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  • Dr Balasasirekha R

  • Assistant Professor
  • Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women
Publications 2001 - 2023

Publications

  • 26
    Journal Articles
  • 1
    Book Chapter
  • 4
    Conference
    Proceedings
  • 2
    Editorial
  • 3
    Projects

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Expertise

Home Science

Food Science and Nutrition - Spice Nutrition, Food Product Development, Bakery and Confectionery

Personal Information

Dr Balasasirekha R

Female
21b Ganga Naidu Street, Venkitapuram, Coimbatore
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, - 641025


Experience

  • Assistant Professor

    Food Science and Nutrition

    Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women


Qualification

  • PhD

    Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore


Honours and Awards

2024

Best Oral Presentation

Two Days National Seminar on "Innovative strategies for global nutrition security: Focus on fortification", College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala Agricultural University, 16 and 17 October 2024

2023

Best NSS Programme Officer, Unit 2, Food Science and Nutrition, for the year 2022-2023

NSS Cell, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women

2023

Best e-Oral Presentation Award โ€“ Food and Nutrition Health

6th International Conference on Food & Nutrition, Virtual, Canada, organized by Universal Society of Food and Nutrition, 25th and 26th October 2023

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2024

Best Oral Presentation

Two Days National Seminar on "Innovative strategies for global nutrition security: Focus on fortification", College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala Agricultural University, 16 and 17 October 2024

2023

Best NSS Programme Officer, Unit 2, Food Science and Nutrition, for the year 2022-2023

NSS Cell, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women

2023

Best e-Oral Presentation Award โ€“ Food and Nutrition Health

6th International Conference on Food & Nutrition, Virtual, Canada, organized by Universal Society of Food and Nutrition, 25th and 26th October 2023

2019

Best Oral Presentation Award โ€“ II Prize

International Conference on โ€œExpanding horizons in health, disease and pharmaceutics โ€“ E(H)2DP 2019โ€, Department of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore โ€“ 641 043, 21st and 22nd February 2019.

2018

Best Oral Presentation Award โ€“ II Prize

UGC sponsored International Conference on Human Wellness โ€“ A Holistic Approach held on 12th February 2018 at Sarada College for Women (Autonomous), Salem โ€“ 636 016.

2013

Best Poster Award

Awarded NSI Prize (Best Poster Award โ€“ Clinical Nutrition) for the paper presented during the 45th Annual Meetings of the Nutrition Society of India held during 21st and 22nd November 2013 at National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad โ€“ 500 007.

2000

Young Scientistsโ€™ Award

Awarded First Prize (Junior Award โ€“ Experimental Nutrition) for the paper presented during the XXXIII Annual Meetings of the Nutrition Society of India held during 1st and 2nd December 2000 at National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad โ€“ 500 007.

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Membership In Professional Bodies

2009

Home Science Association of India

Life Member

2004

Nutrition Society of India

Life Member

Indian Dietetic Association

Life Member

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2009

Home Science Association of India

Life Member

2004

Nutrition Society of India

Life Member

Indian Dietetic Association

Life Member

All India Science Tamil Congress

Life Member

Association of Food Scientists and Technologists

Full Member

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Research Projects

Create Awareness and Train Women Beneficiaries of Coimbatore using Grassroots Multipurpose Food Processing Machine

Funding Agency : National Innovation Foundation, India

Anti-diabetic Potentials of VAlue-Added Products using Syzygium aquem Fruit

Funding Agency : In-House Minor ResearchGrant

Effect of sunlight โ€“ UV rays on the vitamin D status of girls (18 to 22 years)

Funding Agency : In-house Minor Research Project, Avinashilingam Institute

Create Awareness and Train Women Beneficiaries of Coimbatore using Grassroots Multipurpose Food Processing Machine

Funding Agency : National Innovation Foundation, India

Anti-diabetic Potentials of VAlue-Added Products using Syzygium aquem Fruit

Funding Agency : In-House Minor ResearchGrant

Effect of sunlight โ€“ UV rays on the vitamin D status of girls (18 to 22 years)

Funding Agency : In-house Minor Research Project, Avinashilingam Institute

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