Faculties and Students

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Our Director

Dr. Balaji Nandagopal
Ph.D., MACE., FIMSA., FACSc, MBA

Professor & Director,
Sri Sakthi Amma Institute of Biomedical Research,
Sripuram, Vellore 632 055,
Tamilnadu, India.

Faculties

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Dr. S. Ramprasad
Ph.D.

Senior Scientist & Associate Director, SSAIBR Research interests: Molecular diagnosis, Diabetes and Cancer An Icon of Email ramprasad@snhrc.org
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Dr. R. Mageshbabu
Ph.D., MIMSA

Professor and Head, SSAIBR Research interests: Molecular diagnosis and epidemiology of viral diseases An Icon of Email rmageshbabu@rediffmail.com
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Dr. N. Hari Krishnan
Ph.D.

Associate Professor, SSAIBR Research interests: Molecular diagnosis and infectious diseases An Icon of Email harikn2003@gmail.com
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Dr. V. Kumaran
Ph.D.

Associate Professor, SSAIBR Research interests: Molecular diagnosis and epidemiology of viral diseases An Icon of Email kumaranv1978@gmail.com
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Dr. Deepti Pandey
Ph.D.

Research Associate, SSAIBR Research interests: Cancer Biology An Icon of Email deepti24shine@gmail.com
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Dr. R. Prashanth
Ph.D.

Assistant professor, SSAIBR Research interests: Molecular diagnosis of viral agents An Icon of Email prashanth9055@gmail.com
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Dr. S. Nithiyanandan
Ph.D.

Assistant professor, SSAIBR Research interests: Molecular diagnosis of PUO agents An Icon of Email nitheeprem@gmail.com

Students

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Mr K. Murugesan
MSc.

Junior Research Fellow Research interests: Molecular diagnosis, Diabetic Nephropathy and Cancer An Icon of Email mugeshbms077@gmail.com

Advisors

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Dr. K. A. Balasubramanian
Ph.D., FAMS, FASc, FNASc.

Advisor and Emeritus Scientist
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Dr. Mary V Jesudason
DCP., MD, FAMS

Advisor and Emeritus Scientist

Former PhD Students

  • Dr. Ebi Ashley George under the guidance of Dr. N. Balaji PhD
    Topic: Isolation and molecular characterization of Extended spectrum beta lactamase producing E. coli from humans and environment.
  • Dr. N. Harikrishnan under the guidance of Dr. S. Sathish PhD
    Topic: Molecular detection and characterization of human metapneumovirus and human bocavirus and the clonal relatedness of the strains circulating among children in a rural setting of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.
  • Dr. S. Suganya under the guidance of Dr. N. Balaji, PhD
    Topic: Studies on a ayurvedic nutritional supplement (Jyothi Oushadam) in the control of dyslipidaemia.
  • Dr. V. Kumaran under the guidance of Dr. R. Magesh Babu, PhD
    Topic: A search for Parvovirus B19 infection in certain high risk clinical conditions using a PCR assay for viral DNA , genetic characterization of the strains and development of In-House IgM indirect ELISA for antibody.
  • Dr. S. Kalaiselvan under the guidance of Dr R. Magesh Babu, PhD
    Topic: Molecular detection of Hantavirus in acute febrile illness among the population of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu and in silico analysis to explore B cell epitopes for immune assays.

Governing Body for Research

  • Dr. N. Balaji - Ph.D., MACE., FIMSA., FACSc., MBA
    Director and Trustee, SNHRC Member Secretary Sri Narayani Hospital and Research Centre, Thirumalaikodi, Sripuram, Vellore - 632 055 director@snhrc.org
  • Dr. Deepak Gadkari - Ph.D.
    Scientific Consultant, ICMR External expert Pune, India. dagadkari@yahoo.com
  • Prof. SP. Thyagarajan - MD., PhD., DSc. FAMS., FNASc
    Professor of Eminence and Dean for Research, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai External expert Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai, 600 116, Tamil Nadu, India. profspt@gmail.com
  • Dr. Baby Padmini -PhD.
    Head of Laboratory Services, Microbiology Division, GKNM hospital, Coimbatore External expert No. 6327, Nethaji Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641037 padmiraja@yahoo.com

Scientific Advisory Committee

  • Dr. KA Balasubramanian - PhD., FAMS, FASc, FNASc.
    Chairman, The Welcome Trust. Research Laboratory, Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, CMC Hospital Vellore 632004, Tamil Nadu, India. wlbalu@hotmail.com
  • Dr. N. Balaji - Ph.D., MACE., FIMSA., FACSc., MBA
    Director and Trustee, SNHRC Member Secretary Sri Narayani Hospital and Research Centre, Thirumalaikodi, Sripuram, Vellore - 632 055 director@snhrc.org
  • Dr. Padma Srikanth - MD
    Professor, Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai External expert Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai, 600 116, Tamil Nadu, India. srikanth_padma@rediffmail.com
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