Name : S.

Balasubramanian
Designation : Dean - R & D
Department : Biochemistry
Qualification : M.Sc., Ph.D. (Swiss), PDF (Swiss), PDF (USA).
Experience : Teaching - 07 Years Industry - NIL Research - 08 Years
Area of Specialization(s) : Cancer Biology, Genomics, Animal Models, Cancer Stem Cells.
Email (Official ID) : deanresearch@drngpasc.ac.in

Academic Qualifications

Year of
Degree Branch University Name
Graduation
Ph.D. Cell Biology University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. 2008
M.Sc. Biochemistry University of Madras, Chennai, India. 1999
B.Sc. Biochemistry University of Madras, Chennai, India. 1997

Additional Qualifications

Post-
Doctoral
Area of Specialization University Year
Fellow (PDF)

PDF Cancer Biology & Emory University, Atlanta, USA. 2011-2014

Cancer Stem Cells
PDF Genomics & Animal University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. 2009-2011
Models

Grants Received

Amount
Event Title Agency Date
In Rs.
Innovation Cell
Impact Lectures Session 2019-20 MHRD 20-FEB-20
40,000
Govt. of India
New Delhi.
DST
INSPIRE Internship Science Camp Govt. of India 9,75,000 15-MAY-18
New Delhi.
DST
INSPIRE Internship Science Camp Govt. of India 9,75,000 01-DEC-17
New Delhi.
 Science Academies
Lecture Workshop on Mathematical Biology 1,36,750 20-OCT-17
India.
Lecture Workshop on DNA Technologies in Science Academies
1,73,000 24-MAY-17
Revisiting Biology India.
National Conference on Changing Disease Profile: DBT
Challenges Facing Basic and Translational Govt. of India 1,00,000 11-AUG-16
Research in India New Delhi.

Projects

Amount In
Project Title Agency Duration
Rs.
Developing Portable Composite DBT
Household Foldscope Kit for Govt. of India MAR-18 –
8,00,000
Improved Sanitation and Human New Delhi. SEP-19
Health

Research Publications (Indexed)

International
Ravichandran D, Karthikeyan R, Jeevithan S, Subramanian R, Sivasankaran B. Genetic Risk
factors for Lumbar Disc Disease. Clin Anat. 2021, Vol.34 No.1, 51-56. DOI: 10.1002/ca.23641
(Indexed in SCOPUS).

RN Krishnan, G Ramachandran and B Sivasankaran. Prevalence of overweight and obesity

among 5-16 years in semi-urban areas of Coimbatore, India. Journal of Evolution of Medical and
Dental Sciences, 2017, Vol.6 No.19, 1524-29 (Indexed in Web of Science).

Huber RM, Rajski M, Sivasankaran B, Moncayo G, Hemmings BA and Merlo A. Deltex-1

activates mitotic signaling and proliferation and increases the clonogenic and invasive potential of
U373 and LN18 Glioblastoma cells and correlates with patient survival. PLoS ONE, Vol.8 No. 2,
e57793, February 2013, eISSN: 1932-6203, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057793 (Indexed in
SCOPUS).

Tchorz JS, Tome M, Cloetta D, Sivasankaran B, Grzmil M, Huber RM, Rutz-Schatzmann F,

Kirchhoff F, Schaeren-Wiemers N, Gassmann M, Hemmings BA, Merlo A and Bettler B.
Constitutive Notch2 signaling in neural stem cells promotes tumorigenic features and astroglial
lineage entry. Cell Death Dis, Vol.3, e325, June 2012, ISSN: 2041-4889, DOI:
10.1038/cddis.2012.65 (Indexed in SCOPUS).

Vimalkumar Balasubramanian, Ozana Onaca, Maria Ezhevskaya, Sabine Van Doorslaer,

Balasubramanian Sivasankaran and Cornelia G. Palivan. A surprising system: polymeric
nanoreactors containing a mimic with dual-enzyme activity. Soft Matter, Vol.7, 5595-603, May
2011, ISSN: 1744-6848, DOI: 10.1039/C1SM05215B (Indexed in SCOPUS).
 Sivasankaran B, Degen M, Ghaffari A, Hegi ME, Ionescu MC, Zweifel C, Tolnay M,
Mergenthaler S, Miserez AR, Kiss R, Lino MM, Merlo A, Chiquet-Ehrismann R and Boulay JL.
Tenascin-C is a novel RBPJkappa-induced target gene for Notch signalling in gliomas. Cancer
Res, Vol.69 No.2, 458-65, January 2009, ISSN: 1538-7445, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472. CAN-08-
2610 (Indexed in SCOPUS).

