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M. R. Satyanarayana Rao, Ph.D., F.N.A.Sc., F.A.Sc., F.N.A., F.TWAS
President 
 
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Chromatin Biology Laboratory
Jakkur
Bangalore - 560 064   
Karnataka   
 
E-mail: mrsrao@jncasr.ac.in
Phone: +91-80-22082754, 22082864, 22082865
 
URL: http://www.jncasr.ac.in/mrsrao/
 
Positions Held:
Position Affiliation Time Period
President Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India 2003-Present
Professor Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India
Astra Professor Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India 2001-2003
Chairman Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India 1998-2003
Visiting Scientist Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of California, San Diego, USA 1998
Visiting Professor Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA 1993
Professor Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India 1991-2009
Chairman Centre for Genetic Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India 1990-1993
Visiting Associate Professor Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA 1988-1990
Research Associate Professor Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA 1986
Visiting Assistant Professor Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA 1983
Associate Professor Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India 1987-1991
Assistant Professor Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India 1982-1987
Senior Research Fellow Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India 1978-1982
Assistant Professor Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA 1976-1978
Instructor Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA 1975-1976
Post Doctoral Fellowship Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA 1974-1975
 
Area of Specialization:
Molecular Biology
Research Summary:
Chromatin structure and function
DNA repair
Cancer biology and genetics
Meiotic recombination
 
Publications:
1. Sreekanthreddy, P., Srinivasan, H., Kumar, D. M., Nijaguna, M. B., Sridevi, S., Vrinda, M., Arivazhagan, A., Balasubramaniam, A., Hegde, A. S., Chandramouli, B. A., Santosh, V., Rao, M. R., Kondaiah, P. and Somasundaram, K.  Identification of potential serum biomarkers of glioblastoma: serum osteopontin levels correlate with poor prognosis. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2010.  19, 1409-1422. [PubMed]
2. Chathoth, K. T., Ganesan, G. and Rao, M. R.  Identification of a novel nucleolin related protein (NRP) gene expressed during rat spermatogenesis. BMC Molecular Biology. 2009.  10, 64. [PubMed]
3. Kolthur-Seetharam, U., Pradeepa, M. M., Gupta, N., Narayanaswamy, R. and Rao, M. R.  Spatiotemporal organization of AT- and GC-rich DNA and their association with transition proteins TP1 and TP2 in rat condensing spermatids. The Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry. 2009.  57, 951-962. [PubMed]
4. Reddy, P. S., Umesh, S., Thota, B., Tandon, A., Pandey, P., Hegde, A. S., Balasubramaniam, A., Chandramouli, B. A., Santosh, V., Rao, M. R., Kondaiah, P. and Somasundaram, K.  PBEF1/NAmPRTase/Visfatin: a potential malignant astrocytoma/glioblastoma serum marker with prognostic value. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 2008.  7, 663-668. [PubMed]
5. Reddy, S. P., Britto, R., Vinnakota, K., Aparna, H., Sreepathi, H. K., Thota, B., Kumari, A., Shilpa, B. M., Vrinda, M., Umesh, S., Samuel, C., Shetty, M., Tandon, A., Pandey, P., Hegde, S., Hegde, A. S., Balasubramaniam, A., Chandramouli, B. A., Santosh, V., Kondaiah, P., Somasundaram, K. and Rao, M. R.  Novel glioblastoma markers with diagnostic and prognostic value identified through transcriptome analysis. Clinical Cancer Research. 2008.  14, 2978-2987. [PubMed]
6. Gowda, S., Kumaran, M., Suma, B. S. and Rao, M. R.  Single nucleotide polymorphism analysis of the nucleotide excision repair genes XPC, XPA, and XPG in the Indian population. Human Biology; An International Record of Research. 2007.  79, 545-562. [PubMed]
7. Pradeepa, M. M., Manjunatha, S., Sathish, V., Agrawal, S. and Rao, M. R.  Involvement of importin-4 in the transport of transition protein 2 into the spermatid nucleus. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 2008.  28, 4331-4341. [PubMed]
