Faculty & Staff
Chaitra Anand Kilpady
MSc. Food Science and Nutrition
PhD Student, Division of Nutrition
- Overview
- Projects
- Publications
- Other Contributions
Chaitra Anand Kilpady is a PhD Scholar at St. John’s Research Institute with a focus on infant growth and public health nutrition. Her doctoral research, “Assessing the efficacy of milk and legume-based Take Home Ration on linear growth and body composition in infants from a rural South Indian population.” examines applied community -based nutrition intervention to improve early life growth. Her work spans government nutrition programs, complementary feeding, nutrition education. She is dedicated to improving community well-being through applied nutrition research focused on early-life growth and health.
Qualification/ Education
MSc. Food Science and Nutrition BSc. Nutrition and Dietetics, Chemistry and Human Development (NDCH) Mount Carmel College Autonomous, Affiliated to Bangalore University Qualification Institution Year of passing Mount Carmel College Autonomous, Affiliated to Bangalore University 2018 2016
Experience
Work experience
Designation: Nutritionist / Junior Research Fellow - 2019 - Present
Division of Nutrition, St. John’s Research Institute
Internships
• Britannia Industries Limited, R&D Centre, Bidadi, India -2017
• Tamahar Trust, Centre for Children with Special Needs, Bengaluru, India - 2016
• Urvee- friends of Nature, Centre for Women Empowerment, Bengaluru, India - 2015
Areas of interest
Infant nutrition, early-life growth and body composition, public health and community nutrition, complementary feeding interventions, dietary optimization.
Fellowship & Membership
- Life Member of Indian Dietetic Association, IDA- Bangalore Chapter
- Student Member of Nutrition Society of India
Work experience
Designation: Nutritionist / Junior Research Fellow - 2019 - Present
Division of Nutrition, St. John’s Research Institute
Internships
• Britannia Industries Limited, R&D Centre, Bidadi, India -2017
• Tamahar Trust, Centre for Children with Special Needs, Bengaluru, India - 2016
• Urvee- friends of Nature, Centre for Women Empowerment, Bengaluru, India - 2015
Infant nutrition, early-life growth and body composition, public health and community nutrition, complementary feeding interventions, dietary optimization.
No groups and associations specified.
No project details available.
CobVar-a comprehensive resource of vitamin B12-associated genomic variants
Suresh NH, Kilpady CA, Kamath AA, Ahmed A, Thomas T, Kurpad AV, Sivadas A. Estimated Deficits in Nutrient Intake of ICDS Beneficiaries Who Receive Take Home Ration at Two Districts in Karnataka
Vaishnavi Chevvu , Chaitra A Kilpady , Akshata A Kamath , Smitha Joseph, Arun Das R , Harshpal Singh Sachdev , Chandrashekar R Banapurmath , Tinku Thomas , Anura V Kurpad , Nirupama Shivakumar No Others Contributions details available.