Uma Subramanian Unni, PhD
Program Scientist, Kribs-Bionest

Medical Biochemist by training, her doctoral research was to evaluate the effect of lysine on protein turnover, skeletal muscle mass/function, Insulin sensitivity and stress. Stable isotope based human metabolic research; Deuterium dilution based body composition and breast milk intake studies for nutrition research and Hyperinsulinemic Euglycemic Clamp to measure Insulin sensitivity are her research areas. She developed a number of micronutrient assays on GC-MS and HPLC, has expertise is IRMS, FTIR and has set up quality assurance and proficiency testing for research laboratories. Post PhD, she served the WHO referral laboratory at Muscat, Oman as a Biochemist and later taught Biochemistry to Medical Graduates at Believers Church Medical College.
uma@rgcb.res.in