Boulay JL, Ionescu MC, Sivasankaran B, Labuhn M, Dolder-Schlienger B, Taylor E, Morin P Jr,
Hemmings BA, Lino MM, Jones G,Maier D andMerlo A. The 10q25.3-26.1 G protein-coupled
receptor gene GPR26 is epigenetically silenced in human gliomas. Int J Oncol, Vol.35 No.5,
1123-31, November 2009, ISSN: 1791-2423, DOI: 10.3892/ijo_00000428 (Indexed in SCOPUS).

Korur S, Huber RM, Sivasankaran B, Petrich M, Morin P Jr, Hemmings BA, Merlo A and Lino
MM. GSK3beta regulates differentiation and growth arrest in glioblastoma. PLoS ONE, Vol.4
No.10, e7443, October 2009, eISSN: 1932-6203, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007443 (Indexed
in SCOPUS).

Boulay JL, Miserez AR, Zweifel C, Sivasankaran B, Kana V, Ghaffari A, Luyken C, Sabel M,
Zerrouqi A, Wasner M, van Meir E, Tolnay M, Reifenberger G and Merlo A. Loss of NOTCH2
positively predicts survival in sub-groups of human glial brain tumors. PLoS ONE, Vol.2 No.6,
e576, June 2007, eISSN: 1932-6203, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000576(Indexed in SCOPUS).

B. Banerjee, S. Balasubramanian, G. Ananthakrishna, T.V. Ramakrishnan and G.V.

Shivashankar. Tracking operator state fluctuations in Gene Expression in Single Cells.
Biophysical journal, Vol.86 No.5, 3052-59, May 2004, ISSN: 1542-0086, DOI: 10.1016/S0006-
3495(04)74354-4 (Indexed in SCOPUS).

Presentations in Conference

1. Association of Vitamin-D receptor Fok-I polymorphism with lumbar degenerative disc

disease (DDD) in Indian population, International Conference on Environment, Genes, Health
& Diseases (EGHD),Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology,Bharathiar
University, Coimbatore -641 046, India, 22-AUG-17 to 24-AUG-17.

2. Identifying differential roles for Collapsin Response Mediator Protein4 (CRMP4) variants
in Medulloblastoma (MB) growth and metastasis, 4th Quadrennial Meeting of the World
Federation of Neuro-Oncology,San Francisco, California, USA, 21-NOV-13 to 24-NOV-13.

3. Tenascin-C is a novel RBJ -induced target gene for Notch2 signaling in glioblastomas and
Loss of NOTCH2 positively predicts survival in subgroups of human glial brain tumors,
Targeting the Kinome, Basel, Switzerland, 04-DEC-06 to 06-DEC-06.
 4. Biophysical Analysis of Gene Regulation and Determining the energy landscape of protein
translation, National Symposium on Biology Inspired Physics, S.N. Bose National Center for
Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India, 18-MAR-02 to 21-MAR-02.

5. Biophysical Analysis of Gene Regulation and Determining the energy landscape of protein
translation, International symposium on Cancer and Cell Death, National Center for Biological
Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore, India, 09-JAN-02 to 13-JAN-02.

Participation in Conference

International
1. International Conference on T-shaping Higher Education, PSG IM, PSG IT and PSG CARE,
Coimbatore, India, 20&21-NOV-20.

2. International Conference on Indian Rural Public Health and Non-Communicable Disease,

Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (KMCH), Coimbatore, India, 06-APR-19.

3. International Conference on Prospects of Nutraceuticals and Natural Medicine, Dr.N.G.P.

Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India, 25-FEB-19.

4. International Conference on Environment, Genes, Health & Diseases (EGHD2017),

Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India, 22-AUG-17 to 24-AUG-17.

5. International Conference on Biochemistry of Homeostasis in Health, PSG College of Arts and

Science, Coimbatore, India, 10-AUG-17.

6. 4th Quadrennial Meeting of the World Federation of Neuro-Oncology, San Francisco, California,
USA, 21-NOV-13 to 24-NOV-13.

7. Neurex Annual Meeting on New Approcahes to the Study of Brain Function and Dysfunction,
University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, 22 & 23-JUN-07.

8. Basel Computational Biology Conference,University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland,13 & 14-MAR-

07.

