PRATIBHA GUPTA,PH.D DIRECTOR: HUMAN HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND NUTRIGENOMICS LAB SIX QUESTIONS FOR THE RESEARCHER: Educating participants on prevention of obesity, diabetes, and other diseases by applying nutrigenomics approach (food and gene interaction) for precision nutrition in Ohio.
Dr. Gupta is the principal investigator (PI) for the study, which involves Central State in partnership with Kentucky State University, and the University of Toledo. Dr. Gupta’s responses have been lightly edited for brevity and clarity.
Pratibha Gupta, Ph.D., is a Research Associate professor of food, nutrition, and health and was an Extension specialist for Family and Consumer Science at Central State University. She is a member of the American Society of Nutrition, and a visiting faculty at Wright State University. Dr. Gupta recently responded to a list of six questions by Dr. Cyril Ibe, interim communications coordinator for Land-Grant Communications, on her $600,000, USDA-funded research titled, “Nutrition Education and Outreach Program to Address and Prevent Obesity in Minority Communities: Application of Nutrigenomics.”
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