Projects

Sl No. Project Title Project Lead Year
Sl No. Project Title Project Lead Year
1 Estimation of total energy expenditure and physical activity level among young adults (Funded by: Indian Council of Medical Research) PI: Dr. Rebecaa Raj, Sulagna Bandyopadhyay 2019
2 Estimating lysine bioavailability of Indian vegetarian meal using indicator amino acid oxidation method in adults (Funded by: Indian Council of Medical Research) PI: Dr. Rebecca Raj, Guide: Dr. Anura V Kurpad, Co-I: Sulagna Bandyopadhyay, Co-I: Dr. Nirupama S 2019
3 Estimating lysine metabolic availability of milk and vegetarian meal using indicator amino acid oxidation method in humans (Funded by: Intramural Funding) Dr. Rebecca Kuriyan Raj 2018
4 ManGo: Manchester Global Omics Initiative for Nutritional Health (Funded by: Medical Research Council, UK) PI: Dr. John McLaughlin, University of Manchester, UK, Co-I: Dr. Arpita Mukhopadhyay 2018
5 Maternal fuel supply and placental trafficking of amino acids : Epigenetic and metabolomics correlates (Funded by: DBT) Dr. Arpita Mukhopadyay 2018
6 Measuring the digestibility of snacks prepared from extruded chickpea and yellow pea (Funded by: Tata Trusts) Dr. Anura V Kurpad 2017
7 Mixed Longitudinal / Cross-Sectional Study of Body Composition of Infants from Birth to 6 Months from Bangalore, India (Funded by: A grant to the IAEA from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) Dr. Rebecca Kuriyan Raj 2017
8 Prevalence and predictors of vitamin B12 deficiency genetic associations for low vitamin B12 levels – multicenter a pan India study (Funded by: DBT) Dr. Anura V Kurpad 2017
9 Review, Assessment & Planning of Interventions in Districts (RAPID) for Maternal and Child Nutrition: Maternal and Child Nutrition in rural Maharashtra and Rajasthan - Identifying gaps and designing system strengthening interventions (Funded by: TATA Trusts) Dr. Sumathi Swaminathan 2016
10 Understanding digestibility and metabolomic read-outs of plant-protein based supplementation in Indian primary school children (Funded by: TATA Trust) Dr. Anura Kurpad, Dr. Arpita Mukhopadhyay 2016
11 Consortium on vulnerability of externalizing disorders and addictions(c-VEDA) (Funded by: ICMR) Dr. Rebecca Kuriyan Raj 2016
12 Integrated nutrition-agriculture strategies to inform public health (Funded by: Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance Margdarshi Fellowship) Dr. Anura V Kurpad 2015
13 Impact of solar lighting on health, livelihood, indoor environment; A cluster randomized control trial Dr. Anura V Kurpad, Dr. Sumathi Swaminathan 2015
14 Estimation of body cell mass using potassium counter in pregnant women and neonates (Funded by: DBT) Dr. Rebecca Kuriyan Raj 2014
15 ETH - Zinc Study (Funded by: ETH, Zurich, Switzerland) PI: Professor Michael Zimmermann, ETH Zurich & Dr. Anura V Kurpad, Co-I: Dr. Arpita Mukhopadhyay 2014