publications

Books

Fundamentals of Biochemistry (1980)

Enzymes in Food Processing (translated 1981)
Food Chemistry (1982)

Understanding Enzymes (translated 1983)

The Proteins (1984)

Fundamentals of Biochemistry (revised 1986)

Food Analysis (1987)

Food Chemistry (revised 1988)

Selected Topics in Biotechnology (1993)

Fundamentals of Biochemistry (revised 1994)

Journal Articles

Physico - chemical and bacteriological studies of

drinking water characteristics of residential area of

Midland Refineries Company. K. A. Shaker, B. K. Dalaly.

J. Tikrit. Agric. Sci., Vol. (2), No. (3), 2002.

Practical Applications of Calotropis procera proteases.

I- The utilization of Calotropis in leather bating.

B. K. Dalaly, K. A. Shaker, Iraqi J. Agric. 2003.

Using Calotropis procera leaves protease in the

tenderization of aged ewe meat. I. Immersion method. 

K. A. Shaker, O. F. Ahmeh, and B. K. Dalaly. Iraqi J.

of Agric. Sci., Vol. (5), No. 4, 2005.   

Using Calotropis procera leaves protease in the

tenderization of aged ewe meat. II. Injection method. 

K. A. Shaker, O. F. Ahmeh, and B. K. Dalaly. Iraqi J.

of  Agric. Sci., Vol. (5), No. 4, 2005.

Isolation and Purification of Lysozyme from Calotropis

procera Latex. K. A. Shaker. S. Abdulrahman, and

B. K. Dalaly. Iraqi J. Agric. Sci., Vol. (1), 2006.

Partial Characterization of Calotropis procera Lysozyme.

K. A. Shaker, S. Abdulrahman, and B. K. Dalaly. Iraqi J.

Agric. Sci., Vol. (1), 2006.