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01NameDr. Seema Siddiqi  
02DesignationAssistant Professor – HOD
03Department  PG Dept. of Food Science and Nutrition
04Qualification  M.Sc., Ph.DSpecialization:  Food Science and Clinical Nutrition
05KSET/NET/PhDCleared UGC-NET (2013)
06Contact Number       Department (Intercom)                       –Mobile      Alt. Number  
07Email ID[email protected]  
08Experience ( no. of years)Teaching   08Research   06Work Experience   8.5years
09Details of seminars/conferences/workshops attended. (Fill in the chronological order)
 Sl. No.Conferences/Seminars /WorkshopsName of the Institute/UniversityDate & Duration
 01Workshop on “Practical aspects of enteral aspects of enteral nutrition therapy in critical illness”  DOS in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore in collaboration with IDA Mysore chapter18th March 2016
 02Workshop on “Parental nutrition: Issues & concerns”  DOS in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore in collaboration with IDA Mysore chapter21st May 2016
 03Workshop on “Biostatistics and Research Methodology”Chanre Health Care & Research pvt ltd, Bengaluru20th & 21st August 2016.  
 04Organizing committee member for 5th Women’s Science Congress as part of 103rd Indian Science Congress with the theme “Science and technology for indigenous development of women in India”.DOS in Food Science and Nutrition,  University of Mysore, Mysuru.5th – 6th January 2016  
 0549th Annual National Conference of Indian Dietetic Association with the theme “Joining hands to nourish India, Nutrition beyond nutrients”          IDA – Mumbai Chapter, Mumbai, India.23rd 25th September 2016,
 0648th Annual National Conference of Nutrition Society of India with the theme “Nutrition risk management & communication”NSI – St. John’s Research Institute, Bengaluru, India4th & 5th November 2016.
 07Workshop on “Application of Statistics in the field of Food Science and Human Development using SPSS”DOS in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore.19th November 2016
 08Organized the Workshop on “Thyroid disorders – Current Scenario, causes and remedies”DOS in Food Science & Nutrition in collaboration with IDA, Mysore chapter. 4th March 2017
 09Organized the Workshop on “Current concept in hospital diets”JSS Medical college in collaboration with IDA Mysore chapter 24th February 2018.  
 10Organized and Participated National level seminar on “Risk and resilience across the life span”Human Development, DOS in Food Science and Nutrition, Manasagangothri, Mysore15th and 16th March 2018.  
 11Organized and Participated in the workshop on “Research Methodology Course for Research Scholars” Human development, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Manasagangothri, Mysore  19th and 20th of August 2018.
 12Organizing committee member and participated one day symposium on “Clinical nutrition and dietetics – Current practice and future trends”,DOS in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore in collaboration with IDA Mysore Chapter, IOE Auditorium, Manasagangothri, Mysuru 6th September 2018
 13Organized and Participated UGC sponsored one day symposium on “Evidence based nutrition for prevention and management of diabetes”DOS in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore in collaboration with IDA Mysore Chapter, IOE Auditorium, Manasagangothri, Mysuru21st March 2018
 14Organizing committee member for the Workshop on “Critical Appraisal Skills for Nutrition Research”DOS in Food Science & Nutrition, University of Mysore. Mysuru.  19th and 20th August 2019  
 15Organized and Participated ICMR Sponsored National level workshop on “From Nutrigenetics to Personalized Nutrition”DOS in Food Science and Nutrition, Manasagangothri, Mysuru.23rdand 24th August 2019.
 16Participated one day workshop on “Understanding Research Metrics Using Scopus Database”.Department of Studies in Library & Information Science, Manasagangothri, Mysuru30th September 2019
 17Organizing committee member – one day workshop onComplementary therapies in Autism spectrum disorders – Interplay between diet and gut microbiota”DOS in Food Science and Nutrition, Manasagangothri, Mysuru  21st February   2020
 17Successfully completed online training program on “Role of Food Analysis to ensure product safety and Quality in Food industries”National agriculture and Food analysis and Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra, India.   24th July 2020
 18Participated Two-Day National Webinar on “Addressing the challenges of health & nutrition during covid-19, a holistic approach”Department of Food & Nutrition & Research Centre in Association with Altrusa International of Bangalore, India, Inc.  27th & 28th July 2020
 19Participated National Level Webinar on “Coronavirus: Research Opportunities and Challenges in the Present and Future Scenario”Department of Life Science, Central University of Karnataka, India,  5th August 2020.
 20Participated in the first International Online E – Conference on “Fasting Molecular Mechanism and its Clinical Applications”Alpha Naturals, Pvt ltd. (Dr. Praveen Jacob)16th August 2020.
