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Dr. Kamini DangatAssistant Professor

Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune

Date of Birth: 20/04/1979

Department: Mother and Child Health

Phone: 020-24366920 (ext.313)

Educational Qualification: M. Sc. (Biochemistry), Ph.D. (Biotechnology)

Research experience: 19 years

  Area of interest :

  • Maternal and Child Health

     

  • Breastfeeding and Infant Nutrition

     

  • Growth and Developmental Trajectories

     

  • Longitudinal Cohort Studies

     

Research Experience :

  • Assistant Professor, Interactive Research School for Health Affairs (IRSHA), Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, India (September 2023 - till date)

     

  • Senior Research Assistant, Interactive Research School for Health Affairs (IRSHA), Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, India (April 2006 - August 2023)

     

  • Junior Scientific Assistant, Agharkar Research Institute, Biochemistry and Nutrition Department (Animal science Division), Pune (September 2005-Januvary 2006)

     

Honors/Awards


First prize in oral presentation. “Breast milk metabolites in preeclampsia”. 7th International Conference of the International Institute of Food and Nutritional Sciences (IIFANS), New Delhi. 2016; MAY 26—27.

Publications

Total Published articles: 27
Total Impact Factor: 91.193, Average Impact Factor: 3.37
Book Chapters: 01

  • Godhamgaonkar A, Dangat K, Randhir K, Chhetri S, Shelke K, Shukla D, Wagh G, Lalwani S, Gupte S, Joshi S. Longitudinal Assessment of Oxidative Stress Markers in Women with Preeclampsia. Reprod Sci. 2024 May 3. Epub ahead of print. (IF: 2.9)
  • Godhamgaonkar AA, Wadhwani NS, Randhir KN, Selukar SS, Dalvi S, Dangat K, Wagh GN, Lalwani S, Chandhiok N, Kulkarni B, Fall C, Sachdev HPS, Gupte S, Joshi SR. Erythrocyte fatty acids and desaturase indices in early pregnancy are associated with risk of preeclampsia. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2023 Sep; 196:102583. (IF: 3.015)
  • Dangat K, Wadhwani N, Randhir K, Poddar A, Gupte S, Wagh G, Lalwani S, Joshi S. Longitudinal profile of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in women with pre-eclampsia. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2023 Aug; 90(2):e13741. (IF:3.777)
  • Nema J, Wadhwani N, Randhir K, Dangat K, Pisal H, Kadam V, Mehendale S, Wagh G, Kulkarni B, Sachdev HS, Fall C, Gupte S, Joshi S. Association of maternal vitamin D status with the risk of preeclampsia. Food Funct. 2023 May 22;14(10):4859-4865. (IF: 6.317)
  • Wadhwani N, Dangat K, Randhir K, Poddar A, Joshi P, Pisal H, Kadam V, Bakshi R, Chandhiok N, Lalwani S, Mehendale S. Longitudinal assessment of calcium and magnesium levels in women with preeclampsia. Biological trace element research. 2023 Jul;201(7):3245-55. (IF: 4.081)
  • Dangat K, Gupte S, Wagh G, Lalwani S, Randhir K, Madiwale S, Pisal H, Kadam V, Gundu S, Chandhiok N, Kulkarni B, Joshi S, Fall C, Sachdev HS. Gestational weight gain in the REVAMP pregnancy cohort in Western India: Comparison with international and national references. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Oct 5; 9:1022990.  (IF: 5.058)
  • Shruti Koparkar, Leena Srivastava, Karuna Randhir, Kamini Dangat, Hemlata Pisal, Vrushali Kadam, Nandini Malshe, Nisha Wadhwani, Sanjay Lalwani, K. Srinivasan, K. Kumaran, Caroline Fall, Sadhana Joshi. Cognitive function and behavioural problems in children born to mothers with preeclampsia: An Indian Study. Child Neuropsychology. 2021 Sep 30; 1-18. (IF: 2.5)
  • Dangat K, Khaire A, Joshi S. Cross talk of vascular endothelial growth factor and neurotrophins in mammary gland development. Growth Factors. 2020 Jan;38(1):16-24. doi: 10.1080/08977194.2020.1792469. (IF: 2.511)
  • Pisal H, Dangat K, Randhir K, Khaire A, Mehendale S, Joshi S. Higher maternal plasma folate, vitamin B12 and homocysteine levels in women with preeclampsia. J Hum Hypertens. 2019 May;33(5):393-399. doi: 10.1038/s41371-019-0164-4. (IF: 3.012)
  • Dangat K, Upadhyay D, Kilari A, Sharma U, Kemse N, Mehendale S, Lalwani S, Wagh G, Joshi S, Jagannathan NR. Altered breast milk components in preeclampsia; An in-vitro proton NMR spectroscopy study. Clin Chim Acta. 2016 Dec 1; 463:75-83. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2016.10.015.  (IF: 3.786)
