Chandan Prasad
Professor of Nutrition and Food Sciences
Woman Texas University
USA
Biography
PhD (1970), Microbiology & Biochemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA MSc (1966), Microbiology & Chemistry, GB Pant University of Technology, India BSc (Hons) (1964), Agric. & Animal Sci, GB Pant University of Technology, India
Research Interest
Dr. Prasad investigates etiology of obesity and related metabolic disorders in animal models of obesity and biology of fat cell and adipokines in tissue culture models using biologic, biochemical and molecular biology techniques. The laboratory is also interested in examining role of botanicals and functional foods obesity and adipobiology.