DR YVETTE WILDA JYRWA

Research Responsibilities:

• Guiding a student group funded by MJES Seed Money (2024).
• Proposal writing for research grants.
• Doctoral research on bioavailability studies using cell culture and food analysis (2015-2020).

·  Teaching & Mentoring Responsibilities:

• Facilitating lectures on Food Science, Nutrition & Dietetics.
• Mentoring postgraduate students.
• Serving as Association In-Charge of SYNERGIA.
• Mentor for Non-Karnataka students.

• Maintaining Department Activity Reports, including documentation of guest lectures, workshops, and academic events.

• Association In-Charge for SYNERGIA, overseeing student engagement and activities

• Conducting Competitive Exam Courses to prepare students for higher education entrance exams (e.g., UGC- NET, ICAR, FSSAI, etc.).

• Mentoring Students for Higher Education, guiding them on research opportunities, scholarships, and university applications.

• Facilitating Student Placement Opportunities, and assisting students in securing internships and job placements in the food, nutrition, and health sectors.

• Current
  • Assistant Professor
  • Since 16.08.2022
• Previous
  • National Institute of Nutrition 
  • Research Scholar
  • 1.10.2015
  • 30.09.2021

• • Sustainable Food Production & Nutritional Innovations.

  • Fortification and Bioavailability Studies.

  • Mid-Day Meal Fortification and Anemia Reduction.

  • Product Development and Sensory Evaluation.

·         Jyrwa, Yvette Wilda, et al. "Bioavailability of iron from novel hydrogen reduced iron powders: Studies in Caco‐2 cells and rat model." Journal of Food Science (2021).

·         Jyrwa, Yvette Wilda, et al. "Retention, stability, iron bioavailability and sensory evaluation of extruded rice fortified with iron, folic acid and vitamin B12." Maternal & Child Nutrition 16 (2020).

·         Madhari, R. S., Boddula, S., Ravindranadh, P., Jyrwa, Y. W., Boiroju, N. K., Pullakhandam, R., ... & Thingnganing, L. (2020). High dietary micronutrient inadequacy in peri‐urban school children from a district in South India: Potential for staple food fortification and nutrient supplementation. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 16, e13065 (2020).

·         Mashurabad, P. C., Palika, R., Jyrwa, Y. W., Bhaskarachary, K., & Pullakhandam, R. (2017). Dietary fat composition, food matrix and relative polarity modulate the micellarization and intestinal uptake of carotenoids from vegetables and fruits. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 54(2), 333-341 (2017).

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·         Vishnupriya, P Anagha, Ashok P., Jyrwa, YW “Effect of irradiation of green gram sprouts and microgreens” at the International Conference on Environmental Sustainability: "Harmony With Nature" (ICESHN-2024) on April 5th and 6th, 2024.

·         Jyrwa, Y. W., Palika, R., Ananthan, R., Pullakhandam, R., & Longvah, T. (2017, January). Phytic Acid Content Determines the Iron Bioavailability from Wheat Genotypes. In Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism (Vol. 71, pp. 373-373) for the International Conference by International Union of Nutritional Sciences at Argentina.

MJES Seed Money Project (2024): Effect of radiation on green gram sprouts.

·         Lifetime member of the Nutrition Society of India

·         Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative Alumni

·         Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy

• NEP Orientation & Sensitization Programme (March 2025)

• Basics of New Food Product Development (March 2025)

• ISO 22000:2018 Internal Auditing (March 2024)

• AI & ChatGPT Workshop by Skill Nation (March 2024)

• Two-Week Refresher Course in Life Sciences (March 2024)

• Faculty Development Program on Spectroscopic Techniques (July 2023)

• Hands-on Workshop on Google Sheets for Nutritionists (July 2023)

• Webinar on Exam Success Strategies (October 2024)

• National Webinar on Climate Change Research (September 2023)

• JESCOL Seminar (July 2023)

• National Seminar on Millets for Healthy Living (March 2023)

• Webinar on Nutrition Digitalization by IDA Mysore (November 2022)

Student Research Groups

1. Ankitha and Devina
2. Sreelakshmi and Anagha

Faculty Research Group
1. Joel P. Joseph

2. Dr. Feby Luckose