9. Targeting the Kinome Conference,University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 04-DEC-06 to 06-

DEC-06.
 10. Neurex Annual Meeting on Signaling in the Nervous System,University of Freiburg, Freiburg,
Germany,29-MAR-06.

11. Neurex Annual Meeting on Neuronal Communication and Developmental Plasticity,University

of Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France, 04-APR-05.

12. International Symposium on Cancer and Cell Death, NCBS, Bengaluru, India, 9-JAN-02 to 13-
JAN-02.

13. India-Abroad: A Conference in Condensed Matter Physics, JNCAR, Bengaluru, India, 02-
JAN-02 to 04-JAN-02.

14. International Conference on Environment and Bioethics, Loyola College, Chennai, India, 14-
JAN-99 to 16-JAN-99.

National
1. National Conference on Futuristic Approaches in Transformation of Bioscience Research,
Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India, 06 & 07-MAR-20.

2. National Contest PSG Nano-challenge 2018, PSG-STEP Coimbatore, India, 12 & 13-DEC-18.

3. National Conference on Changing Disease Profile: Challenges Facing Basic and

Translational Research in India, Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India, 05 &
06-OCT-16.

4. National Conference on Transitional and Translational Scenarios in Biological Sciences,

Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India, 09 & 10-SEP-16.

5. National Conference on Indigenous Medicinal Plants and Their Therapeutic Value,

Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (KAHE), Coimbatore, India, 18 & 19-AUG-16.

6. 7th Annual Meeting of Indian Society of Neurooncology (ISNOCON2015), Kochi, India, 26-
MAR-15 to 29-MAR-15.

7. HIV Indian Scene-99 Decimal Commemoration Conference, CLRI, Chennai, India, 18 & 19-
JAN-99.

8. 86th Indian Science Congress, Anna University, Chennai, India, 03-JAN-99 to 07-JAN-99.

Participation in Seminars

1. Webinar on India-EMBO Lecture Courses, India Alliance, 15-DEC-20.

2. IRMI Webinar: Research costing as a tool for enabling a sustainable research environment,
India Alliance, 27-NOV-20.

3. Developing skills & career as EHS professional in India, National Biopharma Mission, 26-
NOV-20.

4. Let’s talk superbugs: Making sense of antimicrobial resistance, India Alliance, 24-NOV-20.

5. Webinar on the responses of DBT’s autonomous institutes to COVID-19 (Part-IV), India

Alliance, 19-NOV-20.

6. Design Thinking - How do Designers Really Think, Mizoram University, Aizawal, 22-OCT-20.

7. Webinar on the responses of DBT’s autonomous institutes to COVID-19 (Part-III), India

Alliance, 15-OCT-20.

8. Webinar on Panel Discussion on Autonomy, MasterSoft, ERP Solutions, Pvt. Ltd., 03-OCT-20.

9. Webinar on the responses of DBT’s autonomous institutes to COVID-19 (Part-II), India

Alliance, 11-SEP-20.

10. Mahatma Gandhi’s conception of the power of non-violence in the light of Patanjali’s Yoga-
sutra, Mizoram University, Aizawal, 13-AUG-20.

11. Webinar on Opportunities in Cognitive Neuro-Medicine: A Cell to Society Continuum,

Mizoram University, Aizawal, 11-AUG-20.

12. Webinar on A platform for first generation Entrepreneurs, Crescent Innovation and
Incubation Council, Chennai, 04-AUG-20.

13. Webinar on IPR and Patent Filing, Institutions Innovation Cell, Kumaraguru College of
Technology, Coimbatore, 04-AUG-20.
14. Webinar on Design Thinking and Innovation Contest, Institutions Innovation Cell,
Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, 03-AUG-20.

15. Webinar on Entrepreneurship and IPR, Mahendra Institute of Technology, Namakkal, 22-
JUL-20.

16. Webinar on Challenges and opportunities in startup and innovation, Mahendra Institute of
Technology, Namakkal, 14-JUL-20.

17. Leadership talk with Shri R Subrahmanyam, IAS (Secretary Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment), MoE’s Innovation Cell, 13-JUN-20.

18. Leadership talk with Dr. Nilesh N Oak, Expert (Indian Civilization & History), MoE’s
Innovation Cell, 30-MAY-20.

19. Leadership talk with Mr. Mahesh Babu CEO Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd, MoE’s
Innovation Cell, 23-MAY-20.

