CAREER PROFILE

*    Professor, Department of Biotechnology (May 2006 - present); IITMadras, Chennai 600036.

*    Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology (Jan. 2004 - May 2006); IITMadras, Chennai 600036.

*    Assistant Professor, (Oct. 1998-Dec. 2004) Department of Chemistry, IITMadras, Chennai 600036.

*    Sr. Scientist, (April 1995 - October 1998); SPIC Pharma R & D Center, Maraimalai Nagar, TN 603209.

*    Scientist, (March 1991- March 1995) SPIC Pharma R & D Center, Maraimalai Nagar, TN 603 209.

*    Alexander von Humboldt Fellow in Germany (April 1992 - May 1993);Study leave from SPIC.

*    Research Associate, (March 1990 - March 1991)Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012.

*    Visiting Associate, (June 1988 - October 1989), Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, Oxidation Mechanisms, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD-20892, USA.

*    Visiting Fogarty Fellow(June 1985 - May 1988), Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, Oxidation Mechanisms, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD- 20892, USA.

*    Research Fellow, (July 1979 - December 1984), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

*    Lecturer, (June 1978 - May 1979), Department of Chemistry, Fergusson College, University of Poona, Poona, India.

CONSULTANCY

*    Jan. 2005-2007; Tata Chemicals Ltd.

*    Dec. 2004-March 2005, Retainer Consultancy with Matrix Laboratories,Hyderabad

*    April, 2004-December 2005, Research Based Industrial Consultancy with Tata Chemicals Ltd. Mumbai

*    September, 2003-September 2004, Research Based Industrial Consultancy with MDPL, Chennai

*    May, 2001-Dec., 2002; consultant with Thirumalai Chemicals, Chennai to set up some Biocatalysed Industrial Processes; visited Czech and Slovak Republics as an expert to evaluate a process involving a bioconversion for technology transfer, (7-20 Sept., 2001)

*    October 1994 – July 1995, consultant for the project entitled Preparation of optically pure (S)Ibuprofen using chemoenzymatic methods, conducted jointly by the Center for Biotechnology, Anna University and Shasun Chemicals, Chennai.

MEMBERSHIP OF SOCIETIES

*    Life member of the Indian Society of BioOrganic Chemists (ISBOC)

*    Life member of the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI)

*    Life member of the IISc Alumni Association, Bangalore

*    Elected Fellow of the Madras Science Foundation

Other Professional activities

*   Member, TIFAC, DST, Project Monitoring Committee, 2008 onwards

*   Member, DSIR, Project Review Committee 2007-present

*   Member, Subject Expert Committee, WOS-A, DST (2004-2007)

*   Member Secretary, IITM Ethics Committee (2006-present)

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