Dr. Gargi Dey

Associate Professor 

Proficient researcher and teaching professor with postdoctoral experience from Germany and France in projects of yeast molecular biology, food matrix interaction, DNA finger printing for food traceability. Current specialization is in nutraceuticals and functional foods.
I am a founder Member of Gut Leben Inc, San Diego (GUT LEBEN | (gutlebenhealth.com). Contributed as Research Director from 2017 in developing nutrient based solutions for chronic disorders like diabetes, CVD, cognitive functions and inflammation. Gut Leben Inc vision is to come up with preventive nutritive solutions and the mission is to bring forth convenient, super-charged, plant-based nutrition to the world. Exploring cutting-edge food technologies like high pressure processing for maximum retention of nutrients.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

PhD from IIT-Kharagpur

COURSE EXPERTISE

Molecuar Nutrition, Non Thermal food processing, Bioprocess Engineering, Enzymology

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Nutraceuticals & Functional Beverages, Probiotics, Polyphenols, Food matrix interaction

Administrative Responsibilities

Faculty-In-Charge of International Visiting Faculties (VPFO), Ex Member of ICC

Awards and Achievements

Awarded the National Award for Outstanding Research contribution 2025

Outreach Activity

  • Organized ISO-IEC 17025 workshop (KIIT School of Biotechnology)
  • Organized Summer and Winter Internship (KIIT School of Biotechnology)

Professional Membership

  • Member of International Association of Food Protection, USA
  • Life member of Seabuckthorn Association of India

Projects & Consultancies

  • Elucidating the role of synergistic combinations of probiotics and targeted dietary phenolics to combat Inflammatory Bowel Disease (ICMR 3/1/2(11)/Gastro/2019-NCD-II)
  • Novel Formulation and Technology Optimization for Synbiotic fruit beverages (DST SEED/TSP/CODER/008/.
  • Low–cost technology for Probiotics Products For women and Children (DBT-BT/SPARSH/0065/01)
  • Production of Nutrabeverages from Mahua flowers (TFD/HO/R&D/09-10/11/2380)

Patents and Innovations

  • A synbiotic formulation of sea buckthorn berries with radical scavenging potential, Gargi Dey, 2024, Patent No: 545596
  • Efficient Process for control of algal blooms using probiotic strains, Gargi Dey Dipanwita Deb, Application no:202431093737, 2024
  • Novel method for producing sea buckthorn wine and wine thereof, Gargi Dey, 2019, Patent No: 324990