'Rigorous, precise and conscientious'

	-	Prof. Jean Dausset - 1981
	-	his mentor, Nobel Laureate in Physiology & Medicine, 1980, Paris, France
	-	the discoverer of the HLA

First to describe
Genome predisposing for Leprosy
(in collaboration with Oxford),
Immunogenetic & Functional Genomics of Tuberculosis,
HLA diversity in India
First coastal Migration of Man through India.

Research Documentaries

	-	'The story of India', by Michael Wood, Maya Vision, London, 10th min Madurai Chapter appears BBC World, first telecast 24th Aug, 2007–2008 in USA
	-	Discovery Channel, India 16th April, 2008
	-	'Journey of Man' by Spencer Wells, National Geographic Channel International / PBS Channel, first telecast: 15 Dec 2002

Invited speaker 2008 UNESCO, Paris : Conference
"The First Great Migrations of Peoples" 19 July. One of the sixteen in the world, and only one from India.


Advisor – aDNA project (MKU/TNG.Arch)
2019 – date: The role is to advice, establish and work on aDNA from the excavations in Tamil Nadu and nearby states, to know of the identity and culture of these Sangam people.

Visiting Professor
School of Biological sciences, Madurai Karmaraj University

Vice-President
2018(06) – date: Nilgiri Adivasi Welfare Association, Fair Glenne Annexe, Kota Hall Road, Kotagiri, Tamil Nadu, 643217 www.nawatribes.com (NAWA is a 60 year old Tribal Welfare association, started by Padmashree Dr. Narasimhan, a physician, with 200 employees now strive hard to “Empower Tribals in Their Own Land”, with Dr. Rajalakshmi, (a Physician herself) the daughter of Dr. Narasimhan now as the President of the association, has ~200 employees, catering to the needs of the tribals of Nilgiris.

Adjunct Professor
2017(02) – to 2019(03): Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Port Blair - 744 103, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, INDIA Phone: Off: +91 3192 251158; Res: +91 4522 569889; Mobile: +91 9443066798

Director, Research
2010-2016(02) : Chettinad Academy of Research & Education Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR Road) , Kelambakkam, (Chennai) 603 103, India

Regional Director
2006-2014: "The Genographic Project", India, Madurai Kamaraj University

Professor & HOD
1987-2006: Deparment of Immunology School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625021 INDIA

Head & Co-Ordinator
2005-2006: School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625021 INDIA

Elected Fellow
2002 National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
2002 Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore


Awards

2020 "Life Time Achievement Award", Genome Medicine Consortium, UK 2018 STAR award by IBCN-2019 2015 "Life Time Achievement Award" Indian Association of Applied Microbiologists, India 2011 "Darwin of India" Award, American Tamil Medical Association Washington Greater Area, USA 2001 H.M.Bhatia Oration Award ICMR-IIH, Mumbai 1995 Lancet’s Investigator Award for Tuberculosis, Washington DC, USA 1986 Jaycee's "Outstanding Young Person Award - Tamil Nadu"

International Collaborations

aDNA programme, Chicago, USA, Cambridge-UK, Denmark The Genographic Project – NGS-IBM, Tedd Waitt Family Foundation, USA Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Universities of Oxford INSERM Hospital St. Louis, University of Paris, Commission of European Community MRC TB Hammersmith Hospital, London Various International Histocompatibility workshops

Patent
"A simple adaptor for preparing cell smears" Indian Patent No: 147908 of 28-02-1979.
This is a simple adapter, fitted to a laboratory table top centrifuge to concentrate & prepare smears from cells suspended in solutions. The advantage is that the preparation is restricted to a defined area for convenient scanning, concentrated and viewed at single optical plane. It is very cheap, costing one thousandth of the imported cytocentrifuges. It is an import substitution.


Service to Society – Consultant & Advisor
HLA matching in Kidney & Bone marrow transplantation: CMC Vellore 1083-199 & many hospitals in southern India; Kothari Med Foundation Kolkata


Expertise
Human Genomics, Human Immunogenetics, Immunology of Infectious diseases, Transplantation immunology.