About
Riya Kar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition, School of Paramedical Science, YBN University. She is an ICMR Junior Research Fellow and pursuing her Ph.D. in Nutrition at Vidyasagar University, with research focused on marine fish oil and its role in obesity and metabolic disorders. A Gold Medalist in M.Sc. Nutrition & Dietetics, she also holds a B.Ed. in Life Science and has qualified for the Swami Vivekananda Merit-cum-Means Scholarship for her doctoral research. Her work has been published in high-impact journals including Adipocyte, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, and Physiological Reports. She has received multiple Best Paper and Best Poster awards at national and international conferences, including the NSI Prize at ICMR-NIN, Hyderabad. Her research interests include Nutrition Science, Dietetics, Molecular Biology, and Functional Foods.
Skills & Expertise
PCR
Real time PCR
Western Blot
Gel-Doc
ChemiDoc
UV-Vis spectrophotometer
ELISA
Immunofluorescence microscope
cooling centrifuge
Soxhlet apparatus
nanodrof
rotary evaporator
Research Interests
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ASSISITANT PROFESSOR
My role as an Assistant Professor is to teach with clarity, research with purpose, and train future paramedical professionals to use nutrition as a tool for disease prevention and health promotion.
Education
VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY
Midnapore City College (MCC)
VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY
Publications (5)
Background/Objectives: Obesity is a complex disease involving the accumulation of an
excessive amount of body fat. It is a condition that develops when energy intake and ex
penditure are out of bal...
Considering the adverse effects of marketed drugs, we isolated and analysed topse fish oil (FO) in
this study for the first time and examined its effect on obesity. Topse, scientifically known as...
Considered one of the most prevalent monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) from marine
and plant sources, omega-9 fatty acids (n-9) have gained worldwide recognition since
due to its strong anti-obes...
In the past few decades, there has been a growing interest in fish
oils because of their significant health benefits. Marine Polynemus
paradiseus fish locally named as topse fish are indigenous so...
In the present scenario, obesity is a challenging health problem and its preva
lence along with comorbidities are on the rise around the world. Ingestion of
fish becomes trendy in daily meals. Rece...
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