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CSIR - CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, GOVT. OF INDIA,
MYSURU - 570020

Expertise

  • Purification and characterization of antioxidant molecules like carotenoids and polyphenols.
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  • Nano-encapsulation of hydrophobic molecules using natural polymers and mucilage.
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  • Characterization of nanoparticles.
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  • Bioavailability, toxicity and pharmacokinetics of the nanoparticles.

Area of interest

Nutritional Biochemistry, Carotenoids, Polyphenols, Nanotechnology and Eye health

Awards and Certificates

Awards:

  1. Recipient of UGC Post-Doctoral Fellow with Rank/Recommendation: 1 in biochemistry subject area in the year 2015.
  2. Recipient of ICMR Research Associate in the year 2020.
  3. Best poster award - Naveen, J., and Gnanesh Kumar, B. S. 2023. Participated in poster presentation entitled “Fabrication and characterization of zeaxanthin and lactucaxanthin loaded fenugreek mucilage based nanoparticle” was presented in 29th Indian Convention of Food Scientists & Technologists, organized by AFST(I)-HQ (Mysuru), Kollam & Cochin Chapter during 5th to 7th January 2023 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  4. Best poster award - Anitha, R. E., Naveen, J., Perumal Madan Kumar, Sachin Rama Chaudhari, and Baskaran, V. 2018. Participated in poster presentation entitled “Lactucaxanthin, a lettuce carotenoid as food-based inhibitor for oxidative stress induced angiogenesis in ARPE-19 cells” was presented in 8th International Conference; IFCON-2018. at CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore, India.

Workshop attended:

1. Participated in Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), hands-on training conducted on “CeNSE DBT Nano-biotechnology Alliance (C-DNA)”, held at CeNSE, IISc, Bangalore, from 4th to 8th April 2022, Organized by CeNSE, DBT and IISc.

2. Participated in TEQIP III Initiative International Workshop On “Embracing Industry 4.0 Revolution – Bioimaging Trends and Applications in Life Sciences”, held at Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysuru 23-25, October 2019, Organized by the Department of Biotechnology.

3. In House Training for “Animal Handling and Animal Experiments”, held at CSIR-CFTRI, Animal House Facility, 25-29, May 2015.