COMMITTEE OF SCIENTIFIC ADVISORS (CSA) Mr. D H Pai Panandiker,, ILSI - India Dr A S Aiyar,, R-FRAC, Bangalore Dr Ambujam Nair Kapoor, Deputy Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi Dr Anoop Misra, Director and Head, Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Fortis Group of Hospitals Dr S R Rao, Director, Department of Biotechnology,, New Delhi Dr P K Seth, CEO, Biotech Park, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow Dr. (Mrs) Kanta K Sharma, Professor, Food and Nutrition, HRD and Dean, PAU, Ludhiana, New Delhi Dr K Srinivasan, Head of Nutrition, Hindustan Lever Limited, Research Centre, Bangalore Ex-Officio Dr G M Tewari, President, ILSI-India, New Delhi Mr N M Kejriwal, Vice President & Treasurer, ILSI-India, New Delhi SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FOOD AND WATER SAFETY Mr. D H Pai Panandiker,, ILSI - India Dr. S. R. Gupta, National Professional Officer, WHO Prof. R. K. Saxena, Head of Department Microbiology, Delhi University Dr. Nimish Shah, Principal Scientist & Head (Microbiology), Hindustan Lever Research Centre Dr. D. Kanungo, Addl. Director General (St), Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Mr. Ish Prasanna Paltani, QA, Bikanervala Foods (P) Ltd. Dr. Y. K. Gupta, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Dr. M. Ramam, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Dr. M. K. Agarwal, Professor and Head, Department of Respiratory Allergy and Applied Immunology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute
Ms. Madhulika Prakash, Scientist F and Head (Food and Agriculture), Bureau of Indian Standards Dr. Prabuddha Dasgupta, Head Packaging, Hindustan Lever Ltd. Mr. Kalyan Chatterjee, Head, Packaging Department, Foods Business, ITC Ltd. Mr. A. K. Shrivastav, DADG (PFA), Directorate General of Health Services, Mr. B. Raghuramaiah, Director, Food Ingredient Specialities Private Limited Mr. Gopalkrishna Shanbhag, Director ITQ, General Mills India Pvt. Ltd. Dr. R. Rangaprasad, General Manager Technical, Product Application and Research Centre, Reliance Industries Limited Dr R. K. Mahajan, Head of Department, Microbiology Laboratory, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Dr. R. L. Kalra, New Delhi Dr. Ashok A Patel, Acting Head and Principal Scientist (Dairy Technology), National Dairy Development Board Dr. Anand G. Naik Kurade, Managing Director, Suman Project Consultants (P) Ltd. Dr. R. K. Khandal, Director, Shriram Institute for Industrial Research Mr. Sunil Adsule, Senior Manager SRA, Coca-Cola India Dr S. N. Bhat, Food Regulatory Affairs Manager, Nestle India Limited. Ex-Officio Dr G M Tewari, President, ILSI-India, New Delhi Mr N M Kejriwal, Vice President & Treasurer, ILSI-India, New Delhi AD HOC EXPERT COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION AND BONE HEALTH Mr. D. H. Pai Panandiker,, ILSI-India Dr. Raman Marwaha, Head, Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) Dr. Seema Puri, Reader, Institute of Home Economics Dr. Ambrish Mithal, President, The Indian Society for Bone and Mineral Research & Senior Consultant, Endocrinologist, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals
AD HOC EXPERT COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE BIOTECHNOLOGY Mr. D. H. Pai Panandiker,, ILSI-India Dr. K. C. Bansal, Professor & Principal Scientist, National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute Dr. D. Chattopadhya, ADG (PFA), Directorate General of Health Services, Dr. Vandana Dwivedi, Joint Advisor (Agri), Planning Commission, Dr. S. R. Rao, Advisor, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Mr. V. V. Sadamate, Advisor (Agri), Planning Commission, Government of India Dr. N. B. Singh, Agriculture Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture, AD HOC EXPERT COMMITTEE ON CHILD OBESITY Mr. D. H. Pai Panandiker,, ILSI-India Dr. Panna Choudhury, Editor-in-Chief, Indian Pediatrics Dr. Raman Marwaha, Head, Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) Dr. Anoop Misra, Director and Head, Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Fortis Group of Hospitals Dr. Seema Puri, Reader, Institute of Home Economics (Delhi University) Mrs. Usha Ram, Chairperson, National Progressive School Conference Dr. H. P. S. Sachdev, Senior Consultant, Pediatrics and Clinical Epidemiology, Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research Prof. Rekha Sharma, Former Chief Dietician, AIIMS and Senior Vice President Training, VLCC Heath Care Limited.
