November 14 2019 OMB Meeting Materials

AOAC OMB MEETING MATERIALS

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 Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry

1970–1972

Biochemistry Dept., MS University, Baroda, India

 M.S. in Biochemistry. Specialization: Human Nutrition.

1967–1970

Jodhpur University, India

 Bachelor of Science. Major subjects: Chemistry, Botany, Zoology and Physics.

1994 Certification Board for Nutr. Sp., American College of Nutrition

C.N.S.

 Certified Nutrition Specialist (C.N.S.)

Honors

 Current Chair of AOCS Analytical Division

 Chair of the AOAC ERP on Kombucha

 Chair of the USP Dietary Protein Expert Panel

 His method of folate analysis AOAC 2011.06 has been recognized as final action method after going through a successful collaborative study.

 His method of folate analysis AOAC 2011.06 has now been recommended by the CCMASS for a type II method to CODEX.

 Member of a series AOAC ERPs, stakeholder panels and working groups

 Member of AOCS chromatography technical committee and uniform methods committee

 Fellow of AOAC International, 2011

 Chair, USP Amino Acid Fingerprint sub group (2010-15)

 Member USP’s Skim Milk Powder Advisory group

 Chair, Centric Committee AOAC for method transfers in OMA, 2010 (Analysis of heavy metals by ICP- MS)

 Member of the AOAC Official Methods Board – 2010-16

 AOAC Additives Technical Committee Member

 AOCS in Chromatography Technical Committee (member fatty acid analysis group)

 Member of a series AOAC ERPs, stakeholder panels and working groups

 AOAC Horowitz Advisor

 AOAC/FDA/NIH Expert Review Panel member – Coenzyme Q (2005)

 Serving as a Single Lab Validation Expert for Vitamin E Analysis in Dietary Supplements for AOAC/FDA/NIH Task force.

 Sweetener Technical Committee member ISBT.

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