20. Cross Species Virus Transmission and Preemptive Strategies for Control, Kongunadu Arts
and Science College, Coimbatore, 20-MAY-20.

21. Webinar on Foods, genes and Diseases, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, 18-
MAY-20.

22. Leadership talk with Dr. Pramod Chaudhari, Founder, Chairman, Praj Industries Limited
and Dr. Abhay Jere, Chief Innovation Officer, MoE’s Innovation Cell, 16-MAY-20.

23. Webinar on IPR-Patent filing and processing in India, National Productivity Council, 15-
MAY-20.

24. Higher Education Scenario, Post-Covid Boon or Banes, ASFASM and PWC, Coimbatore, 13-
MAY-20.
25. India First Leadership talk webinar with Prof. D. P. Singh, Chairman, UGC, MoE’s
Innovation Cell, 09-MAY-20.

26. National Seminar on Biotechnology Ignition Grant, Dr.N.G.P. Institute of Technology,

Coimbatore, India, 24-JAN-17.

27. PSMA-Diagnostic and Therapeutic applications,Coimbatore Oncology Society (COS),

Coimbatore, India, 26-MAY-16.

28. Radiotherapy- EvolvingTechniques and Strategies,Coimbatore Oncology Society (COS),

Coimbatore, India, 28-APR-16.

29. Her2+ Malignant Breast Carcinoma,Coimbatore Oncology Society (COS), Coimbatore, India,
24-FEB-16.

30. CME on Thyroid Disorders,Karpagam Faculty of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore,
India, 06-NOV-15.

31. CME on Cytogenetics (Gene - A double Helical Road to Medicine), Karpagam Faculty of
Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India, 22-SEP-15.

32. Stem Cell Therapy,Coimbatore Oncology Society (COS), Coimbatore, India, 30-JUL-15.

33. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Stem Cell Basics,Coimbatore Oncology Society (COS),
Coimbatore, India, 25-JUN-15.

34. Seminar on Current Trends in Drug Discovery and Development,Karpagam College of

Pharmacy, Coimbatore, India, 12-JUN-15.

35. Seminar on Recent Trends in Cell and Molecular, Translational Neuro-Oncology Research in
India, Karpagam Faculty of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India, 14-FEB-15.

36. Seminar on Cancer Genomics, Karpagam Faculty of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore,
India, 13-SEP-14.
37. 18th Annual EuCC Symposium on Clinical and Experimental Oncology, University of Basel,
Basel, Switzerland, 20-MAY-11.

38. 17th Annual EuCC Symposium on Clinical and Experimental Oncology, University of Louis
Pasteur, Strasbourg, France, 07-MAY-10.

39. 16th Annual EuCC Symposium on Clinical and Experimental Oncology, University of Freiburg,
Freiburg, Germany, 15-MAY-09.

40. 15th Annual EuCC Symposium on Clinical and Experimental Oncology, University of Basel,
Basel, Switzerland, 23-MAY-08.

41. 14th Annual EuCC Symposium on Clinical and Experimental Oncology,University of Louis
Pasteur, Strasbourg, France,11-MAY-07.

42. 13th Annual EuCC Symposium on Clinical and Experimental Oncology,University of Freiburg,
Freiburg, Germany,19-MAY-06.

43. 12th Annual EuCC Symposium on Clinical and Experimental Oncology,University of Basel,
Basel, Switzerland,25-MAY-05.

44. 11th Annual EuCC Symposium on Clinical and Experimental Oncology,University of Louis
Pasteur, Strasbourg, France,14-MAY-04.

45. 10th Annual EuCC Symposium on Clinical and Experimental Oncology,University of Freiburg,
Freiburg, Germany,16-MAY-03.

46. National Symposium on Biology Inspired Physics, S.N.Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences,
Kolkota, India, 18-MAR-02 to 21-MAR-02.

47. In-house seminar, Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru, India, 03 & 04-MAR-02.

48. Symposium on Cell and Developmental Biology, NCBS, Bengaluru, India, 09-JAN-01 to 12-
JAN-01.

49. Symposium on Microbial Pest Control, Loyola College, Chennai, India, 14-FEB-00 to 16-FEB-
00.
Participation in Workshop
1. Online workshop on Revised NAAC Norms and Procedures under the UGC scheme
PARAMARSH, St. Joseph‘s College, Bengaluru, 07-JAN-21 to 15-JAN-21.

