Background
Desai, Mina Harshadbhai was born on January 29, 1956 in Nairobi, Kenya. Daughter of Harshadbhai Himabhai and Induben (Patel) Desai.
Desai, Mina Harshadbhai was born on January 29, 1956 in Nairobi, Kenya. Daughter of Harshadbhai Himabhai and Induben (Patel) Desai.
Bachelor of Science, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, India, 1978. Master of Science, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, India, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge, England, 1995.
Research fellow, Maharaja Sayajirao U., Baroda, 1980-1982; senior research officer, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, 1982-1987; head nutrition Bio-chemical Laboratory, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, 1987-1991; training fellow, Dunn Nutrition Unit, Cambridge, 1992; research associate, U. Cambridge, since 1995. Consultant Polytechnic, Nairobi, 1982-1987, U. Nairobi, 1987-1991.
Member European Association for Study of Diabetes, British Diabetic Association, Bio-chemical Society.
