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Professor M Radhakrishna Pillai, FRCPath, Ph.D.
Director
Tel : +91-471-2347973
Email : director@rgcb.res.in , mrpillai@rgcb.res.in

 

Academic Honours

  • Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences.
  • Fellow, National Academy of Sciences.
  • Fellow, National Academy of Medical Sciences.
  • Member, Government of India, Department of Biotechnology Task Force in Cancer &Chronic Disease Biology.
  • Member, Governing Body of Translational Health Sciences & Technology Institute,
  • (Government of India, Department of Biotechnology).
  • Member, Research Advisory Panel & Scientific Advisory Council, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi (Government of India, Department of Biotechnology).
  • Member, Research Advisory Panel & Scientific Advisory Committee, National Centre for Cell Sciences, Pune (Government of India, Department of Biotechnology).
  • Member, Research Council, National Institute of Interdisciplinary Sciences & Technology (CSIR-RRL), Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Member, Academic Committee and Technology Development Committee, Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences & Technology, (Government of India), Thiruvananthapuram.

Research Grants

Previous Affiliation

  • Professor of Molecular Medicine, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram 695011 (1991-2005)..

Research Honours

  • 2003 - National Bioscience Career Award, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India..
  • 2000 - Recipient of the Indian Council of Medical Research Sandoz Oration Award for Outstanding Cancer Research in the field of Human Papillomavirus Research..
  • 1991 - Recipient of the Indian Council of Medical Research Raja Ravi Sher Singh Award for outstanding Cancer Research by a young scientist in recognition for PhD work on "Development of an Immunological Staging System for cervical cancer".

Mentor For PhDs

  • Fifteen PhDs mentored to date all in academics or scientific positions (for details click here)
  • Eight ongoing PhD students (Two at RGCB and six at Regional Cancer Centre).