Shalini S Shankar

I was a Masters student in Professor Daniela Barile’s Laboratory at the University of California, Davis. Prior to attending UC Davis, I earned my Bachelor in Food Engineering and Technology from the Institute of Chemical Technology at Mumbai, India. My research focused on characterizing health promoting components, including oligosaccharides and glycoproteins, of underutilized dairy industry side streams using cutting edge analytical instrumentation and developing methods for their enrichment at pilot scale. Post my graduation, I hope to utilize my analytical and engineering skills to create sustainable solutions to harvest health-promoting ingredients and develop functional food ingredients to improve nutrition.