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Associate Professor, Nutrition & Integrative Physiology
Professional Service
- National Institute of Health.
Role: Panel Member.
NIH/NHLBI: Clinical Trial Special Emphasis Panel ZHL1 CSR-Z (J1), Nov 2022.
11/2022 - present
- American Society for Nutrition.
Role: Panelist and break-out room leader.
‘Exploring careers in one of science’s hottest areas: Nutritional Microbiology’ event organized by Nutritional Microbiology Group Engaging Members for American Society for Nutrition: Nov 4, 2022.
11/2022 - present
- National Science Foundation (NSF).
Role: Grant Reviewer.
Physiological Mechanisms & Biomechanics, Grant Reviewer, 2022.
07/2022 - present
- National Institute of Health.
Role: Panel Member.
NIH Special Emphasis Panel: Director New Innovator Award Program (DP2): ZRG1 CVRS-B.
03/2022 - present
- Frontiers in Nutrition (Section: Nutrition & Metabolism).
Associate Editor.
01/2022 - present
- National Institute of Health.
Role: Panel Member.
NIH Special Emphasis Panel: Director New Innovator Award Program (DP2): ZRG1 CVRS-B.
03/2021 - present
- PLOS One.
Academic Editor.
01/2020 - present
- International Journal of Molecular Medicine.
Manuscript Reviewer.
10/2019 - 10/2019
- Functional Foods.
Manuscript Reviewer.
09/2019 - 09/2019
- Food & Function.
Manuscript Reviewer.
08/2019 - 08/2019
- External Examiner for Ph.D. Thesis: Evaluated Ph.D. Thesis submitted to Department of Advanced Zoology & Biotechnology, Loyola College (Affiliated to University of Madras), India.
Examiner.
08/2019 - 08/2019
- Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry.
Manuscript Reviewer.
08/2019 - 08/2019
- European Journal of Nutrition.
Manuscript Reviewer.
07/2019 - 07/2019
- Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry.
Manuscript Reviewer.
07/2019 - 07/2019
- American Society for Nutrition Annual Meeting.
Role: Judge.
Judge for the poster competition (Nutrition-2019 Meeting), Baltimore.
06/2019 - 06/2019
- Journal of Nutrition.
Manuscript Reviewer.
02/01/2019 - 02/01/2019
- Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry.
Manuscript Reviewer.
02/01/2019 - 02/01/2019
- American Society for Nutrition Annual Meeting (Nutrition-2019, Baltimore) .
Abstract Reviewer.
01/2019 - 01/2019
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Madras, India.
Role: Examiner.
External examiner for PhD Thesis.
11/2018 - 11/2018
- Nutrition Immunology.
Manuscript Reviewer.
09/03/2018 - 09/03/2018
- American Society for Nutrition Annual Meeting (Nutrition-2018) at Boston.
Judge for the poster competition.
06/2018 - present
- Molecular Nutrition and Food Research.
Manuscript Reviewer.
05/28/2018 - 05/28/2018
- National Science Center, Poland.
Grant Reviewer for a research proposal submitted to the executive government agency of National Science Center (Narodowe Centrum Nauki, Poland).
03/05/2018 - 03/16/2018
- Molecular Nutrition Food Research.
Manuscript Reviewer.
02/2018 - 02/2018
- Journal of Nutrition.
Manuscript Reviewer.
01/2018 - 01/2018
- American Society for Nutrition.
Role: Abstract Reviewer.
American Society for Nutrition Meeting (Nutrition-2018, Boston)
.
01/2018 - 01/2018
- Food & Function.
Reviewer.
12/2017 - 12/2017
- Department of Bioproducts, Leather Research Institute (affiliated to University of Madras), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
External (International) Examiner for PhD Thesis.
11/2017 - 12/2017
- Journal of Chromatography B.
Reviewer.
11/2017 - 11/2017
- Trends in Food Science & Technology.
Reviewer.
07/2017 - 07/2017
- International Journal of Obesity.
Reviewer.
07/2017 - 07/2017
- Department of Biochemistry, Vinayaka Missions University, Tamilnadu, India.
External (International) Examiner for PhD Thesis.