  • Roy S, Dhobale M, Dangat K, Mehendale S, Wagh G, Lalwani S, Joshi S. Differential levels of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in women with preeclampsia delivering male and female babies. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2014 Nov;91(5):227-32. doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2014.07.002. (IF: 4.006)
  • Dangat K, Kilari A, Mehendale S, Lalwani S, Joshi S. Preeclampsia alters milk neurotrophins and long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2014 Apr; 33:115-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2013.12.007. (IF: 2.457)
  • Wadhwani NS, Dangat KD, Joshi AA, Joshi SR. Maternal micronutrients and omega 3 fatty acids affect placental fatty acid desaturases and transport proteins in Wistar rats. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2013 Mar;88(3):235-42. (IF: 4.006)
  • Dangat K, Kilari A, Mehendale S, Lalwani S, Joshi S. Higher levels of brain derived neurotrophic factor but similar nerve growth factor in human milk in women with preeclampsia. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2013 May;31(3):209-13. (IF: 2.457)
  • Sable PS, Dangat KD, Joshi AA, Joshi SR. Maternal omega 3 fatty acid supplementation during pregnancy to a micronutrient-imbalanced diet protects postnatal reduction of brain neurotrophins in the rat offspring. Neuroscience. 2012 Aug 16;217:46-55..(IF: 3.59)
  • Wadhwani NS, Manglekar RR, Dangat KD, Kulkarni AV, Joshi SR. Effect of maternal micronutrients (folic acid, vitamin B12) and omega 3 fatty acids on liver fatty acid desaturases and transport proteins in Wistar rats. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2012 Jan-Feb;86(1-2):21-7. (IF: 4.006)
  • Sable P, Dangat K, Kale A, Joshi S. Altered brain neurotrophins at birth: consequence of imbalance in maternal folic acid and vitamin B12 metabolism. Neuroscience. 2011 Sep 8; 190:127-34. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.05.010. (IF: 3.59)
  • Roy S, Kale A, Dangat K, Sable P, Kulkarni A, Joshi S. Maternal micronutrients (folic acid and vitamin B(12)) and omega 3 fatty acids: implications for neurodevelopmental risk in the rat offspring. Brain Dev. 2012 Jan;34(1):64-71. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.01.002. (IF: 1.961)
  • Dangat KD, Kale AA, Joshi SR. Maternal supplementation of omega 3 fatty acids to micronutrient-imbalanced diet improves lactation in rat. Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental 2011 Sep;60(9):1318-24. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2011.02.001. (IF: 8.694)
  • Kilari A, Mehendale S, Dangat K, Pisal H, Joshi S. Associations of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations with birth outcome in term Indian mothers and their neonates. Am J Hum Biol. 2011 May-Jun;23(3):319-24. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.21129. (IF: 1.937)
  • Kulkarni A, Dangat K, Kale A, Sable P, Chavan-Gautam P, Joshi S. Effects of altered maternal folic acid, vitamin B12 and docosahexaenoic acid on placental global DNA methylation patterns in Wistar rats. PLoS One. 2011 Mar 10;6(3):e17706. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017706. (IF: 3.24)
  • Kulkarni A, Mehendale S, Pisal H, Kilari A, Dangat K, Salunkhe S, Taralekar V, Joshi S. Association of omega-3 fatty acids and homocysteine concentrations in pre-eclampsia. ClinNutr. 2011 Feb;30(1):60-4. (IF: 7.324) 
  • Kilari AS, Mehendale SS, Dangat KD, Yadav HR, Gupta A, Taralekar VS, Joshi SR. Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in mothers of preterm babies. J Perinat Med. 2010 Nov;38(6):659-64. doi: 10.1515/jpm.2010.112. (IF: 1.901)
  • Dangat KD, Mehendale SS, Yadav HR, Kilari AS, Kulkarni AV, Taralekar VS, Joshi SR. Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid composition of breast milk in pre-eclamptic mothers. Neonatology. 2010;97(3):190-4. (IF: 4.035)
  • Kilari AS, Mehendale SS, Dangat KD, Yadav HR, Kulakarni AV, Dhobale MV, Taralekar VS, Joshi SR. Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in mothers and term babies. J Perinat Med. 2009;37(5):513-8. (IF: 1.901)
  • Joshi SR, Mehendale SS, Dangat KD, Kilari AS, Yadav HR, Taralekar VS. High maternal plasma antioxidant concentrations associated with preterm delivery. Ann NutrMetab. 2008;53(3-4):276-82. (IF: 3.374)
  • Mehendale S, Kilari A, Dangat K, Taralekar V, Mahadik S, Joshi S. Fatty acids, antioxidants, and oxidative stress in pre-eclampsia. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2008 Mar;100(3):234-8. (IF: 3.561)