8. Pradeepa, M. M. and Rao, M. R.  Chromatin remodeling during mammalian spermatogenesis: role of testis specific histone variants and transition proteins. Society of Reproduction and Fertility Supplement. 2007.  63, 1-10. [PubMed]
9. Ramesh, S., Bharath, M. M., Chandra, N. R. and Rao, M. R.  A K52Q substitution in the globular domain of histone H1t modulates its nucleosome binding properties. FEBS Letters. 2006.  580, 5999-6006. [PubMed]
10. Shipra, A., Chetan, K. and Rao, M. R.  CREMOFAC--a database of chromatin remodeling factors. Bioinformatics. 2006.  22, 2940-2944. [PubMed]
11. Nishant, K. T., Kumar, C. and Rao, M. R.  HUMHOT: a database of human meiotic recombination hot spots. Nucleic Acids Research. 2006.  34, D25-8. [PubMed]
12. Nishant, K. T. and Rao, M. R.  Molecular features of meiotic recombination hot spots. BioEssays : News and Reviews in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. 2006.  28, 45-56. [PubMed]
13. Somasundaram, K., Reddy, S. P., Vinnakota, K., Britto, R., Subbarayan, M., Nambiar, S., Hebbar, A., Samuel, C., Shetty, M., Sreepathi, H. K., Santosh, V., Hegde, A. S., Hegde, S., Kondaiah, P. and Rao, M. R.  Upregulation of ASCL1 and inhibition of Notch signaling pathway characterize progressive astrocytoma. Oncogene. 2005.  24, 7073-7083. [PubMed]
14. Nishant, K. T., Ravishankar, H. and Rao, M. R.  Characterization of a mouse recombination hot spot locus encoding a novel non-protein-coding RNA. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 2004.  24, 5620-5634. [PubMed]
15. Devgan, V., Rao, M. R. and Seshagiri, P. B.  Impact of embryonic expression of enhanced green fluorescent protein on early mouse development. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2004.  313, 1030-1036. [PubMed]
16. Ullas, K. S. and Rao, M. R.  Phosphorylation of rat spermatidal protein TP2 by sperm-specific protein kinase A and modulation of its transport into the haploid nucleus. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2003.  278, 52673-52680. [PubMed]
17. Bharath, M. M., Chandra, N. R. and Rao, M. R.  Molecular modeling of the chromatosome particle. Nucleic Acids Research. 2003.  31, 4264-4274. [PubMed]
18. Devgan, V., Thomas, M., Ullas, K. S., Rao, M. R. and Seshagiri, P. B.  Embryo culture-based generation of enhanced green fluorescent protein-transgenic mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2003.  303, 994-1001. [PubMed]
19. Haldar, D., Acharya, S. and Rao, M. R.  A novel structure-specific endonuclease activity associated with polypyrimidine-tract binding (PTB) related protein from rat testis. Biochemistry. 2002.  41, 11628-11641. [PubMed]
20. Bharath, M. M., Chandra, N. R. and Rao, M. R.  Prediction of an HMG-box fold in the C-terminal domain of histone H1: insights into its role in DNA condensation. Proteins. 2002.  49, 71-81. [PubMed]
21. Bharath, M. M., Ramesh, S., Chandra, N. R. and Rao, M. R.  Identification of a 34 amino acid stretch within the C-terminus of histone H1 as the DNA-condensing domain by site-directed mutagenesis. Biochemistry. 2002.  41, 7617-7627. [PubMed]
22. Meetei, A. R., Ullas, K. S., Vasupradha, V. and Rao, M. R.  Involvement of protein kinase A in the phosphorylation of spermatidal protein TP2 and its effect on DNA condensation. Biochemistry. 2002.  41, 185-195. [PubMed]
23. Meetei, A. R. and Rao, M. R.  Generation of multiple site-specific mutations by polymerase chain reaction. Methods in Molecular Biology. 2002.  182, 95-102. [PubMed]
24. Meetei, A. R., Ullas, K. S. and Rao, M. R.  Identification of two novel zinc finger modules and nuclear localization signal in rat spermatidal protein TP2 by site-directed mutagenesis. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2000.  275, 38500-38507. [PubMed]
25. Geeta, V., Varghese, C. M. and Rao, M. R.  Cloning of rat MLH1 and expression analysis of MSH2, MSH3, MSH6, and MLH1 during spermatogenesis. Genomics. 1999.  62, 460-467. [PubMed]
26. Kundu, T. K. and Rao, M. R.  CpG islands in chromatin organization and gene expression. Journal of Biochemistry. 1999.  125, 217-222. [PubMed]
27. Meetei, A. R. and Rao, M. R.  Generation of multiple site-specific mutations in a single polymerase chain reaction product. Analytical Biochemistry. 1998.  264, 288-291. [PubMed]
28. Meetei, A. R. and Rao, M. R.  Hyperexpression of rat spermatidal protein TP2 in Escherichia coli by codon optimization and engineering the vector-encoded 5' UTR. Protein Expression and Purification. 1998.  13, 184-190. [PubMed]