WORKING GROUP ON NUTRITION AND HYDRATION GUIDELINES FOR ATHLETES Mr. D. H. Pai Panandiker,, ILSI-India Dr. K. Satyanarayana, Coordinator, Department of Community Medicine Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Foundation Dr. Y. Venkata Ramana, Senior Research Officer, Department of Physiology, National Institute of Nutrition Representatives from Sports Authority of India Convener: Ms. Rekha Sinha, Executive Director, ILSI-India External Experts Dr. Ann Grandjean, Executive Director, The Center for Human Nutrition, Omaha Dr. Suzanne Harris, Executive Director, ILSI International Dr. G. L. Khanna, Senior Research Officer, Sports Authority of India Prof. Rekha Sharma, Former Chief Dietician, All India Institute of Medical Sciences & Senior Vice President Training, VLCC Health Care Limited TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION AND HIV/AIDS: FROM KNOWLEDGE TO ACTION Mr. D H Pai Panandiker,, ILSI - India Dr. Minnie Mathew, Senior Advisor (Programme), World Food Program Dr. Parmeet Kaur, Chief Dietitian, AIIMS Dr. Rajan Sankar, Regional Representative, GAIN Dr. B. Sesikeran, Director, National Institute of Nutrition Dr. Jotna Sokhey, Addl. Director General, National AIDS Control Organization Dr. Rajiv Tandon, Senior Advisor, Child Survival, Office of Population, Health, and Nutrition, USAID / INDIA Dr. R. J. Yadav, Deputy Director, National Institute of Medical Statistics Dr. Shariqua Yunus, National Consultant Nutrition, Office of the WHO Representative to India Convener Ms. Rekha Sinha, Executive Director, ILSI-India
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR ILSI-INDIA CONFERENCE ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN FOOD PROCESSING LIST OF MEMBERS Mr D H Pai Panandiker,, ILSI-India Dr. Anupa Siddhu, Director, Lady Irwin College, New Delhi Mr. B. Prashant, General Manager, R&D Foods, Dabur Research Foundation Ghaziabad Dr. G. M. Tewari, President, ILSI-India Mr. A. K. Shrivastav, Deputy Assistant Director General (PFA), Directorate General of Health Services, New Delhi Dr. P. L. Kaul, Managing Director, Mariental India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi Mr. Deepak Khedkar, Joint Directo rand Head, Indian Institute of Packaging Delhi Ms Rekha Sinha, Executive Director, ILSI-India
Technical Advisory Committee on Current and Innovative Approaches to Microbiological Food Safety Management Mr. D H Pai Panandiker,, ILSI-India Prof. R K Saxena, Head, Department of Microbiology, Delhi University, Mr. S Dave, Director, Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Dr. Rama Chaudhry, Professor, Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Mrs. Shashi Sareen, Head, Quality Operations, Aditya Birla Retail Limited Dr. Pitam Chandra, ADG (PE), Indian Agricultural Research Institute Mr. Sunil K Bakshi, Senior Manager, National Dairy Development Board Dr. S R Rao, Advisor, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology Dr. Dhir Singh, ADG (PFA), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Dr. Nimish Shah, Head, Environment Safety Laboratory, Hindustan Unilever Research Centre Mr. S B Dongre, Director, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, GOI Ms. Vidyottama Tripathi, Assistant Director, Export Inspection Council of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, GOI Technical Advisory Committee on Probiotics for Health An Indian Perspective Mr. D. H. Pai Panandiker,, ILSI-India Ms. Anuja Aggarwal, Dietitian (Pediatrics), All India Institute of Medical Sciences Dr. V K Batish, Head- Dairy Microbiology, Division of Molecular Biology, National Dairy Research Institute Ms. Anshu Gupta, Wellness Manager, Nestle' India Ltd. Dr Seema Puri, Reader, Institute of Home Economics Dr G S Toteja, Deputy Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research Dr. B. Sesikeran, Director, National Institute of Nutrition
Task Force on Probiotics of Task Force Dr. B. Sesikeran, Director, NIN