 21Organizing committee member and Participated in the Two-Day National E-Conference on “Sustainable strategies for food safety and nourishment”DOS in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore, Mysuru.  22nd and 23rd October 2020
 22Participated National Level Two Day Webinar on “Challenges of neonatal care and infant protection”Human Development Wing, Department of Studies in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore, Mysuru.19th and 20th November 2020.  
 23Participated in the Essentials of Research Writing & Using Mendeley Reference Manager   University of Mysore, Presented by Vishal Gupta, Customer Consultant.27th November 2020
 24Participated and moderated the live webinar session on “Issues faced by COVID Patients post recovery pertaining to Cardio, Respiratory and DiabetesApollo Hospitals, Mysore, in association with IDA Mysore Chapter17th December 2020
 25Participated in National Symposium on “Recent Advances in Enteral and Parental Nutrition”Dept. of Nutrition & Dietetics, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru.26th July 2022
     
  
  
10Papers Presented/ at various conferences/Seminars. (Fill in the chronological order)
 S. No.Title of the paperConference/Seminar & PlaceDates
 01Participated in the poster competition on the theme “Autism- Towards autonomy and self – determination”Human Development & Welfare Association in collaboration with Nutrition society to commemorate Autism Awareness month & stress awareness day at DOS in Food Science & Nutrition, University of Mysore. 16th -17th 2017
 02Participated and presented poster on “Impact of heat Processing on Digestibility, Gelatinization and morphology of rice and foxtail millet with low glycaemic index”,International conference on Recent Trends in Agriculture, Biotechnology & Food Processing, College of Agriculture, Hassan. 5th -7th July 2017 
 03Participated in Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine (IAPSM), Karnataka State Chapter with the theme – “Public Health Updates”, and presented an oral presentation on “Nutritional Status and Food behaviour of children with autism”1st Annual National Conference of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine (IAPSM), Karnataka State Chapter in collaboration with JSS Medical College, Mysuru.21st & 22nd December 2017
 04Participated and successfully completed two-day FoSTaC Training program on “Food Safety Supervisor level 2  DOS in Food Science and Nutrition, Manasagangothri, Mysore.29thand 30th November 2019.
 05Participated and presented poster on “Protective effects of Morus Indica (apigenin) against methylglyoxal induced oxidative DNA damage”.CSIR-CFTRI student’s symposium, Mysore  13th July 2018
 06Participated”and presented poster on “Starch, protein digestibility profile and predicted glycemic index of selected millet-based products” “SERB sponsored International Conference on Emerging Trends in Millet Technology for Health Promotion (ICEMT-2020) Periyar University, Salem, Tamilnadu, India.   09-10th, January 2020 
 07Participated in the International E-Conference on “Global Pandemic and Sustainable Food System: Challenges and Response to Research and Practice” and presented poster presentation on the paper titled “Comparison of nutritional status of children with autism spectrum disorder- a case control study   Post Graduate Studies & Research in Food Science, St Aloysius College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.July 1st and 2nd, 2020
 08Participated and presented oral e-presentation titled  “Suitability of composite flour as a functional food for dietary diversity among autism children”   Diet as a Risk Factor for Asthma among Children- A Pilot Study in Mysuru Region”  5th International Conference on Agriculture, Food Safety and Security, Colombo, Srilanka 21-22nd August 2024
1Research Articles Published (7 in number) (Fill in the chronological order)
 SL. No.Title of the paperJournal and ISSN No.Month/Year
 01Seema Siddiqi Fatema tuz zohora LaboniandAsna Urooj,“Nutritionally important starch fractions and estimated glycemic index of selected South Indian rice varieties”. Croation journal of Food Science and Technology.,Croation Journal of Food Science and Technology. DOI: 10.17508/CJFST.2022.14.1.03.  June 2022
 02Seema Siddiqi and Asna Urooj, Nutrient intake profile, growth patterns and hemoglobin levels in children with ASD – A case control study in Mysuru, India”.Research in autism spectrum disorders, Elsevier publications. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2021.101885. Impact factor- 3.28 January 2022
 03Seema Siddiqi and Asna Urooj “Association between mealtime behaviour problems and somatic status among Indian children with autism spectrum disorder”.International journal of scientific research. Pp-81-84, Volume – 10, Issue – 10, PRINT ISSN No. 2277 – 8179 | DOI: 10.36106/ijsr. Impact factor – 1.021October – 2021
 04Satish Anandan, Seema Siddiqi, Syeda Farha Siraj and Urooj Asna, Protective Effect of Apigenin from Morus indica.L against Methylglyoxal Induced Oxidative DNA Damage.Int J Pharm Biol Sci.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.21276/ijpbs.2019.9.2.24.  March-2019
 05Seema Siddiqi, Asna Urooj & Melwin James D’Souza, “Dietary Patterns and Anthropometric Measures of Indian Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder”,Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol43(09) doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3850-0. Impact factor- 4.291  December 2018
 06Seema Siddiqi and Asna Urooj  ‘Dietary Risk Factors Associated with Autism – A Review’,International Journal of Current Advanced Research, 07(1), pp. 8827-8833. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2018.8833.14372018
 07Siddiqi, Seema, S. Lakshmi, and Asna Urooj. “Iron bio-accessibility and nutritional attributes of selected disease specific commercial formulations.”Defence Life Science Journal 2, no. 2: 206-211.  2017
12Book/ chapter in Books Published (2 in Number) (Fill in the chronological order)
 SL. No.Title of the Book chapterPublisher and ISBN No.Month/Year
 01Seema Siddiqi and Asna Urooj “Understanding Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder”.Anne Bourque (Ed.), Dietary Related Issues with Autism Spectrum Disorder Neuroscience Research Progress. Nova Science Publishers, Medicine and health, Newyork. Inc.2020 (pp.207- 234).