05/2017 - 06/2017
- Department of Biotechnology, Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, India.
External (International) Examiner for PhD Thesis.
04/2017 - 05/2017
- American Society for Nutrition’s Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition, Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Apr 22-26, 2017.
Judge
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04/2017 - 04/2017
- Bench 2 Bedside competition, Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City, Apr 3, 2017.
Judge.
04/2017 - 04/2017
- Experimental Cell Research.
Reviewer.
03/2017 - 03/2017
- Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity – Special Issue: Natural Products Targeting on Oxidative Stress and Inflammation: Mechanisms, Therapies, and Safety Assessment, 2017.
Guest Editor.
01/2017 - 09/2017
- Department of Biochemistry, Bharathi Women’s College (affiliated to University of Madras), Chennai, India.
External (International) Examiner for PhD Thesis.
12/2016 - 12/2016
- Experimental Biology Annual Meeting 2017.
Abstract Reviewer.
11/2016 - 11/2016
- Chemical Biology Letters.
Journal Reviewer.
09/2016 - 09/2016
- Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, India.
External (International) Examiner for PhD Thesis.
09/2016 - 09/2016
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta.
Reviewer.
05/2016 - 05/2016
- Experimental Biology 2016.
Judge for the Aging and Chronic Disease poster competition.
04/2016 - 05/2016
- Judge for the poster competition, Diabetes Metabolism Center Spring Retreat.
University of Utah.
03/2016 - 03/2016
- Current Drug Targets (Benthem Science Publication).
Reviewer.
02/2016 - 02/2016
- Nutrition and Dietetics (Wiley Publishing Group).
Reviewer.
12/2015 - 12/2015
- Experimental Biology Meeting 2016.
Abstract reviewer.
11/2015 - 11/2015
- Journal of Molecular Neuroscience (Springer).
Reviewer.
07/2015 - 07/2015
- Human and Experimental Toxicology.
Reviewer.
07/2015 - 07/2015
- Pharmacological Reports (Elsevier).
Reviewer.
06/2015 - 06/2015
- Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group).
Reviewer.
05/2015 - 05/2015
- External (International) Examiner for PhD Thesis.
PhD Thesis submitted to Loyola College (affiliated to University of Madras).
05/2015 - 05/2015
- Phytomedicine (Elsevier).
Reviewer.
05/2015 - 05/2015
- External (International) Examiner for PhD Thesis.
PhD Thesis submitted to Tiruvalluvar University, Vellore, India.
04/2015 - 04/2015
- Medical Student Scholarly Activity Symposium, School of Medicine, University of Utah.
Judge for poster competition.
03/11/2015 - 03/11/2015
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Madras, Chennai, India.
External (International) Examiner for Ph.D. Thesis.
02/2015 - 02/2015
- Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. Special Issue: Natural Products for the Prevention of Oxidative Stress - Related Diseases: Mechanisms and Strategies.
Guest Editor.
01/2015 - 12/2015
- International Journal of Biological Sciences.
Reviewer.
01/2015 - 01/2015
- Department of Biochemistry , University of Madras, Chennai, India .
External (International) Examiner for Ph.D. Thesis
.
01/2015 - 01/2015
- External (International) Examiner for PhD Thesis.
PhD Thesis submitted to Periyar University, India.
12/2014 - 12/2014
- Experimental Biology Meeting 2015.
Abstract Reviewer.
11/2014 - 11/2014
- Life Sciences (Elsevier).
Reviewer.
11/2014 - 11/2014
- Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Hindawi Publication).
Reviewer.
09/2014 - 12/2014
- International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (Elsevier).
Reviewer.
08/2014 - 08/2014
- Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology (Elsevier).
Reviewer.
08/2014 - 08/2014
- Nutrition Research (Elsevier).
Reviewer.
08/2014 - 08/2014
- External (International) Examiner for PhD Thesis.
PhD Thesis submitted to Bharathi Women's College, Chennai, India.
06/2014 - 06/2014
- Brazil Scientific Mobility Program.
Research Mentor to Undergraduate Students.
05/2014 - 05/2017
- PLOS One.
