Kamala Krishnaswamy

Kamala Krishnaswamy
NationalityIndian
Alma materOsmania University, Karolinska institute
Scientific career
InstitutionsNational institute of Nutrition

Kamala Krishnaswamy is an Indian scientist in nutrition. She is a former director of the National institute of Nutrition from 1997 to 2002, and was the President of the Nutrition Society of India from 2003 to 2008.[1][2][3][4] Born on 4 April 1940 in Hyderabad in India,[5][6] Krishnaswamy is a former Emeritus Medical Scientist at the Indian Council of Medical Research, she has been inducted as a fellow in the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 2003, and is also a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, the Indian Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medical Sciences, and the International Union of Nutritional Sciences as well as other societies.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Kamala Krishnaswamy". Heinz Nutrition Foundation of India. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. ^ Sheila Chander Vir (14 August 2011). Public Health and Nutrition in Developing Countries (Part I and II). WPI India. pp. 956–. ISBN 978-93-80308-75-3. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. ^ Bamji (2009). Textbook Of Human Nutrition, 3/E. Oxford & IBH Publishing Company Pvt. Limited. pp. 524–. ISBN 978-81-204-1742-7. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Dr Kamala Krishnaswamy Fellow". Indian National Science Academy. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b "National Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Dr. (Ms) Kamala Krishnaswamy". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b "The World Academy of Sciences - KRISHNASWAMY Kamala". Retrieved 16 February 2024.