Academic Qualifications

• MA/M.Sc Zoology - 1984 (University of Kerala)
• Ph.D A Biophysical Study Of Sperm Membranes - 1989 (DA University)

Professional Record

• 1989-1994, Lecturer, School of Life Sciences, DA University, Indore
• 1994-1995, Fellow-in-Residence, The Rocekfeller University, New York
• 1996-1996, Visiting Scientist, University of Virginia, Virginia
• 1994-1999, Sr. Lecturer, School of Life Sciences, DA University, Indore
• 2000-2002, Visiting Scientist, University of Florida, Florida
• 1999-2004, Reader, School of Life Sciences, DA University, Indore
• 2004-Present, Scientist-F, Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, Trivandrum-14, Kerala

Awards and Fellowships

• 1984 Qualified in National Educational Testing University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India
• 1984 Qualified in Junior Research Fellowship Examination Council of Scientific & Industrial Research,New Delhi, India
• 1994 Recepient of an International Post-Doctoral Fellowship award The Rockefeller Foundation, New York, USA
• 1999-2002 Visiting Scientist Fellowship National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD to work in University of Florida
• 2006-2007 National Bioscience Award for Career Development Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi

Mentor For PhDs

• PhDs awarded : 8

  • Aparna Singh (1993)
  • Sumita Sinha (1994)
  • Prem Prakash Singh (1995)
  • Suvro Chatterjee (1999)
  • Sharad Purohit (2000)
  • Deeksha Saxena (2002)
  • Kumar Chandrakuntal (2004)
  • Brahma Raju M (2007)

  Ph. Ds being mentored currently : 7

  • Mohammad Shoeb (2002-)
  • Ambika Chandrashekhar (2005-)
  • Uma Chandran (2005-)
  • Indu S (2006-)
  • Bhagya KP (2007-)
  • Sreesha Sree (2008-)
  • Divya Saro Varghese (2008-)
  • Nomesh Yadu (2009-)

  Sponsored Grants

  • Sponsored Grants completed : 9
  • Sponsored Grants currently running : 6

Memberships

• • Member, American Association for Advancement of Science, New York
  • Member, American Society for Human Genetics
  • Life Member, Indian Science Congerss Association, Kolkata
  • Life Member, Society of Biological Chemists, Bangalore, India
  • Life Member, Society for Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology, Chennai, India.

Reviewerships

• Funding Agencies
  • Department of Science and Technology
  • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
  • Department of Atomic Energy
  • Department of Biotechnology
  • The United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)
• Journals
  • The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Andrologia
  • Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry
  • Current Opinions in Biology
  • Journal of Membrane Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Patents

• Activators of Cyclin-Dependent Kinases (ACDK).US and International Patent
  PCT/US02/23147