List of Faculty of NUTRITION and DIETETICS

Faculty Members

Name

Designation

Qualification

Research Interests

Dr. Umar Farooq

Professor/

Head of

Department

Ph.D. Food Science, Jiangan University,China 

Probiotic and Prebiotics role in human health, Nutraceuticals-Extraction, Formulation, Therapeutic effects and Potential toxicity. Gut microbiota role in Human health Human Nutrition (Nutrition Assessment & Biofortification) Novel Food Product Development

Dr. Zehra Parveen

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. Food Sciences, University of Karachi

Clinical & Therapeutic Nutrition Public Health Nutrition, Maternal and Pediatric Nutrition Micronutrient Deficiencies Nutraceuticals/Functional Food Non-Communicable Diseases (Obesity,Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes)

Dr. Sana Ikram 

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. (Food science and Engineering)

Clinical and Therapeutic Nutrition (Extractions of Natural Antioxidant and their effects on human health, therapeutic diet plans and management for various diseases).

 Public Health Nutrition (Development of fortified foods and nutritional assessment’s for managing mal-nourished community).

Micronutrients/Trace Minerals Deficiencies

Dr. Anam Aman

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. Food Science & Nutrition
 Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia 

Nutritional surveys, Functional foods  for human health, Nutraceuticals, Antioxidant potential of various foods, Cell culturing, Nutritional Biochemistry and Nutritional Biotechnology, Non-communicable diseases (Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancers)

Tara Khursheed

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. Human Nutrition & Dietetics

Clinical and therapeutic Nutrition. Maternal and Pediatric nutrition Nutraceutical/Functional foods Community/Public Health Nutrition Macro and micronutrient Deficiencies Non-Communicable Diseases (Cardiovascular Diseases, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cancers, Diabetes, Hyperlipidemia)

Mr.Shakeel Ahmad

Lecturer

Master of Science

(Honors) in Human

Nutrition

Master of Science

(Honors) in Human

Nutrition

(Public health nutrition, Maternal/Child/Adolescent nutritional assessments, Vitamin D and infectious diseases, Cardiometabolic risk factors, Nutritional Epidemiology)

Miss.Zahra Fatima

Lecturer

M.Phil.Human

Nutrition and Dietetics

Nutrition and Inflammatory biomarkers in bone health, Metabolic health, Frailty in older adults

 

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