The Asian Scientist 100
Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
Institution
National University of Singapore
Country
Singapore
Field
Biomedical Sciences
Henry received the 2018 Niigata International Food Award Grand Prix for his research on rice as functional food to prevent diabetes. (Photo: Clinical Nutrition Research Centre)
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