Kalpana Bhaskaran
Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore
Biography
Dr Kalpana Bhaskaran is the Domain Lead, Applied Nutrition and Head, Glycemic Index Research Unit at Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore. She championed the design, planning and implementation of Singapore’s and the region’s first accredited Glycemic Index Research Unit (GIRU). She is a qualified Nutritionist/Dietitian w ith more than 20 years of experience in nutrition research, lecturing, project management and consultancy services. She was aw arded the inaugural “Teaching Excellence Aw ard” f or outstanding lecturing, and pedagogy in 2009 and National Day President’s aw ard for Education in 2014. She regularly acts as a nutrition consultant to local and overseas food companies. She is currently the collaborator f or the study on “Investigation of prevalence, burden and risk f ac tors of obesity in schizophrenics”. She is also the Principal Investigator f or f our ongoing clinical trials in the area of Applied Nutrition. Sh e is the Spokesperson f or the Singapore Nutrition & Dietetics Association and the Vice-President of the Diabetes Society of Singapore.