Public Health and Nutrition

The major areas covered under this programme are Food Processing, using biotech interventions, Nutrition Biology, Addressal of micro and macro nutrient deficiencies through development of fortified foods with generation of clinical evidence, Health care products/ Nutraceuticals/Dietary food supplements, Probiotics for holistic health, Addressal of Celiac diseases, Addressal of Vitamin B12 deficiency, Nutriepigenomics, Postharvest processing and value addition, Food safety and allerginicity, Shelf life extension of perishable foods, etc.