Research
"My scientific studies have afforded me great gratification; and I am convinced that it will not be long before the whole world acknowledges the results of my work."
-- Gregor Johann Mendel
Azhwar Raghunath
Current Position
Judith Graham Pool Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2019-Present)
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan - 48109, United States of America.
Education
Ph. D. in Biotechnology (2013-2019)
Department of Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, INDIA.
Post M. Sc. Advanced Diploma in Molecular Diagnostics (ADMD) (2008-2009)
Department of Biotechnology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, INDIA.
M. Phil. in Biotechnology (2004-2006)
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, INDIA.
M. Sc. in Life Sciences (V year integrated) (1998-2003)
School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, INDIA.
Professional Experience
Guest Lecturer (2004-2005)
Department of Bioinformatics, Arignar Anna Govt. Arts College, Musiri, INDIA.
Biology Teacher (2007)
Baa Atoll Education Centre, Baa Eydhafushi, REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES.
Teaching Faculty in Biology (2011-2012)
Seekers, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, INDIA.
Project Fellow (2012)
Molecular Genetics Laboratory, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, INDIA.
Reviewers in Journals
Bioscience Reports
Protland Press Ltd.
Cancer Management and Research
Dove Press.
Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Bentham Science Publishers.
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
Elsevier.
Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research
BioMed Central, Part of Springer Nature.
Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Dove Press.
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Hindawi.
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
Elsevier.
Achievements
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (CSIR-UGC NET)
Life Sciences, 2014.
Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board - National Eligibility Test (ASRB-NET)
Animal Biotechnology, 2013 and 2014.
State Eligibility Test (SET)
Life Sciences, 2012 and 2016.
Graduate Record Examinations
Biochemistry, 2011.
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
Biotechnology, 2010 and 2012.
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
Life Sciences, 2009.
Awards and Honors
Judith Graham Pool Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2019-2021)
The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF), New York, NY 10001, United States of America.
University Grants Commission - Basic Scientific Research (UGC-BSR) Fellowship (2013-2018)
University Grants Commission, New Delhi towards the Ph. D., at Department of Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India.
Studentship (2008-2009)
Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India towards the Post M. Sc., Advanced Diploma in Molecular Diagnostics.
International Workshops
International Workshop 2017 on Genome Engineering in Zebrafish
Max Planck for Brain Research, Frankfurt, Germany on 27 and 28 June 2017.
Malaysia Zebrafish Disease Model Workshop
Cancer Research Malaysia, Malaysia on November, 11-12, 2015.
Invited Talks
Delivered a talk on “Use of Online Tools”
in the International Virtual Workshop on Experiment, Data, Report and Beyond – 2020 (EDRB-2020) organized by the Department of Biotechnology, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, Tamilnadu, India on 15 and 16 July, 2020.
Delivered a talk on “How to Write a Review Article”
to Ph. D. scholars and post graduate students organized by the Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India on 17 October 2020.
Memberships
International Zebrafish Society
342 North Main Street, Suite 301, West Hartford, CT 06117-2507.
Zebrafish Disease Models Society
1023 Route 146, Clifton Park, NY 12065, USA.
Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society
8733 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226-3548, USA.
International Society for Fluoride Research
International Society for Fluoride Research Inc. Dunedin 9035, New Zealand.
Indian Biophysical Society
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata. Membership Number: L – 562.
Research Works
Mendeley
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