29. Bharath, M. M., Khadake, J. R. and Rao, M. R.  Expression of rat histone H1d in Escherichia coli and its purification. Protein Expression and Purification. 1998.  12, 38-44. [PubMed]
30. Khadake, J. R. and Rao, M. R.  Condensation of DNA and chromatin by an SPKK-containing octapeptide repeat motif present in the C-terminus of histone H1. Biochemistry. 1997.  36, 1041-1051. [PubMed]
31. Vani, R. G. and Rao, M. R.  Cloning of the cDNA encoding rat homologue of the mismatch repair gene MSH2 and its expression during spermatogenesis. Gene. 1997.  185, 19-26. [PubMed]
32. Khadake, J. R. and Rao, M. R.  Preferential condensation of SAR-DNA by histone H1 and its SPKK containing octapeptide repeat motif. FEBS Letters. 1997.  400, 193-196. [PubMed]
33. Kundu, T. K. and Rao, M. R.  Zinc dependent recognition of a human CpG island sequence by the mammalian spermatidal protein TP2. Biochemistry. 1996.  35, 15626-15632. [PubMed]
34. Meetei, A. R. and Rao, M. R.  Cloning of cDNA encoding rat spermatidal protein TP2 and expression in Escherichia coli. Protein Expression and Purification. 1996.  8, 409-415. [PubMed]
35. Khadake, J. R. and Rao, M. R.  DNA- and chromatin-condensing properties of rat testes H1a and H1t compared to those of rat liver H1bdec; H1t is a poor condenser of chromatin. Biochemistry. 1995.  34, 15792-15801. [PubMed]
36. Kundu, T. K. and Rao, M. R.  DNA condensation by the rat spermatidal protein TP2 shows GC-rich sequence preference and is zinc dependent. Biochemistry. 1995.  34, 5143-5150. [PubMed]
37. Ramachandra, L. and Rao, M. R.  Identification and sequence characterization of a 1.3 Kb EcoRI repeat fragment that harbors a DNA repair site of rat pachytene spermatocytes. Chromosoma. 1994.  103, 486-501. [PubMed]
38. Kundu, T. K. and Rao, M. R.  Characterization of the zinc-metalloprotein nature of rat spermatidal protein TP2. FEBS Letters. 1994.  351, 6-10. [PubMed]
39. Khadake, J. R., Markose, E. R. and Rao, M. R.  Testis-specific histone (H1t) is not phosphorylated and has a weak interaction with chromatin. Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics. 1994.  31, 335-338. [PubMed]
40. Manjula, K., Karande, A. and Rao, M. R.  Behaviour of the germ cell specific lamin through mammalian spermatogenesis as probed with monoclonal antibodies. Cell Structure and Function. 1994.  19, 207-218. [PubMed]
41. Sudhakar, L., Sivakumar, N., Behal, A. and Rao, M. R.  Evolutionary conservation of a germ cell-specific lamin persisting through mammalian spermiogenesis. Experimental Cell Research. 1992.  198, 78-84. [PubMed]
42. Baskaran, R. and Rao, M. R.  Mammalian spermatid specific protein, TP2, is a zinc metalloprotein with two finger motifs. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 1991.  179, 1491-1499. [PubMed]
43. Sudhakar, L. and Rao, M. R.  Stage-dependent changes in localization of a germ cell-specific lamin during mammalian spermatogenesis. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1990.  265, 22526-22532. [PubMed]
44. Baskaran, R. and Rao, M. R.  Interaction of spermatid-specific protein TP2 with nucleic acids, in vitro. A comparative study with TP1. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1990.  265, 21039-21047. [PubMed]
45. Satyanarayana, K. and Rao, M. R.  Immunochemical detection of Z-DNA in rat pachytene spermatocytes. Experimental Cell Research. 1989.  185, 319-326. [PubMed]
46. Satyanarayana, K. and Rao, M. R.  Characterization of poly(ADP-ribosyl)ated domains of rat pachytene chromatin. The Biochemical Journal. 1989.  261, 775-786. [PubMed]
47. Markose, E. R. and Rao, M. R.  Testis-specific histone H1t is truly a testis-specific variant and not a meiotic-specific variant. Experimental Cell Research. 1989.  182, 279-283. [PubMed]
48. Singh, J. and Rao, M. R.  Interaction of rat testis protein, TP, with nucleosome core particle. Biochemistry International. 1988.  17, 701-710. [PubMed]
49. Singh, J. and Rao, M. R.  Interaction of rat testis protein, TP, with nucleic acids in vitro. Fluorescence quenching, UV absorption, and thermal denaturation studies. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1987.  262, 734-740. [PubMed]
50. Rao, B. J. and Rao, M. R.  DNase I site mapping and micrococcal nuclease digestion of pachytene chromatin reveal novel structural features. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1987.  262, 4472-4476. [PubMed]
