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Deepa Puttaswamy
MSc. Food Science and Nutrition
PhD Student, Division of Nutrition
Languages
English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil
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A researcher with 15+ years of progressive work experience actively involved in various research projects mainly focusing on child health. Currently, I am pursuing my doctoral studies, focusing on understanding changes in the body composition and its associated factors in children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia during their treatment phase. I also have hands-on experience of various advanced nutritional and body composition assessment techniques.
Qualification/ Education
Subject Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal & St. John’s Research Institute, BangaloreQualification Organisation PhD (Pursuing) – final year Nutrition MSc Nutrition and Dietetics Indira GandhiNational Open University, New Delhi BSc Nutrition & Dietetics, Chemistry and Zoology Mount Carmel College, Bangalore
Experience
Date from (mm/yyyy) Date to (mm/yyyy) Project Scientist Nutrition and Environmental Section International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria Position Department Organisation May 2025 To date Division of Nutrition St. John’s Research Institute October 2024 March 2025 Intern Dec 2023 September 2024 Research Associate Division of Nutrition St. John’s Research Institute April 2020 Nov 2023 Senior Research Fellow Division of Nutrition St. John’s Research Institute June 2016 March 2020 Senior Investigator Division of Nutrition St. John’s Research Institute June 2012 May 2016 Nutritionist Division of Nutrition St. John’s Research Institute August 2008 May 2012 Research Assistant Division of Nutrition St. John’s Research Institute
Areas of interest
- Child health
- Body composition
- Clinical Nutrition
Fellowship & Membership
- Nutrition Society of India
- Indian Dietetic Association
Date from (mm/yyyy) | Date to (mm/yyyy) | Position | Department | Organisation |
| May 2025 | To date | Project Scientist
| Division of Nutrition | St. John’s Research Institute |
| October 2024 | March 2025 | Intern | Nutrition and Environmental Section
| International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
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| Dec 2023 | September 2024 | Research Associate | Division of Nutrition | St. John’s Research Institute |
| April 2020 | Nov 2023 | Senior Research Fellow | Division of Nutrition | St. John’s Research Institute |
| June 2016 | March 2020 | Senior Investigator | Division of Nutrition | St. John’s Research Institute |
| June 2012 | May 2016 | Nutritionist | Division of Nutrition | St. John’s Research Institute |
| August 2008 | May 2012 | Research Assistant | Division of Nutrition | St. John’s Research Institute |
- Child health
- Body composition
- Clinical Nutrition
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No project details available.
Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Patterns and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Urban Indian Children.
Kausar A, Selvam S, Puttaswamy D, Kuriyan R. Neighborhood walkability index and its association with indices of childhood obesity in Bengaluru, Karnataka
Puttaswamy D, Ghosh S, Kuriyan R. Estimation of Hydration and Density of Fat-Free Mass in Indian Children Using a 4-Compartment Model: Implications for the Estimation of Body Composition Using 2-Compartment Models.
Bandyopadhyay, Sulagna; Puttaswamy, Deepa; Gabriel, Mamatha Philip; J, Jayakumar; Finkelstein, Julia L.; Selvam, Sumithra; Kurpad, Anura V.; Kuriyan, Rebecca Nutritional Status and Body Composition at Diagnosis, of South Indian Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL)
Deepa Puttaswamy, Vaishnavi Ramesh, Tony Raj, Kishor G Bhat, Sumithra Selvam, Vandana Bharadwaj, Anand Prakash, Alexia J Murphy-Alford, Rebecca Kuriyan Comparison of growth patterns in the first year of life between term small for gestational age and appropriate for gestational age South Indian infants
Shruti R Pai, Ramya Padmanabha, Sanjana Kamalakar, Jini V Aravind, Deepa Puttaswamy, Suman PN Rao, Srinivas K Jois, Asha Kamath, Rebecca Kuriyan Do cardiometabolic risk factors mediate the relationship between body composition and bone mineral content in South Indian children aged 5 to 16 years?
Sayeeda Arshiya Farheen, Poorvikha S, Sumithra Selvam, Deepa Puttaswamy, Jini V Aravind, Rebecca Kuriyan Portion controlled ready-to-eat meal replacement is associated with short term weight loss: a randomised controlled trial
Rebecca Kuriyan , Deepa P Lokesh , Ninoshka D'Souza Divya J Priscilla Chandni Halcyon Peris, Sumithra Selvam , Anura V Kurpad Body Composition Percentiles in Urban South Indian Children and Adolescents
Rebecca Kuriyan , Sumithra Selvan , Tinku Thomas , Jayakumar Jayakumar , Deepa P Lokesh , Mamatha P Phillip , Jini V Aravind , Anura V Kurpad No Others Contributions details available.