Dr. VIVEKANANDHAN S                                                                         Email: svivek_aiims@yahoo.com

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR                                                                                Contact: 011 26594488

In-charge of Neurobiochemistry, Neuroscience Centre                                          

CAREER RECORD

v  M.sc. Medical Biochemistry from Calicut Medical College, University  of Calicut (1980)

v  Ph.D in Neurobiochemistry from Kerala University, under Prof D.M.Vasudevan (1991)

v  Biochemist in 1985 at the Neuro Sciences Centre, AIIMS. 

v  Assistant Professor in the year  1998 at Neuro Sciences Centre ,AIIMS

v  Associate Professor in the year 2003 at Neuro Sciences Centre ,AIIMS

v  In-charge of Neurobiochemistry, since 1998 at Neuroscience Centre, AIIMS.

v  Ph.D GUIDANCE (As CHIEF GUIDE)

Ø  4 students got awarded with Ph.D

Ø  5 students currently in the Ph.D programme

v  Ph.D GUIDANCE (As CO-GUIDE)

Ø  2 students got awarded with Ph.D

Ø  2 students have submitted Ph.D thesis.

v  HONOURS AND AWARDS

Ø  Regional service award in recognition of contributions to Clinical Biochemistry at the 9th Asian Pacific Congress of Clinical Biochemistry, 2002.

Ø  One of our papers, “Adrenal status in children with septic shock” was selected as the best paper on Pediatric Research by the world Federation of Pediatric and Intensive Critical Care Societies in Aug-2005

Ø  Selected as Executive committee member-Society for Neurochemistry(India)

v  OTHER ACTIVITIES

Ø  Selection committee member for the recruitment of research staff in ICMR

Ø  Ph.D thesis evaluator  of Calicut University, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Vinayaka Mission  Deemed University, Manipal Medical College, Hyderabad University and Kerala University

Ø  Research project evaluator of DBT

Ø  Research project evaluator of Department of Science and Technology

Ø  Research project evaluator of Indian Council for Medical Research

Ø  Review committee member of  many national bodies and institutions  

v  MEMBERSHIPS IN NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

Ø  Life Member of Association Of Clinical Biochemists Of India.

Ø  Life member of the Neurological Society of India.

Ø  Life Member of Multiple Sclerosis Society of India.

Ø  ACES Consortium (ALS Consortium Of Epidemiologic Studies) 

Ø  Asia Pacific Society for Neurochemistry.

Ø  International Brain Research Organization.

Ø  International Society for Infectious Diseases.