Book Chapters:

  • 1 Kamini Dangat, Sadhana Joshi, Chapter 45 - Breast milk and cognitive performance in children, Editor(s): Colin R. Martin, Vinood B. Patel, Victor R. Preedy, Diet and Nutrition in Neurological Disorders, Academic Press, 2023, Pages 851-867, ISBN 9780323898348


Ongoing Research Projects 

Department of Biotechnology, Government of India 
Title of the Project: Understanding the association and underlying molecular mechanisms of early life ‘Double-burden’ of malnutrition and non-communicable disease risk in adolescence
Nov 2023 – Oct 2026

Papers Presented in International and National Conferences

  • 1. Kamini Dangat, Deepti Upadhyay, Anitha Kilari, Uma Sharma, Nisha Kemse, Savita Mehendale, Sanjay Lalwani, Girija Wagh, Sadhana Joshi and Naranamangalam Jagannathan. Altered Breast Milk Metabolites in Preeclampsia. 20th Annual SNEHA India International Workshop, Interactive Research School for Health Affairs (IRSHA), Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune. 17th-19th Feb, 2017.
  • 2. Kamini Dangat, Deepti Upadhyay, Anitha Kilari,  Uma Sharma,  Nisha Kemse,  Savita Mehendale,  Sanjay Lalwani,  Girija Wagh,  Sadhana Joshi  and Naranamangalam Jagannathan. Breast milk metabolites in preeclampsia. 7th International Conference of the International Institute of Food and Nutritional Sciences (IIFANS), New Delhi. MAY 26-27, 2016.
  • 3. Oral Presentation, for the paper " Maternal fatty acids status influences fetal biometry: The REVAMP cohort" Kamini Dangat, Arun Kinare, Priscilla Joshi, Karuna Randhir, Sanjay Gupte, Sadhana Joshi1, at 55th  Annual Conference of the Nutrition Society of India held at the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA, 25-26 November, 2023
  • 4. Oral Presentation in Clinical Nutrition Category at the 54th Annual International Conference of Nutrition Society of India (NSI) held at NIN, Hyderabad on 22-23 December 2022, for the paper “The association between high sensitivity C-reactive protein and micronutrient levels in women with preeclampsia: A longitudinal study. Kamini Dangat, Nisha Wadhawani, Karuna Randhir, Girija Wagh, Sadhana Joshi
  • 5. Dangat K, Kilari A, Mehendale S, Lalwani S, Joshi S. (2013) Preeclampsia Alters Milk Neurotrophins and Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids. 45th National Conference of the Nutrition Society of India, Hyderabad.p131.
  • 6. Dangat K, Kilari A, Lalwani S, Mehendale S, Joshi S (2012). Breast milk neurotrophin levels in women with preeclampsia at the 44th National Conference of the Nutrition Society of India, Tirupati 16th - 17th November, 2012. OPEN – 6, pg no. 102.
  • 7. Dangat K, Kale A, Joshi S (2011) Maternal supplementation of omega 3 fatty acids to micronutrient imbalanced diet improves lactation in rat at the 43nd National Conference of the Nutrition Society of India, Hyderabad 11th – 12th November.PSEN-24. p.108.
  • 8. Dangat K, Sable P, Mehendale S, Yadav H, Kilari A, Kulkarni A, Taralekar V, Joshi S (2009) Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Composition of Breast Milk In Pre-eclamptic Mothers. 41st National Conference of Nutrition Society of India 20-21st Nov PSCLIN-21 p 102.