Reviewer.
05/2014 - 12/2015
- Experimental Biology Medicine (SEBM Publication).
Reviewer.
03/2014 - 03/2014
- Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research.
Member of the Editorial Board.
01/2014 - present
- Diabetes Metabolism Research Reviews (Wiley Publication).
Reviewer.
01/2014 - 01/2014
- European Journal of Nutrition.
Reviewer.
12/2013 - 12/2013
- 24th Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology (GW-ICC) 2013.
Reviewed abstracts submitted to 24th GW-ICC 2013 Asia Pacific Heart Congress, China, 10-13 October 2013.
10/2013 - 10/2013
- Nutrition (Elsevier).
Reviewer.
09/2013 - 08/2014
- Nutrition.
Reviewer.
09/2013 - 09/2013
- Regenerative Medicine Research.
Reviewer.
09/2013 - 09/2013
- Journal of Human Nutrition and Food Science.
Member of the Editorial Board.
08/2013 - present
- External (International) Examiner for PhD Thesis.
PhD Thesis submitted to University of Madras, India.
08/2013 - 08/2013
- Journal of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics.
Member of the Editorial Board.
06/2013 - present
- Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry (Elsevier).
Reviewer.
05/2013 - 02/2016
- Sepctrochimica Acta - Part A (Elsevier).
Reviewer.
05/2013 - 05/2013
- American Heart Association.
Member of the American Heart Association Peer Review Committee.
04/2013 - 05/2014
- Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (Springer).
Reviewer.
01/2013 - 01/2013
- Experimental Biology Annual Meeting 2013.
Judge for the Annual Award competition and Abstract Reviewer.
01/2013 - 01/2013
- The Chinese Journal of Physiology.
Reviewer.
01/2013 - 01/2013
- British Journal of Nutrition (Cambridge Publication).
Reviewer.
10/2012 - 10/2012
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag (Germany).
Reviewed book chapter. Book: Systems Biology of Free Radicals & Anti-Oxidants. Editor: Dr. Issy Laher. 2012.
10/2012 - 10/2012
- Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology (GW-ICC) 2012.
Reviewed abstracts submitted to GW-ICC 2012 Asia Pacific Heart Congress, China, 11-14 October 2012.
10/2012 - 10/2012
- Journal of Nutrition (American Society for Nutrition Publication).
Reviewer.
10/2012 - 10/2012
- Toxicology Letters (Elsevier).
Reviewer.
12/2011 - 12/2011
- Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (American Chemical Society Publication).
Reviewer.
11/2011 - 06/2014
- Injury (Elsevier).
Reviewer .
08/2011 - 06/2014
- Journal of Integrative Medicine.
Reviewer.
07/2011 - 02/2014
- Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition .
Reviewer.
07/2011 - 04/2013
- BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Reviewer.
04/2011 - 04/2011
- Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (Springer).
Reviewer.
03/2011 - 07/2011
- Cell Physiology and Biochemistry.
Reviewer.
01/2011 - 01/2011
- Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research.
Reviewer.
11/2010 - 08/2013
- Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice (Elsevier).
Reviewer.
03/2010 - 03/2010
- Food and Chemical Toxicology (Elsevier).
Reviewer.
01/2010 - 01/2011
- Investigational New Drugs (Springer Publication).
Reviewer.
09/2009 - 09/2009
- European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Nature Publishing Group).
Reviewer.
09/2009 - 09/2009
- Process Biochemistry (Elsevier).
Reviewer.
12/2008 - 12/2008
- African Journal of Biochemistry.
Member of the Editorial Board.
09/2007 - present
- Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology (Wiley-Blackwell Publication).
Reviewer.
08/2007 - 07/2014
- Member of the Organizing Committee, University Grants Commission- Government of India supported State Level Seminar on Recent Trends in Biosciences.
Islamiah College, Vaniyambadi, India, 18 &19th February 2004.
02/18/2004 - 02/19/2004
Internal Service
- Student’s Advisory Committee.
Faculty Advisor,
02/2022 - present.
Department service.
- University of Utah Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Member,
01/2021 - present.
University service.
- College of Health Safety Committee.