 02Asna Urooj and Seema Siddiqi. Analytical and nutritional implications of carbohydrate digestibility with special reference to Indian foodsFood Chemistry, New Delhi Publishers, India.2018
     
13Project (as Research Associate to PI)
 SL. No.Title of the project- Minor/ majorAgency sponsored Month and year
 01 Asthma and Food allergy among school children     UOM-North western university2019-2021
Research Guidance – Co-Guided M.Sc Dissertations (6) Guide (1), CND Internship since 2021  
 Co-guideImpact of processing on rice starch fractions digestibility and its implications in the dietary management of type-2 Diabetes mellitus    UOM2016
 Co-guideNutritional status and food behaviour of children with autismUOM2017
 Co-guideStarch, protein digestibility profile and predicted glycaemic index of selected millet-based productsUOM2018
 Co-guideFood allergies and asthma in school going children  UOM2019
 Co-guideA Community based study to assess Indian Diabetes risk score (IDRS) and dietary diversity score (DDS) among the adult population of Kodagu (Coorg) in KarnatakaUOM2022
 Co-guideDietary Diversity and food behaviour issues in children with ASDUOM2022
 GuideNutrient profile, antioxidant potential and Quantitative Bioactive components in Raphanus sativus leavesUOM2024
14Resource Person
 SL. No.College/ UniversityTopicsDate
 01Subject Co-ordinator for UGC-MOOC-Swayam courses, under NME-ICT Project, CEC-UGC, EMRC, University of Mysore.Food Chemistry and Food & Nutrition-4 sessions) in the audio/visual based lecture programmes and e-content development  2017-18
 02Subject Resource person. PG diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics, KSOU, Mysuru.  Clinical Nutrition & Community Nutrition2022, 2024
Resource Person – Invited Lectures/Talks
 06Kriya Pushpa, Family and health office, Manandavadi Road, Mysuru.Nutritional disorders22.09.2017
 07Magic bus India Foundation, NGO, Udayagiri, Mysuru.Women health issues12.11.2019
 08Magic bus India Foundation, NGO, Udayagiri, Mysuru.Complementary feeding15.10.2019
 09Govt High school, Bannimantap, Mysore, organized by Yaanataranga NGO Trust, Mysore.Nutritional management in PCOD21.11.2024
 10Available at You tubeNutrition Counselling (audio/video, phone calls) for dietary problems among ASD children————-
     
15Awards and Recognition
 SL. No.Awards / RecognitionUniversity or Any OrganizationDate
 01UGC-BSR award for pursuing Ph.D in Food Science and Nutrition  University of Mysore (UGC)Dec 2015-Dec 2020
 02Best poster under community nutrition for the poster presented entitled “Comparison of nutritional status of children with autism spectrum disorder- a case control study”International E-Conference on “Global Pandemic and Sustainable Food System: Challenges and Response to Research and Practice” organized by Post Graduate Studies & Research in Food Science, St Aloysius College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.July 1st and 2nd, 2020
 03Best poster (third prize) under community nutrition for the poster presented entitled “Nutrient intake profile, growth patterns and haemoglobin levels in children with autism spectrum disordersTwo Day National E-Conference on “Sustainable strategies for food safety and nourishment” organized by DOS in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore.22nd and 23rd October 2020
 04Best poster under Food Science category entitled “Starch, protein digestibility profile and predicted glycemic index of selected millet-based products”International conference at Periyar University Salem, IndiaJanuary 9-10 2020.