Faculty & Staff
Dr. Prashanth Thankachan
BSc , MSc , PhD
Professor
Languages
English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil
- Overview
- Projects
- Publications
- Other Contributions
Dr. Prashanth Thankachan is a Professor at Division of Nutrition
Qualification/ Education
- PhD, 2008
St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, India - MSc, 1998
KMC, Manipal, India - BSc, 1998
St. Joseph's College of Arts and Science
Experience
- Professor
Division of Nutrition, St. John's Research Institute
Jun 2024 - till date
Bangalore, India - Associate Professor
Division of Nutrition, St. John's Research Institute
Jun 2016 - Jun 2024
Bangalore, India - Adjunct Faculty
Division of Epidemiology, St. John's Research Institute
Aug 2012 - Jun 2016
Bangalore, India - Head, Micronutrient Unit
Division of Nutrition, St. John's Research Institute
May 2008 - Aug 2012
Bangalore, India - Research Scientist, Micronutrient Unit
Division of Nutrition, St. John's Research Institute
Jan 2007 - May 2008
Bangalore, India
- Professor
Division of Nutrition, St. John's Research Institute
Jun 2024 - till date
Bangalore, India - Associate Professor
Division of Nutrition, St. John's Research Institute
Jun 2016 - Jun 2024
Bangalore, India - Adjunct Faculty
Division of Epidemiology, St. John's Research Institute
Aug 2012 - Jun 2016
Bangalore, India - Head, Micronutrient Unit
Division of Nutrition, St. John's Research Institute
May 2008 - Aug 2012
Bangalore, India - Research Scientist, Micronutrient Unit
Division of Nutrition, St. John's Research Institute
Jan 2007 - May 2008
Bangalore, India
No areas of interest specified.
No groups and associations specified.
| S.I. No | Project Title | Project Lead | Year of Initiation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Term (2 years) efficacy of indigenously developed micronutrient fortified rice (fortified with iron, vitamin B12 and folic acid) in improving iron stores in school children and their mothers; process standardization to match the physical characteristics of fortified rice kernels (FRK) with commercial rice varieties and storage stability | Dr. Anura V Kurpad, Dr. & Dr. Prashanth T | 2019 | completed |
Associations of bone health biomarkers and bone mineral density with dietary intakes in vitamin D deficient women: a cross-sectional study
Peris CH, Selvam S, Swaminathan S, Rangarajan R, Raj T, Thankachan P Protocol of the Nutritional, Psychosocial, and Environmental Determinants of Neurodevelopment and Child Mental Health (COINCIDE) study
5. Lobo E, R D, Mandal S, Menon JS, Roy A, Dixit S, Gupta R, Swaminathan S, Thankachan P, Bhavnani S, Divan G, Prabhakaran P, van Schayck OC, Babu GR, Srinivas PN, Mukherjee D Fractional iron absorption from enteric coated iron tablets. Ind J. Med Res. 2019 (In press).
Prashanth Thankachan , Beena Bose , Rajarajan Subramanian , Raju Koneri , Anura V Kurpad No Others Contributions details available.