V. KesavanBT-405 Bhupat & Jyothi Mehta School of Biosciences Building
Ph. 91-44-2257 4124
E-mail: vkesavan@iitm.ac.in
Professional Experience
July 2013- Present Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai-600036
Jan 2006- July 2013 Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai-600036
Mar 2003- Jan 2006 Senior Scientist, Alnylam pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA
Jun 2002- Mar 2003 Research Scientist, Predix Pharmaceuticals, Woburn, MA
Mar 2000-Dec 2001 Post-doctoral research associate, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ
Jan 2002-Jun 2002 Post-doctoral research associate, UMASS Medical School, Worcester, MA.
Feb 1999-Jan 2000 Post-doctoral fellow with Dr. Daniele Bonnet-Delpon, Centre D’Etudes Pharmaceutiques, Chatenay-Malabry, France
Aug 1993- Jan 1999 Doctoral Student with Prof. S. Chandrasekaran, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
1992-1993 Junior Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai.
EducationPh. D. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Organic chemistry 2000
M.Sc. Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. Chemistry 1992
B.Sc. Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. Chemistry 1990
Awards & Distinctions1. Recipient of The Guha Research Medal (best thesis of the Department of Organic Chemistry, IISc, Bangalore, India, for the year 1999-2000).