Kirtan TarwadiDr. Kirtan Tarwadi is M.Sc. in Biochemistry from Maharaja Sayajirao University in 1990. She worked as ICMR - Senior Research Fellow at Agharkar Research Institute, Pune during 2000-2004. During this tenure, she accomplished her Ph.D in Biochemistry fom Pune University in 2005 on a problem entitled 'Potential of antioxidants infruits and vegetables in prevention of oxidative stress related disorders prevalent in Indians with special reference to cataract', under the guidance of Dr. Vaishali Agte at Agharkar Research Institute. After completing her Ph.D program, she worked as 'Principle Investigator 'from December 2006 - January 2010 on the project 'Development of anutraceutical formulation for slowing down the lens degeneration' sponsored by DST under Women Scientist Scheme (WOS-A) under the mentorship of Dr. Vaishali Agte at Agharkar Research Institute, Pune.Dr. Tarwadi has more than 10 years experience in area of Nutritional Biochemistry with special emphasis on food analysis involving estimation of antioxidant and micronutrient potential. She is also experienced in assessment of blood levels of oxidative stress andantioxidant activity as also micronutrient status of senile population involving diabetic and cataract patients. She is the recipient of two Young Scientist Awards, one from 'The Nutrition Society of India' and second jointly from 'The Nutrition Society of India' and 'The Indian Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition'. She has attended various National and International conferences and presented many papers. She has 30 papers in national and international journals of repute to her credit.The work presented as database in this book is carried out exclusively by her under the mentorship of Dr. Vaishali Agte at Agharkar Research Institute. Read More Read Less