Faculty Development Program 9.0 at WGSHA on Current research trends in Nutrition and Hospitality industry 

Start Date: January 28, 2023

End Date: January 28, 2023

Faculty Development Program 9.0 at WGSHA on Current research trends in Nutrition and Hospitality industry 

WGSHA’s Department of Dietetics and Applied Nutrition organizes Faculty Development Program 9.0 on the topic Current research trends in Nutrition and Hospitality industry by Dr. Asna Urooj, Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore, Mysuru. The FDP aims at discussing trends and scope of research in Nutrition and hospitality industry. Dr. Asna Urooj has more than 30 years of  experience in  - Teaching & research. Her areas of expertise are

  • Diabetes -Starch digestibility & glycemic responses related to dietary management 
  • Natural antioxidants-chemistry, health effects and applications  
  • Medicinal plants -Anti-hyperglycemic and hypo-lipidemic effects 
  • Functional foods- disease specific formulation and clinical trials
  • CVD- nutritional & antioxidant status, lipid profile, clinical trials

She has guided 20 PhD students and more than 80 MSc dissertations. She has 214 publications in peer – reviewed National & International  journals and more than 350 research papers presented in National & International conferences. She has filed 3 Patents and has completed 14 National/ International Research projects.