 | Ms Neerja Rastogi MSc. Biochemistry (by Research) Title: Research Fellow- Medical Research Centre-Kasturba Health Society Other Affiliations: Ph.D. Scholar, University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, Bengaluru neerja.rastogi@gmail.com |
| Ms. Neerja Rastogi is currently pursuing her PhD work through University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, Bengaluru under the guidance of Dr. Shobha Udipi. She is working in the area of iron deficiency anemia to study the effect of plant formulations and phyto-actives, used in herbo-metallic formulation containing iron, on in vitro iron bioavailability and oxidative stress. After having completed her bachelor’s degree in Microbiology and Biochemistry (3 units) and a brief stint in research where she was involved in the microbial analysis of leucorrhoea samples, she did her master’s in Biochemistry (by research). She then worked in the industry in the area of clinical data management and medical publications for about 7 years. She joined Kasturba Health Society’s Medical Research Centre in 2016 as a research fellow in a study on the effect of holistic turmeric extract on prevention of cervical pre-cancer. |