Highlights:Experienced researcher and educator. I have been instrumental in establishment of cord blood bank (2005), industrial R&D (2007) and Stem cell research unit (2013) along with many more successful completed projects.

Skills:Stem Cell, Regenerative Medicine, Cell biology, Virology, Tissue culture, cord blood banking

Goal:Grow with institutions - My simple logic is work smart and grow with your institution. Cutting edge researcher with social cause

Membership:Fellow - Indian Chemical Society (FICS) Fellow - Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (IAMM). Member - Stem Cell Forum of India (SCFI) Member - International Association of Medical and Pharmaceutical Virologist (IAMPV) Member - Saudi Society for Medical Education (SSME- A- 2019-0110)

Certification:Six Sigma Black Belt (ISI New Delhi) ISO 9001, 13485. NCAAA (Saudi Chapter) Evaluator in standards pertaining to NABL, Net cord FACT guide lines, AABB standards, ISCT guide lines and Government of India Schedule F, M.

Honor:College First- In all the subjects during Post Graduation - 1997 Senior Scholarship - Lady Tata Memorial Trust, Mumbai, India - 2002 Invited Faculty - State Level Tissue Culture Training Program, Sponsored by Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, King Institute of Preventive Medicine - 2000-2004 Gold Medal & Invited Guest Lecture - Dr.Kamaraju Bpaiah Shakunthala Devi Memorial Award & invited guest lecture-2008 by Indian Association of Pathologist and Microbiologist (IAPM- Andra Pradesh Chapter) - 2008 Silver Medal - NCAAA Accreditation Process – Evidence Collection, Vice Deanship for Academic Development and Quality - 2015 First Prize - Supervisor of the Interns – 2018 College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, K.S.A. - 2018

Visiting Professor 06/2017 - current
Lenora Institute of Dental Sciences (Affiliated to Dr.NTRUHS, AP, Vijayawada, India), Vijayawada, Andra Pradesh India
Visiting Professor
Visiting two months in a year to give theory and practical classes for post graduate dental students on dental regenerative medicine.--
Vice Chairman/Associate Professor/Consultant Molecular Virologist 01/2013 - current
College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Asir Saudi Arabia
Industry: Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Research Unit
Vice Chairman – Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Unit (Formerly Center for Stem Cell Research), Associate Professor/Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology. College of Medicine, King Khalid University. Consultant Molecular Virologist. Abha Maternity and Child Hospital, Abha, K.S.A
1. Currently headed by me, established the working stem cell lab in 2013. In past 7 years, we have directly and indirectly collaborated in research with other reputed institutions across fraternities - published more than 25 publications in decent ISI journals. 2. Have secured small and big grants from national and university level funding agencies. 3. My unit had been serving as nodal point of research guidance across health science colleges 4. I cater students research from Level 8 MBBS to Intern, Level 8 Dental (BDS) to 12 & Intern Research 5. Teaching Transplant and Tumor Immunology for MBBS Level 5 and 6 6. Molecular Biology & Clinical Virology for MBBS Level 5,6 &10 7. Basic Virology & Immunology for BDS students Level 5 8. Oral Clinical Virology and Immunology for BDS Level 9 9. Basic Immunology & immunopathology for Pharmacy Students Level 4 10. Consultant - Molecular section and serology – Viral laboratory diagnosis--
Post Doctoral Fellow 11/2010 - 10/2012
Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania United States
Industry: Department of Biochemistry & Center for Translational Medicine,
Duties of senior post doctoral fellow including lab management and purchase.
1. Core research on mitochondrial calcium metabolism and cell survival. 2. Cell culture and confocal/flowcytometry user Guidance to the junior fellow and Ph.D scholars.--
Post Doctoral Fellow 08/2008 - 10/2010
Department of Surgery, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, UPMC., Pittsburg , Pennsylvania United States
Post doctoral fellow
1. From designing, execution and publication of the designated project work. 2. Innate activation of B cells for B cell help to promote alloreactive memory T cell formation– Mouse models of Skin and Heart Transplantation.--
Group Leader (Head - R & D) 02/2007 - 07/2008
BioGenex Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, Andra Pradesh India
Industry: IVDs
The 25 years old California based organization is pioneer in manufacture of monoclonal abs, Molecular diagnostic Kits and related research activities.
1. To design and develop cell based and molecular diagnostics (infectious and genetic diseases) based on market requirements. 2. Maintain cell lines and seed culture, cryopreservation of clones and revival. 3. To supervise and carry out troubleshoot protocols, technical signing of the reports, preparation of the documents, SOPs, analytical and clinical validation, DMF (design master file), Master Validation. Preparation of documents for regulatory approval, MOU, technology transfers etc. 4. Training for RA,s Technicians, Post graduates in cell culture, Immuno and Molecular assays. 5. Assisting in ID screening of the HPC cells for transplantation services. 6. Maintenance of records and compliance to national and international standards (ISO 13485, US FDA) 7. Preparation of research projects, grant applications, scientific documents, technical presentations, papers and research articles. IP application and document analysis. 8. Post graduates, RA, technicians, trainees – reporting to group leader and work allocation.--
Assistant Director R & D and Technical Head - Operations 02/2005 - 01/2007
Life Cell, Asia Cryo Cell Pvt. Ltd. Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India
Industry: Cord Blood Bank
Company is pioneer in private banking of Adult Stem Cells and other related research activities.
1. Establishment of the cord blood bank, processing of CBHPC, ID testing services 2. Designing and development and improvising cGMP & cGTP based stem cell processing. Standardization of technology transfers with reference cell therapy products. 3. Production of stem cell lines for toxicological studies of new drugs developed. 4. Restricted lineage stem cells for therapy and expansion, therapeutic scaffold stem cell patches. 5. New sources of stem cells like cord lining, fat cells. 6. Development of infectious and genetic disease screening panel for stem cell therapy and checking the specificity and suitability for ethnic population.--
Scientist (On Contract), 06/1999 - 01/2005
National Polio Laboraotry (NPL), Department of Virology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India
Industry: King Institute of Preventive Medicine, WHO/SEARO
It was contract job. 1999 to 2000 and later was on fellowship (Lady TATA senior scholarship) and departmental funding for PhD Later last one year 2004-2005 I was again on Contractual scientist.
1. Sample processing for enteroviruses, 2. Preparation of cell culture for viral diagnosis, 3. NT, VT, PCR , cyto toxicity assays, CFU and proliferation assays and probe hybridization for Polio and Non polio enteroviruses - assisting in other cell culture related antiviral, anticancer and toxicity studies. 4. Project and strategic planning for routines, consumables and financial budgeting 5. This is the place I got an opportunity to pursue Ph.D in Virology--
Lecturer in Biochemistry 04/1997 - 05/1999
The New College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India
Industry: Post Graduate Research Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
College affiliated to University of Madras. I was teaching undergraduate students.
For graduate program in Biochemistry and Microbiology - Conducted theory and practical courses in analytical methods and clinical biochemistry--
Vocational Teacher 06/1994 - 07/1995
Social Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India
Industry: Service Home Girls Higher Secondary School
Higher secondary school teacher
Teaching Medial Laboratory Course for higher secondary students of vocational stream MLT, Physiotherapy Assistants, Dental Technical Assistant course.--

University of Madras 06/1991 - 04/1994
Chennai, Tamil Nadu , India
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Microbiology
Minor:Biochemistry
Under graduate specialization in Microbiology with allied Biochemistry/entomology

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