Faculty & Staff
Dr. Rebecca Kuriyan Raj
MSc, Ph D, M.Phil.
Professor Grade 1
- Overview
- Projects
- Publications
- Other Contributions
MSc, Ph D, M.Phil.
Professor Grade I
Qualification/ Education
MSc, Ph D, M.Phil.
Experience
25
Areas of interest
Clinical nutrition, infant and child health, body composition, obesity and energy expenditure
Field of Expertise
Iinfant and child health, body composition, obesity and energy expenditure
Fellowship & Membership
Fellow of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) 2025
Extramural portfolios/ Committees
Convenor, Bangalore Chapter Nutriion Society of India, ICMR
Institutional portfolios/ Committees
Chairperson of Doctoral Advisiory Comittes, PhD committee
Membership of professional associations/bodies
Life Member of Nutrition Society of India
Awards and Recognitions
Associate Editor of European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Listed among the top 2% of scientists in Medical Research for 2023, by the Standford University, USA in 2024
Listed among the top 2% of scientists in Medical Research for 2024, by the Standford University, USA in 2025
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Clinical nutrition, infant and child health, body composition, obesity and energy expenditure
No groups and associations specified.
| S.I. No | Project Title | Project Lead | Year of Initiation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Development and evaluation of effectiveness of improved take home foods in combination with behaviour change intervention to improve nutritional status in children in selected districts of six states of India: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (The NECCTAR trial). | Dr Rebecca Kuriyan Raj | 2024 | ongoing |
| 2 | Capacity building on PHN for Academia, State TSUs and program implementation. NUTRITION RESEARCH COURSE TO TRANSLATE AND UTILIZE RESEARCH FINDINGS INTO PRACTICE (NURTURE) | Dr Rebecca Kuriyan Raj | 2024 | ongoing |
| 3 | Investigating the paradox of intra-individual double burden of anthropometric undernutrition and metabolic overnutrition in Indian Children: a prevention paradigm. | Dr Rebecca Kuriyan Raj | 2023 | ongoing |
Gut microbiome-based interventions for the management of obesity in children and adolescents aged up to 19 years.
Fahim SM, Huey SL, Palma Molina XE, Agarwal N, Ridwan P, Ji N, Kibbee M, Kuriyan R, Finkelstein JL, Mehta S Predicting total body water in infants aged 0.5–24 months and the implications for measuring breast milk intake: a secondary analysis of isotope dilution data.
de Sévaux MA, Kæstel P, Haisma H, da Costa TH, Vázquez-Vázquez A, Thomas T, Biesma R, Kuriyan R, Munthali G, Diana A, Santos IS, Hills AP, Wickramasinghe VP, Ariff S, Lucas MN, Costa CS, Norris SA, Jain V, Mulol H, Feucht U, Thorisdottir B, Thorsdottir I, Davies PS, Loechl CU, Wells JC. Energy expenditure and obesity across the economic spectrum.
McGrosky A, Luke A, Arab L, Bedu-Addo K, Bonomi AG, Bovet P, Brage S, Buchowski MS, Butte N, Camps SG, Casper R, Cummings DK, Krupa Das S, Deb S, Dugas LR, Ekelund U, Forrester T, Fudge BW, Gillingham M, Goris AH, Gurven M, Hambly C, Joosen A, Katzmarzyk PT, Kempen KP, Kraus WE, Kriengsinyos W, Kuriyan R, Kushner RF, Lambert EV, Larsson CL, Leonard WR, Lessan N, Löf M, Martin CK, Medin AC, Neuhouser ML, Pietilainen KH, Plasqui G, Prentice RL, Racette SB, Raichlen DA, Ravussin E, Redman L, Reynolds RM, Rimm EB, Roberts S, Rosinger AY, Samuels MH, Sinha S, Snodgrass JJ, Stice E, Uauy R, Urlacher SS, Verbunt JA, Wolfe B, Wood B, Zhang X, Murphy-Alford AJ, Loechl CJ, Rood J, Sagayama H, Schoeller DA, Westerterp KR, Wong WW, Yamada Y, Speakman JR, Pontzer H; IAEA DLW Database Consortium No Others Contributions details available.