51. Prasad, V. R. and Rao, M. R.  Mediation by cellular retinol binding protein of a specific uptake of [3H]retinol by hen oviduct nuclei in vitro. Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics. 1985.  22, 31-35. [PubMed]
52. Rao, B. J., Brahmachari, S. K. and Rao, M. R.  Structural organization of the meiotic prophase chromatin in the rat testis. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1983.  258, 13478-13485. [PubMed]
53. Prasad, V. R., Rao, M. R. and Ganguly, J.  Purification of a retinol binding protein from the hen-oviduct cytosol and its immunological cross-reactivity with those from the nucleus. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1983.  748, 271-277. [PubMed]
54. Unni, E., Rao, M. R. and Ganguly, J.  Histological & ultrastructural studies on the effect of vitamin A depletion & subsequent repletion with vitamin A on germ cells & Sertoli cells in rat testis. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 1983.  21, 180-192. [PubMed]
55. Rao, M. R., Rao, B. J. and Ganguly, J.  Localization of testis-variant histones in rat testis chromatin. The Biochemical Journal. 1982.  205, 15-21. [PubMed]
56. Rao, M. R. and Govindarajulu, P.  Effect of prolactin inhibition by bromocriptine on testicular metabolism in the adult rat. International Journal of Andrology. 1982.  5, 331-336. [PubMed]
57. Advani, S. H., Mehta, A. R., Rao, M. R., Fakih, A. R., Sanghvi, V. D., Nair, C. N. and Gopal, R.  Moderate-dose methotrexate in head and neck cancer. Oncology. 1981.  38, 329-333. [PubMed]
58. Rao, M. R., Singh, J. and Ganguly, J.  Effect of deprivation of vitamin A on the basic proteins of the nuclei of rat testes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 1980.  94, 1-8. [PubMed]
59. Kumar, A., Rao, M. R. and Padmanaban, G.  A comparative study of the early effects of phenobarbital and 3-methylcholanthrene on the synthesis and transport of ribonucleic acid in rat liver. The Biochemical Journal. 1980.  186, 81-87. [PubMed]
60. Ganguly, J., Rao, M. R., Murthy, S. K. and Sarada, K.  Systemic mode of action of vitamin A. Vitamins and Hormones. 1980.  38, 1-54. [PubMed]
61. Rao, M. R., Prasad, V. R., Padmanaban, G. and Ganguly, J.  Isolation and characterization of binding proteins for retinol from the cytosol, nucleosol and chromatin of the oviduct magnum of laying hens. The Biochemical Journal. 1979.  183, 501-506. [PubMed]
62. McInnes A.  Testing for myasthenia. Lancet. 1977.  1, 1213. [PubMed]
63. Rao, M. R., Reddanna, P., Haranath, V. B., Govindappa, S. and Swami, K. S.  Differential activity pattern of succinate & glutamate dehydrogenases in liver & kidney of frog & rat in relation to nitrogenous end products. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 1978.  16, 368-370. [PubMed]
64. Reddanna, P., Haranath, V. B., Rao, M. R. and Govindappa, S.  Effect of in vivo muscular electric stimulation on succinate & glutamate dehydrogenases of the tissues of frog Rana hexadactyla (Lesson). Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 1978.  16, 366-368. [PubMed]
65. Rao, M. R., Gajalakshmi, V., Murthy, M. S., Indira, K. and Govindappa, S.  Effect of prolactin administration on phospholipid content in selected reproductive & non-reproductive tissues of albino rats. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 1978.  16, 254-255. [PubMed]
66. Wankhede, D. B., Saroja, R. and Rao, M. R.  Changes in carbohydrates and the activity of alpha-galactosidase, pentosanase and lipase during germination of groundnuts (Arachis hypogen). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 1977.  28, 167-172. [PubMed]
67. Lakshman, M. and Rao, M. R.  Latency of NAD-dependent homoserine dehydrogenase of Serratia marcescens. Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics. 1976.  13, 213-215. [PubMed]
68. Venkataramu, K., Manjunath, P. and Rao, M. R.  Glucoamylases of Aspergillus niger NRRL 330. Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics. 1975.  12, 107-114. [PubMed]
69. Shailaja, M. S. and Rao, M. R.  Threonine-sensitive homoserine dehydrogenase of Serratia marcescens. Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics. 1975.  12, 115-119. [PubMed]
70. Rajamanickam, C., Rao, M. R. and Padmanaban, G.  On the sequence of reactions leading to cytochrome P-450 synthesis-effect of drugs. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1975.  250, 2305-2310. [PubMed]