2. Cancer Prediction using Machine Learning, Crescent Innovation & Incubation Council
(CIIC), Chennai, 16-AUG-20.

3. MHRD’S Innovation Council and DSIR Workshop on Funding Opportunities for

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development, R.M.K. Engineering College, Chennai, India,
09-NOV-19.

4. UGC National Workshop on Research Integrity and Awareness,University of Hyderabad,

Hyderabad, India, 05-AUG-19

5. National Workshop on Data Analytics and Its Applications in Biotechnology,Dr.N.G.P. Arts

and Science College, Coimbatore, India, 14 & 15-FEB-19.

6. INSPIRE Internship Science Camp, Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India,
11-AUG-18 to 15-AUG-18.

7. Group Monitoring Workshop for INSPIRE Science Camp, University of Science &
Technology, Meghalaya, India, 25& 26-JUN-18.

8. INSPIRE Internship Science Camp, Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India,
26-DEC-17 to 30-DEC-17.

9. Science Academies Lecture Workshop on Mathematical Biology, Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science
College, Coimbatore, India, 07 & 08-DEC-17.

10. Mid-term Reveiw Meeting for DST-FIST Program-2013, SSN College of Engineering,
Chennai, India, 30-OCT-17.

11. Group Monitoring Workshop for INSPIRE Science Camp,Sri Venkateswara University,
Tirupati, India, 26&27-AUG-17.

12. Science Academies Lecture Workshop on DNA Technologies in Revisiting Biology,

Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India, 27-JUL-17 to 29-JUL-17.
 13. Science Academies Lecture Workshop on New Horizons in Genome Engineering, Nehru Arts
and Science College, Coimbatore, India, 05 & 06-JUL-017.

14. Workshop on Outcome Based Education (OBE), Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College,
Coimbatore, India, 02-FEB-17.

15. Workshop on Analysis of Spectral data, Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore,
India, 30-JAN-17.

16. Science Academies Lecture Workshop on Bio-prospecting the Bio-wealth, Karpagam

Academy of Higher Education (KAHE), Coimbatore, India, 09 & 10-JAN-17.

17. INSPIRE Internship Science Camp,Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India,
26-DEC-16 to 30-DEC-16.

18. National Workshop on Quality Enhancement in HEIs by the Effectiveness of Academic and
Administrative Audit Issues and Challenges, S.N.R. SONS College, Coimbatore, India, 21&
22-OCT-16.

19. Science Academies Lecture Workshop on Modern Trends in Biology, Dr.N.G.P. Arts and
Science College, Coimbatore, India, 16 & 17-SEP-16.

20. Science Academies Lecture Workshop on Biodiversity and Bioremediation, Karpagam

Academy of Higher Education (KAHE), Coimbatore, India, 01& 02-SEP-16.

21. Science Academies Lecture Workshop on Prospects of Bioscience, Hindustan College of Arts
and Science, Coimbatore, India, 24-AUG-16.

22. Workshop on “Data Analysis using SPSS, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore,
India, 30-AUG-14.

23. Neurex Workshop on Plasticity,University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 05-FEB-07.

Participation in Orientation Programme/ Short Term Courses

1. Online Innovation Ambassador Training (Advanced Level), MoEs Innovation Cell, 30-JUN-
21 to 30-JUL-21.
 2. AICTE sponsored STTP on Practical approaches for Next Generation Sequencing
Technologies and Data Analysis towards Heal Care, K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology,
Tiruchengode, 18-JAN-21 to 23-JAN-21.

3. Kalam Program for IP Literacy and Awareness, MoE’s Innovation Cell, 15-OCT-20 to 23-
OCT-20.

4. Future of Higher Education under the New National Education Policy-2020 with Prof. M. K.
Sridhar, Member, University Grants Commission Draft Committee Member - National
Education Policy, organized by ASFASM and PWC, 05-SEP-20.

5. Online training sessions on Orientation and Adoption of NISP & Policy implementation
strategy and progress monitoring at HEI level, MoE’s Innovation Cell, 07-AUG-20 & 21-
AUG-20.

6. Certificate course on Digital Teaching Techniques, ICT Academy, 03-AUG-20 to 08-AUG-

20.

7. Online sessions of Innovation, IPR, Entrepreneurship and start-up, MoE’s Innovation Cell,
28-APR-20 to 22-MAY-20.

8. Training on Production and Quality Control of Rabies and DTP group of Vaccines, Pasteur
Institute of India, Coonoor, India, 1-JUN-98 to 30-JUN-98.

