Dr. P. Ramasamy, Vice-Chancellor

Position Held

• Professor and Head, Department of Biotechnology 2004 - 2007
• Professor and Head i/c., Department of Biotechnology, 2001-2004
• Co-ordinator of the Dept. of Biotechnology, 2000-2001
• Professor of Zoology – 1996-2000
• Reader (Zoology), 1990-1996
• Lecturer 1985-1990 in the Department of Zoology, University of Madras,Chennai – 25.
• DBT National Associate, Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 1990 -1991
• Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Government of India Overseas Scholarship, The Queen’s University of Belfast, UK 1982 – 1984
• JRF, UGC, Department of Zoology, University of Madras 1980 – 1982
• JRF, ICAR, Department of Zoology, University of Madras 1977 – 1980

Experience as Educational and Research Policy Planner

• Planning and Development Board (Member) , MK University
• Board of Research Studies (Member), MK University
• Chairman, School of Life Sciences, University of Madras 2004-06
• Chairman, Board of Studies in Biotechnology, University of Madras (2001 – 2007)
• Chairman, Board of studies in Bioinformatics, University of Madras (2001-2004), and Convener, Subject panel of Biotechnology in Affiliated Colleges
• Academic Coordinator (ICOM)
• Coordinator BTIS net program
• Coordinator Pan - African e-Network project , Virtual University
• Coordinator – Nanotechnology, University of Madras.
• Member, Board of studies in Molecular Biology, University of Madras
• Member, Board of Studies in Zoology, Tirupathi University, AP
• Member, Board of Studies in Biology, Tamil Nadu Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Chennai
• Member of Academic Council and Senate, University of Madras 2000 - 2007

Member

• Elected fellow of Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences,
• Life Member in Indian Society of Parasitology
• Member, New York, Academy of Sciences, USA,
• Member, Asian Fisheries Society,
• Member, British Society for Parasitology,
• Member, Aquaculture Foundation of India.

Organizational Experience

• Organized the Department of Biotechnology, University of Madras as it’s first founder Professor of Biotechnology
• Instrumental in framing syllabi and institution of novel courses viz., M.Sc. Bioinformatics, B.E. Biotechnology, B.Sc. Biotechnology, P.G. Diploma in Herbal Biotechnology; PG Diploma in pharmaceutical Biotechnology; M.Sc Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
• Organized Four International Seminars (British Deputy High Commission, Chennai and University of Madras),
• Two International Workshops (British Deputy High Commission and DBT, Government of India).
• 30 years of teaching and research experience in Indian Universities for Graduate and Ph.D. Programmes.
• 10 major research projects have been completed and two private sector industries projects.
• Conducted a UGC refresher course in Trends in Biotechnology for College and University Teachers, Sept-Oct 2004.

Collaborative Research Programme
International :

• Queens University of Belfast, U.K.
• Ulster University, Belfast, U.K.
• Development of techniques to monitor genetically engineered microbes in aquaculture environment (Higher Education Link Programme and Diseases of Fish (ODA ALIS Scheme)

National :

• Mangalore Fisheries College,
• Mangalore, Karnataka,
• Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai.

Original Research Articles / Reports 56

• National Journals (25),
• International (41),
• Books 6
• International Seminars / Conference (8) and Consultancy (2).

Citations

• Two of my research articles are ranked 8th and 14th in the Science Direct top 25 hottest articles within the journal
• Aquaculture (2004, 241 (1-4): 77-91)
• Virus Research (110 (1-2): 133-141) respectively.
• Many research articles have been extensively cited in the books, reviews and original research articles Electron micrographs have been incorporated in textbooks.

Patent
Filed for a patent on a novel anti viral agent from a plant and a process for the preparation of the said agent.

Visiting Professor / Scholar / Visiting Fellow

• The Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K., (1982-84; 1993, 1994, 1995; 1998, 1999, 2000)
• Visiting Professor, Myanmar University, Myanmar (2005).