71. Shailaja, M. S. and Rao, M. R.  Lysine-sensitive aspartate kinase of Serratia marcescens. Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics. 1975.  12, 17-20. [PubMed]
72. Vijayalakshmi, K. R., Rao, D. R. and Rao, M. R.  Studies on a 2,3-diaminopropionate: ammonia-lyase from a Pseudomonad. Hoppe-Seyler's Zeitschrift Fur Physiologische Chemie. 1975.  356, 193-201. [PubMed]
73. Ramakrishna, M., Wankhede, D. B. and Rao, M. R.  Incorporation of (U-14C)aspartate into lysine, threonine and other amino acids in Bengal gram (Cicer arietinum). Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics. 1973.  10, 285-286. [PubMed]
74. Padmanaban, G., Rao, M. R. and Malathi, K.  A model for the regulation of delta-aminolaevulinate synthetase induction in rat liver. The Biochemical Journal. 1973.  134, 847-857. [PubMed]
75. Rao, M. R. and Padmanaban, G.  Biochemical effects of the porphyrinogenic drug allylisopropylacetamide. A comparative study with phenobarbital. The Biochemical Journal. 1973.  134, 859-868. [PubMed]
76. Gayathri, A. K., Rao, M. R. and Padmanaban, G.  Studies on the induction of -aminolevulinic acid synthetase iun mouse liver. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 1973.  155, 299-306. [PubMed]
77. Gayathri, A. K., Rao, M. R. and Padmanaban, G.  Drug metabolism in cold-exposed animals. Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics. 1973.  10, 31-33. [PubMed]
78. Sastry, B. S. and Rao, M. R.  Phosphatases from rice bran. Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics. 1972.  9, 297-303. [PubMed]
79. Rajamanickam, C., Amrutavalli, J., Rao, M. R. and Padmanaban, G.  Effect of hexachlorobenzene on haem synthesis. The Biochemical Journal. 1972.  129, 381-387. [PubMed]
80. Maskati, F. S., Rao, M. R., Subramanian, S. S. and Jagannathan, V.  Metabolism of (-)-citramalate. The Biochemical Journal. 1972.  128, 62P. [PubMed]
81. Shailaja, M. S. and Rao, M. R.  Homoserine dehydrogenase of Serratia marcescens. The Biochemical Journal. 1972.  128, 53P. [PubMed]
82. Rao, M. R., Malathi, K. and Padmanaban, G.  The relationship between delta-aminolaevulinate synthetase induction and the concentration of cytochrome P-450 and catalase in rat liver. The Biochemical Journal. 1972.  127, 553-559. [PubMed]
83. INAMDAR, M. C., KHORANA, M. L. and RAO, M. R.  Expectorant activity of Alpinia galanga Willd. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 1962.  6, 150-153. [PubMed]
84. Rao, M. R., Padmanaban, G. and Sarma, P. S.  Porphyrin synthesis in drug induced hepatic porphyria. Biochemical Pharmacology. 1971.  20, 2001-2007. [PubMed]

 

 
Education 
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M.Sc. Bangalore University
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Ph.D. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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F.N.A.Sc.
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F.A.Sc.
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F.N.A.
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F.TWAS
Honors and Awards
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2010, Padma Shri in Science and Engineering category, Government of India
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2010, The IInd Abhijit Guha Oration Award of the Indian Society of Neuro-Oncology, India
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2010, The IXth Smt. Subhadra Dayananda Rao Oration award of National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, India
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2008, Third World Academy of Sciences Medal Lecture
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Prof. S. Chandrasekhar Memorial Lecture at Centre for Liquid Crystal Research, Department of Science and Technology, Bangalore
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2006-10, J.C. Bose National Fellwoship in recognition of outstanding performance and contributions in the area of Life Sciences of Department of Science and Technology
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2005, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Bio Medical Research of Indian Council of Medical Research
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2004-05, FICCI Award for the signficant work in the category of R&D in Life Sciences, including Agriculture and Biotechnology
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2002, O. P. Bhasin Award for Biotechnology, Bhasin Foundation, Delhi