Participation in Faculty Development Programme

9. Online Faculty Development Programme on Research Methodology and Pedagogy for

Tertiary Education, Dr.NGP ASC, Coimbatore-641 048, 15-JUN-21 to 21-JUN-21.

10. Online Faculty Development Programme on Outcome Based Education in Managament

Education: Objectives, Best Practices and Measurement of Outcomes, Saintgits Institute of
Management, Kottayam, 07-DEC-20 to 19-DEC-20.
 11. Online Faculty Development Programme on Industry 4.0 Technologies for Non-Computing
Disciplines, Dept. of Computer Science, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641 046, 27-JUL-20
to 31-JUL-20.

12. Online Faculty Development Programme on Teaching and Learning Tools for Digital Era,
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science for Women, Coimbatore, 11-MAY-20 to 16-MAY-
20.

13. Online Faculty Development Programme on Quality Initiatives in Higher Education,

Consortium of Colleges, 13-APR-20 to 20-APR-20.

14. Faculty Development Programme on Entrepreneurship, PSGR Krishnammal College for

Women, Coimbatore, India, 16-SEP-19 to 28-SEP-19.

15. Faculty Development Programme on NAAC Revised Accreditation Framework and OBE
Assessment Methodology,Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India, 27-MAY-19
to 02-JUN-19.

16. Faculty Development Programme on Quality Measures in Higher Education,Dr.N.G.P. Arts

and Science College, Coimbatore, India, 03-DEC-18 to 09-DEC-18.

17. Refresher Course (Science Academies) on Nanotechnology and Its Applications,K.S.

Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode, India, 16-APR-18 to 28-APR-18.

18. Refresher Course (Science Academies) on Innovations in Genetics and Plant Breeding with
Special Reference to Biotic and Abiotic Stress, Vivekananda College of Arts and Science for
Women, Tiruchengode, India, 06-NOV-17 to 18-NOV-17.

Conference/ Seminar/ Workshop Organized

1. Co-ordinator, INSPIRE Internship Science Camp, Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College,
Coimbatore, India, 11-AUG-18 to 15-AUG-18.

2. Co-ordinator, INSPIRE Internship Science Camp, Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College,
Coimbatore, India, 26-DEC-17 to 30-DEC-17.
 3. Co-ordinator, Science Academies Lecture Workshop on Mathematical Biology,Dr.N.G.P. Arts
and Science College, Coimbatore, India, 07 & 08-DEC-17.

4. Co-ordinator, Science Academies Lecture Workshop on DNA Technologies in Revisiting

Biology,Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India, 27-JUL-17 to 29-JUL-17.

5. Organizing Committee Member, INSPIRE Internship Science Camp, Dr.N.G.P. Arts and
Science College, Coimbatore, India, 26-DEC-16 to 30-DEC-16.

6. Organizing Secretary, National Conference on Changing Disease Profile: Challenges Facing

Basic and Translational Research in India, Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore,
India, 05 & 06-OCT-16.

7. Organizing Committee Member, Science Academies Lecture Workshop on Modern Trends in

Biology, Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India, 16 & 17-SEP-16.

8. Organizing Committee Member, National Seminar on Novel Approaches in Cancer

Therapeutics, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (KAHE), Coimbatore, India, 11 & 12-
FEB-16.

9. Organizing Committee Member, Workshop on Phytochemicals, Karpagam Academy of Higher

Education (KAHE), Coimbatore, India, 25 & 26-JAN-16.

10. Organizing Secretary, Seminar on Recent trends in Cell and Molecular and Translational
Neuro-Oncology Research in India, Karpagam Educational Institutions, Coimbatore, India, 14-
FEB-15.

Invited Speaker/ Session Chair- Conference/ Seminar/ Workshop

1. Invited Speaker, Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp, Entrepreneurship: Creativity, Innovation,

Design and Development, Sankara College of Science and Commerce, Coimbatore, India, 12-
DEC-19.

2. Invited Speaker, Faculty Development Programme on Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship:

Creativity, Innovation, Design and Development, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women,
Coimbatore, India, 25-SEP-19.
3. Session Chair, International Conference on Prospects of Nutraceuticals and Natural Medicine,
Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India, 25-FEB-19.

4. Session Chair, National Workshop on Data Analytics and Its Applications in Biotechnology,
Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India, 14 & 15-FEB-19.

