Prof. ( Dr.) Uma Mahadevan lyer

Department: Foods and Nutrition
Contact No. : 9824056921
Email Id: [email protected]
Faculty: Family and Community Sciences
Designation: Professor (Direct Recruitment)


Academic Qualifications:
Phd (1992) Foods and Nutrition, M S University
M.Sc (1985) Foods and Nutrition, M S University
B.Sc (1983) Foods and Nutrition, M S University
Teaching experience: 32 years at both UG and PG level.
Research Experience: 38 years


Major areas of research:

  1. Adolescent Nutrition (Determinants of Undernutrition and overnutrition)
  2. Dietary management of Diabetes Mellitus (Curry leaves, Sundakai, Spirulina, Panchratna juice, Amla, Barley grass, Wheat grass etc)
  3. Development of simple screening tool for identification of at risk diabetic
    and cardiac subjects
  4. Development of counselling materials (booklet, flash cards, brochures, posters etc) on management of Non communicable diseases and its impact on diabetes and cardiac subjects.
  5. Non communicable diseases in different settings and Role of health promotion
  6. Women’s health : Nutritional status of pre, peri and post menopausal women and impact of IEC and food based approach for health promotion
  7. Studies on Non alcoholic fatty liver diseases and strategies to combat it
  8. Determinants of Vitamin D status in health and disease.
  9. Evaluation of MDM programme in Vadodara
  10. Development of nutrition education materials (PowerPoint presentation,
    ‘Sanedo’- a Gujarati Folk-song with nutrition messages, posters etc) for school age children.

Professional Positions held at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

  1. Dean, Faculty of Family and Community Sciences
  2. Senate and Syndicate member
  3. Member, Post Graduate (PG) Council
  4. Director, Institute of Fashion Technology, Faculty of Family and Community Sciences.
  5. Officer on Special Duty, Faculty of Law.
  6. Director, Directorate of Student Welfare
  7. Director, Management Development Centre

other Professional positions: 1. Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for research and training in promoting nutrition in health and development, Baroda Centre (Till 2012)

  1. Coordinator, UGC DSA SAP II, III
  2. Chairperson, Departmental Board of Studies and Faculty Board of Studies of the University
  3. Convener, curricula revision for undergraduate and postgraduate courses for dietetics stream
  4. Convener, Departmental doctoral committee
  5. Coordinator, Thrust area of research in Medical dietetics
  6. Convener, Nutrition Society of India, Baroda Chapter
  7. President, Foods and Nutrition Alumni Association
  8. Nutrition expert in the National Steering Cum Monitoring Committee (NSMC) (2013-15), Ministry of Human Resource Development,
    Government of India
  9. Member, State level Steering Cum Monitoring Committee of ICDS and MDM Programmes for Government of Gujarat.
  10. Reviewer, National and International journals.
  11. Editor, Nutraceutical
    journal
  12. Member, Library Committee, Advisory Committee, PET Examination, Advisory
    Committee of Research and Consultancy Cell, Board of Extra Mural Studies, Advisory Committee for the University Health Centre, Ad-hoc Committee and Review Committee- Choice Based Credit System at UG Level at the M. S. University of Baroda
  13. Standing committee member, Evaluation of course curriculum at home science
    college, Vallabh Vidyanagar
  14. Member, board of studies in the Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Home Science, SNDT, Mumbai
  15. External PhD thesis evaluator at various universities
  16. Treasurer, Indian Dietetic Association for 4 terms of the Gujarat Chapter

Completed Projects and Consultancies: 9
Research Publications: 95
M.Sc Dissertations: 39
Doctoral Dissertations: 9
Monographs: 34 
Reports: 11

Membership in Professional Organizations:

  1. Life Member, Nutrition Society of India
  2. Life Member, Indian Dietetic Association
  3. Life Member, Foods and Nutrition Alumni Association
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