Speaking & teaching
From lecture halls to living rooms.
For four decades Dr. Rao has taught — university lecture halls, scientific conferences, community webinars, and family kitchens alike. He turns dense molecular science into guidance a general audience can act on, in English and in Telugu.
Upcoming
Where to hear him next.
- 25 September 2026Plenary Session Speaker
Bharatiya Wisdom and Contemporary Biosciences: Advancing Evidence, Innovation and Sustainability
PM-USHA International Conference Series — Jñānasetu: The Bridge of Knowledge
- Host
- University School of Sciences, Gujarat University
- Venue
- Atal-Kalam, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India
- Mode
- Hybrid — in person and online
The weekly series
Six years. Every week. Without a break.
Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, Dr. Rao has convened and led a continuous weekly nutrition education series — more than 180 sessions, and still running. What began as a way to keep a community informed during lockdown became one of the longest-running volunteer-led nutrition forums of its kind.
He presents a substantial share himself and personally curates every invited speaker — physicians, dietitians, Ayurvedic practitioners, food scientists, computational researchers and chefs, including clinicians from the American Heart Association. One point of view throughout: food as medicine, evidence over fad. Individual sessions have drawn audiences of up to 300.
What it covers
- Foundations of nutrition science
- Food & chronic disease
- The gut, the brain & the microbiome
- Healthy aging & longevity
- Traditional systems & integrative medicine
- Timing, fasting & food rules
- Technology & the future of food
- Practical, everyday eating
Not lecture-only: Dr. Rao created two recurring interactive formats — Foodpardy, a Jeopardy-style nutrition quiz, and the CLUE Cards game show — alongside member tips, Q&A panels and “News You Can Use” briefings.
Online & in person
- India Home (Hicksville & Elmhurst)
- DESI Senior Center
- Satyanarayana Mandir
- Wexford Terrace
- Aviv Clinics
- World Vegan Vision
Recent talks
- ‘Food as Medicine: Towards an Evidence-Based Prescription’ — Distinguished Lecture, Academy of Medical Sciences, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam · 18 September 2026
- ‘Debunking Anti-Aging Myths’ — 34th NIAASC Conference, Florida · 2023
- ‘Food as Medicine Using Metabolomics’ — webinar · 2022
- 39 global diets — Barcelona (Precision Food Nutrition) & Sweden
On video
- Aahaar Kranti — anniversary panelYouTube
- Exclusive interview (Telugu)TeluguOne
- ‘Food as Medicine’ — Long Island, August 2026World Vegan Vision
- ‘Myths About Nutrition’ — Guest Speaker SeriesMicrobiome Superhero
- Editing Lifefeaturelink soon
- NCERT, New Delhifeaturelink soon
- Guinness World Recordsfeaturelink soon
Invite Dr. Rao
Book Dr. Rao to speak.
Keynotes, lectures, webinars, workshops, and media — for universities, conferences, community organisations, senior centres, and schools. In English or Telugu.
Topics
- Food as medicine
- Nutrition & longevity (health span)
- Quinoa: health & nutritional benefits
- Metabolomics & Ayurveda
- India’s nutritional security
- Drug discovery — scientists who saved millions
- Molecular genetics of aging
- The future of biotechnology