Brief Biography:
Born in rural India and educated in Tamilnadu, India, I came to France on a scholarship. I got trained in electron microscopy in the Universite de Paris V and worked on the in-vitro fertilization of human gametes in Universite de Paris VI. I went to University of Bristol, United Kingdom to collaborate with Prof. Ian Silver to measure oxygen consumption by mammalian male gametes in vitro. I came to USA to work with Prof. Fred Sachs on mechano-sensitive ion channels in heart cells and published the classical paper on the ultrastructure of patch membrane attached to the glass micropipette using high-voltage electron microscope. I continued to work on the calcium ion regulation in the cardiac myocytes and the molecular nature of the Na/Ca exchanger of various mammalian cells. Currently I am managing the clinical trials in Oncology in the hospital.
Academic positions:
Health Program Manager 2007- 2012
Clinical Research Specialist
Greenebaum Cancer Center and
Veteran Affairs Maryland Health Care System Baltimore, MD
Assistant Professor 1998- 07
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University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute &
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Research interests:
Clinical Trials in Oncology and Cardiology
Basic research in cell physiology and ion channel/transport mechanisms
Ultrastructure of gametes and fertilization
What I think of the idea behind WebmedCentral:
The idea of publication before peer review and post publication review seems interesting.