Chair,
01/2021 - present.
College service.
- Safety Committee Representative for the College of Health.
01/2021 - present.
University service.
- College of Health Advisory Committee.
Committee Member,
08/2019 - present.
College service.
- Judge for Bench 2 Bedside competition, Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City.
Judge,
04/2019 - 04/2019.
College service.
- Poster Judge at the University of Utah Undergraduate Research Symposium 2019.
Poster Judge,
04/2019 - 04/2019.
College service.
- Poster Judge at the Diabetes Metabolism Research Center Fall Retreat 2018.
10/2018 - 10/2018.
University service.
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Member,
08/2018 - present.
Department service.
- Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Mentor.
Mentor,
05/2018 - present.
University service.
- Vice President for Research (VPR) Funding Incentive Seed Grant Reviewer.
06/2017 - 06/2017.
University service.
- Research Mentor for Leap Student.
10/2016 - 02/2018.
University service.
- Biology Honors Research Advisor.
06/2016 - present.
University service.
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Mentor.
01/2015 - present.
University service.
- Native American Research Internship (NARI) Program Mentor.
05/2014 - present.
University service.
- Graduate selection committee (Co-ordinated Masters Program).
04/2013 - 05/2016.
Department service.
- Graduate selection committee (Nutrition Sciences Program).
04/2013 - 05/2016.
Department service.
- Representative for the Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
12/2012 - 11/2016.
College service.
- College Computer Committee.
08/2012 - 07/2016.
College service.
Community Partnership
- American Heart Association – Heart Walk Team Kick Off: Presentation on the beneficial effects of green tea in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. New River Valley Heart Walk Team Kick-Off, at Blackbsurg Bull & Bones, 26 July 2011.
07/2011 - 07/2011
- American Heart Association – Heart Walk: Presentation on role of dietary flavonoids in the prevention of vascular disease. Roanoke Heart Walk CEO Lunch, at the Roanoke Shenandoah Club, 15 March 2011.
03/2011 - 03/2011
Honors & Awards
- Two research manuscripts featured as cover articles in Molecular Nutrition Food Research (Wiley).
11/2022
- Teacher of the Year Award 2022.
University of Utah,
06/2022
- Teacher of the Year Award (Dept. of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology, University of Utah) .
04/22/2021
- Academic Editor for PLOS One.
12/15/2020
- Celebrate U! Recognition for Excellence in Research .
03/18/2020
- Judge for the poster competition.
Experimental Biology Annual Meeting at Chicago,
04/2017
- Review article published in J Nutr Biochem listed as 'one of the 5 most highly cited papers' (Jan 2014 - Jun 2016).
08/2016
- Judge for the
poster competition
, Experimental Biology Annual Meeting
at San Diego.
04/02/2016
- Selected for Vice President Clinical and Translational (VPCAT) Research Program. 01/2015-12/2016
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01/2016
- Guest Editor: Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity (Special Issue).
11/2014
- Journal article featured in the ScienceDirect Top25 (Elsevier), Ranked 2nd on the Top25 for 'The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry', Oct-Dec 2013.
02/2014
- Judge for the Annual Award competition, Experimental Biology Annual Meeting 2013.
04/2013
- American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, Jul 2010 - June 2012.
07/01/2010
- Travel support from USDA - Fourth International Scientific Symposium on Tea & Human Health 2007.
09/2007
- Journal article featured in the ScienceDirect Top25 (Elsevier), Ranked 16th on the Top25 for Pharmacological Research, Apr - Jun 2007.
06/2007
- Journal article featured in the ScienceDirect Top25 (Elsevier), Ranked 5th on the Top25 for Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B, Apr-Jun 2007.
06/2007
- Journal article featured in the ScienceDirect Top25 (Elsevier), Ranked 10th on the Top25 for Chemico Biological Interactions, Jul–Dec 2006 (Two quarters).
12/2006
Affiliations
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Canadian Nutrition Society
(CNS - SCN),
Member,
01/2019 - present
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American Society for Nutrition
(ASN),
Professional Member,
11/2012 - present
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American Heart Association
(AHA),
Professional member,
01/2009 - present
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