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2002, Sir Mellanby Memorial Lecture of Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
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1999, Ranbaxy Science Foundation Award for Basic Medical Sciences
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1993, Eleanor Roosevelt Fellowship of American Cancer Society
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1988-90, Rockefeller Biotechnology Career Fellowship
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1988, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research for Biological Sciences
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P. S. Sarma Award of Society of Biological Chemists (India)
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2004, Sir M. Visveswaraiah Senior Scientist State award for life time contributions for the development of Science and Technology
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Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India
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Fellow of Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, India
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Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, India
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Fellow of Third World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy
Member
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Chairman of Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Trivandrum, Kerala
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Science and Engineering Research Board, Government of India
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Editorial Board of International Journal of Human Genetics
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Editorial board of American Journal of Cancer Research
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Co-Chairman, Recruitment and Assessment Board, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India
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Pharmaceutical Research and Development Support Fund, Department of Science and Technology, India
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Scientific Advisory Committee of National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research, Kolkata
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Selection/Search Committee of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research institutes directors
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Governing Board of Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bangalore
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Indo-Japan (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Science Council
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ICMR National Laboratory Animal Welfare Committee
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Governing Council of National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi
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Indo-Brazil Science Council
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Board of Dabur Research Foundation
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Task Force on Chronic Disease Biology, Department of Biotechnology, India
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Swarnajayanti Fellowship Committee (Life Sciences), Department of Science and Technology, India
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Steering Committee for the Establishment of National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, India
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Scientific Advisory committee (Molecular Biology), Bose Institute, Department of Science and Technology, Kolkatta
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Advisory committee for Medical Biosciences Park, International Centre for Cardio Thoraic and Vascular Diseases, Chennai
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Chairman, Monitoring Committee of Dosha Prakruta project of PSA office
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Third World Academy of Sciences Prize committee for Biology
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University Grants Commission committee for National Accredetion of University Departments, 2001
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