Kamala Krishnaswamy

Kamala Krishnaswamy is an Indian scientist in nutrition. She is a former director of the National institute of Nutrition from 1997 to 2002, and was the President of the Nutrition Society of India from 2003 to 2008.

Early life Born on 4 April 1940 in Hyderabad in India,

Krishnaswamy is a former Emeritus Medical Scientist at the Indian Council of Medical Research, she was inducted as a fellow in the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 2003, and is also a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, the Indian Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medical Sciences, and the International Union of Nutritional Sciences as well as other societies.

Honors and Awards The recipient of multiple awards, including Dr. VN Patwardhan Prize Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics in Malnutrition.