5. Chief Guest, Research Day, CMS College of Science and Commerce, Coimbatore, India, 00-
FEB-19.

6. Invited Speaker, Stem Cell: Biology, Applications & Challenges, 3rd Year B.Tech
(Biotechnology) Students, Faculty of Engineering, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education
(KAHE), Coimbatore, India, 19-DEC-18.

7. Chief Guest, National Science Day, Opportunities in Life Science and Beyond for Biology
Graduates, Sree Narayana Guru College, Coimbatore, India, 28-FEB-17.

8. Invited Speaker, Recent Trends in Biological Sciences, CMS College of Science and Commerce,
Coimbatore, India, 21-SEP-16.

9. Invited Speaker, New Vistas in Therapeutic Management: A Journey from HPE to IHC to
Molecular Biology, Association of Surgeons of India (ASI), Coimbatore, India, 15-APR-16.

10. Invited Speaker, Recent Developments in Molecular Genetic Characterization of Adult Diffuse
Gliomas and their Implications in Gliomas Treatment, Coimbatore Oncology Society (COS),
Coimbatore, India, 31-MAR-16.

11. Invited Speaker, Applications of Molecular Biology, 2nd Year B.Tech (Biotechnology) Students,
Faculty of Engineering, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (KAHE), Coimbatore, India,
18-JAN-16.

12. Invited Speaker, Cellular Signalling, 2nd Year B.Tech (Biotechnology) Students, Faculty of
Engineering, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (KAHE), Coimbatore, India, 20-AUG-15.

13. Invited Speaker, Scope of Research in the Medical Field, 3rd year M.B.B.S students, Karpagam
Faculty of Medical Sciences and Research (KFMSR), Coimbatore, India, 26-MAR-15.

14. Invited Speaker, Molecular Aspects of Human Adult and Pediatric Malignant Brain Tumours,
PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (PSGIMSR), Coimbatore, India, 17-JUN-14.
 15. Invited Speaker, Genetic Characterization and Translational Control of Human Glial Brain
Tumours, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA, 21-APR-11.

16. Invited Speaker, Notch Driven Teanscin-C is a Promoter of GBM Cell Invasiveness, Emory
University, Atlanta, USA, 11-APR-11.

17. Invited Speaker, The role of activated Notch Signaling in Glioma Development and Progression,
German Cancer Research Center (GKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, 20-JAN-11.

18. Invited Speaker, Genetic Characterization and Translational Control of Malignant Brain
Tumours, VIT University, Vellore, India, 07-JAN-10.

19. Invited Speaker, Tenascin-C is a Novel RBPJ-kappa-induced Target Gene for Notch Signalling
in Gliomas, ISREC-EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, 12-OCT-09.

20. Invited Speaker, Loss of NOTCH2 gene is a Prognostic Marker for Oligodendroglioma, a Sub-group

of Glial Tumours, ISREC-EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, 22-DEC-08.

21. Invited Speaker, The Genetic Alterations in Human Malignant Adult Glial Tumours, Friedrich
Miescher Institute (FMI), Basel, Switzerland, 12-DEC-08.

Member in BoS

1. Invited Member, Board of Studies in Biochemistry, Dr.N.G.P Arts and Science College,
Coimbatore, India, 2019-2021.

2. Chairman, Board of Studies in Biochemistry, Dr.N.G.P Arts and Science College, Coimbatore,
India, 2016-2018.

3. Member, Board of Studies in Biochemistry, CMS College of Science and Commerce,

Coimbatore, India, 2016-2018.
Membership in Professional Bodies

Name of the Professional Body Nature of membership Duration

Society of Biological Chemists (India) (SBC) Life member (No. 4149) 2018 -
Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) Life member (L35647) 2018 -
Indian Association of Applied Microbiologists (IAAM) Life member (No. LM343) 2016 -
Coimbatore Oncology Society (COS) Life member (No. 036) 2016 -
Society of Neuro-oncology (SNO) Student member 2011-2014
European Association of Neuro-oncology (EANO) Student member 2003-2011
Swiss Neuroscience Society (SNS) Student member 2003-2011

Awards / Honors

Awards / Honors Agency / Institute Year of Award

Postdoctoral Fellowship Department of Atomic Energy, USA. 2011-2014
Postdoctoral Fellowship Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland. 2009-2011
Ph.D. Scholarship Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland. 2005-2008
Ph.D. Scholarship Swiss Neuroscience Society, Switzerland. 2003-2005