IISC, Tufts Univ to combat malnutrition, metabolic health research

THE Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Tufts University (Massachusetts, US)'s global nutrition research centre will propel research on malnutrition and obesity. Here IISc's engineering and tech strengths, combined with Tufts' nutrition science, will fuel innovation in sensor development, tele-nutrition tools, and Al-driven analytics.

- Nandita Vijayasimha, Bengaluru

The global nutrition centre referred to as the Interdisciplinary Centre for Nutrition Science and Medicine (ICNSM) is housed within the Tata IISc Medical School. The centre will drive interdisciplinary innovation in nutrition science. Prof Govindan Rangarajan, director, IISc and Sunil Kumar, president, Tufts University inked a pact noting that in an era where both undernutrition and overnutrition coexist in many parts of the world, this initiative sets a precedent for how academic institutions can lead the charge in designing sustainable, equitable, and tech-enabled nutrition interventions for all.