Deepa P
- Senior Research Fellow
- Currently pursuing PhD under Dr. Rebecca Kuriyan Raj
- deepap@sjri.res.in
Education
- 2005 - 2008; Bachelors, Nutrition
Mount Carmel College, Bangalore - 2016 - 2018; Masters, Nutrition & Dietetics
Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
Experience
- Senior Research Fellow
Division of Nutrition, St. John’s Research Institute
2020 - till date
Bangalore, India - Senior Investigator
Division of Nutrition, St. John’s Research Institute
2016 - 2020
Bangalore, India - Nutritionist
Division of Nutrition, St. John’s Research Institute
2012 - 2016
Bangalore, India - Research Assistant
Division of Nutrition, St. John’s Research Institute
2008 - 2012
Bangalore, India
Publications
Rebecca Kuriyan, Sumithra Selvan, Tinku Thomas, Jayakumar Jayakumar, Deepa P. Lokesh, Mamatha P. Phillip, Jini V. Aravind, and Anura V. Kurpad. "Body composition percentiles in urban South Indian children and adolescents." Obesity, 26, no. 10 (2018): 1629-1636.
Rebecca Kuriyan, Deepa P Lokesh, Ninoshka D’Souza, Divya J Priscilla, Chandni H Peris, Sumithra Selvam, Anura Kurpad. Portion Controlled Ready-To- Eat Meal Replacement Is Associated With Short Term Weight Loss- A Randomised Controlled Trial. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2017 (in press). doi (10.6133/apjcn.022017.07).
Rebecca Kuriyan, Deepa P Lokesh, Sumithra Selvam, J. Jayakumar, Mamatha G. Philip, Sathyavageeswaran Shreeram, and Anura V. Kurpad. "The relationship of endogenous plasma concentrations of ?-Hydroxy ?-Methyl Butyrate (HMB) to age and total appendicular lean mass in humans." Experimental Gerontology, 81 (2016): 13-18.
Rebecca Kuriyan, Tinku Thomas, S. Sumithra, Deepa P Lokesh, Nishita R. Sheth, Renju Joy, Swarnarekha Bhat, and Anura V. Kurpad. "Potential factors related to waist circumference in urban South Indian children." Indian Pediatrics, 49, no. 2 (2012): 124-128.
Rebecca Kuriyan, Tinku Thomas, Deepa P Lokesh, Nishita R. Sheth, Anvesha Mahendra, Renju Joy, S. Sumithra, Swarnarekha Bhat, and Anura V. Kurpad. "Waist circumference and waist for height percentiles in urban South Indian children aged 3–16 years." Indian Pediatrics, 48, no. 10 (2011): 765-771.
Projects
Assessment of trends in body mass index and waist circumference in school children aged 5 years to 16 years (PEACH Study-I) - 2008 – 2010.
Association of accurately measured body fat with risk factors for chronic disease in urban Indian children aged 6-15 years funded by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - 2010 – 2011.
Correlation of Hydroxy?-Methyl Butyrate (HMB) levels to total appendicular muscle mass and appendicular muscle mass as a percentage of body weight across different age group - 2011 – 2012.
Accurate measurement of percent body fat in urban South Indian children aged 6-16 years using air displacement plethysmography (BOD POD) - The Pediatric Epidemiology and Child Health (PEACH Study-II) funded by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - 2011 – 2015.
International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE) funded by Pennington Biomedical Research Center, USA - 2012 – 2013.
Investigation of a two week energy restriction weight loss program - 2014 – 2015.
International Obesity Consortium Pilot Study of Cross- Sectional Predictors of Body Mass Index - 2015 – 2017.
Accurate measurement of percent body fat in urban South Indian children aged 6-16 years using air displacement plethysmography (BOD POD) – Follow Up (PEACH Study -III) - 2016 – 2019.
Effect of early stunting on body cell mass and fat mass in term appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants funded by DBT - 2018 – till date.
Accurate estimation of changes in body composition, energy balance and nutritional status of Indian children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) during cancer treatment funded by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - 2019 – till date.
Patents
Groups and Associations
- Nutrition Society of India
. - Indian Dietetic Association
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