2015 Syllabus

Lecture Schedule

1. Introduction, Role of Nutrition in Preventing Risk of Disorders

2. Strategies for Management of Nutrient Disorders

3. Personalized Medicine and Personalized Nutrition

4. Introduction to Genomics

5. Genomics in Health Care, Agriculture and Environment

6. Introduction to Nutrigenomics

7. Biochemical and Molecular Nature of Genes

8. Gene Structure and Expression

9. Regulation of Gene Expression

10. Metabolic Programming

11. Genetic Basis of Dietary Responses

12. Diet vs Gene Interactions

13. Genetic Susceptibility to Diets

14. Developing Nutritious Foods / Diet

15. Intervention of Biotechnology / Genomics in Producing Nutritionally Important Molecules / Compounds

16. Production of Therapeutic / Medicinal Proteins / Hormones / Molecules through Genetic Engineering

17. Value Addition of Dietary Foods - Fermentation Process

18. Mid-Semester Exam 

19. Genetic Improvement of Food Grade Microorganisms

20. Engineering Crops for Enhanced Nutrition

21. Bio-Fortification; Case Studies

22. Transcriptomics

23. Proteomics and Metabolomics

24. Applications in Nutrition Research

25. Metabolic Syndrome in Humans

26. Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated With Common / Major Dietary Disorders 

27. Inborn Errors of Metabolism – Lactose Intolerance, Gluten Enteropathy and Phenylketonuria

28. Biomarkers – Introduction

29. Molecular Biomarkers for Preventive Therapies

30. Biomarkers: Discovery and Validation

31. Screening for Bioactive Nutrients and Compounds

32. Scientific, Technological and Resource Constraints on Genomics

33. Important Factors Affecting Development in Nutrigenomics

34. Recent Advances in Nutrigenomics 

List of Reference E - Books / Relevant literature

1.  Plant Biotechnology and Genetics (Click here)

2.  Plant Tissue Culture 1 (Click here)

3.  Plant Tissue Culture 2 (Click here)

4.  NCS - TCP Guidelines (Click here)

5. Cloning (Click here)

6. Nutrigenomics (Click here)