FTWAS, FNA, FNASc, FASc, FTAS
Head & Senior Professor Emeritus
Department of Biological Sciences
CSIR- Distinguished Scientist, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad (2018 to 2023)
Director, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad (2009-2016)
Director (Additional Charge), National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad (2015 -2016)
Sir JC Bose National Fellow, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad (2011-2016; 2016-2021)
Adjunct Professor, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia (2016-2019)
Adjunct Professor, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.
Adjunct Professor, Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri, Karnataka (2016-)
Honorary Visiting Professor, University of Mysore (2016)
Visiting Professor, University of Osaka, Japan
Visiting Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan
Visiting Scientist, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA
Visiting Professor, University of Paris, Paris, France
Our DNA-based diagnostic chip for ophthalmic and cerebrospinal infections, commercialized by Xcyton Diagnostics Ltd., is recognized as the "Product of the Year" (2008) and received the "Asia Pacific Biotechnology Award" for the product of unmet need in the Asia Pacific Region (2009).
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (1999),
Ranbaxy Award for Basic Medical Sciences (2000)
J C Bose National Fellowship, Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India (2011, 2016)
Bires Chandra Guha Memorial Lecture Award (2014),
Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
Raman Fellow (2001)
Visishta Puraskaram, Ramineni Foundation-USA (2014)
Eminent Educationist Award, The Indus Foundation, Hyderabad (2014)
Telangana State Award (on the occasion of the first "Telangana State formation Day Celebrations", 2 June 2015), Government of Telangana, Hyderabad (2015)
Lifetime Achievement Award (Felicitation by the Chief Minister, on the occasion of A P Science Congress, Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences, Tirupati) (2016)
Life Time Achievement Award, Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy, 20th December, 2019
Bireswar Chakrabarti Oration Award, ARVO-India chapter, 2015
Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa), Kakatiya University (2014)
Distinguished Alumnus, University of Hyderabad, 2018
Sreenivasaya Memorial Award 1996, The Society of Biological Chemists (India)
Hon. Fellowship, Association Of Biotechnology and Pharmacy (2012)
The State Intellectual’s Honour-The Great Son of the Soil (2010)
Member of Guha Research Conference (1998)
Young Scientist Award of the Indian Association for Radiation Protection, 1990.
Outstanding Young Person Award of Secunderabad Jaycees, 1986.
Young Scientist Award of the Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences, 1982.
President, Society of Biological Chemists (India) (2015-2016)
President, Telangana Academy of Sciences, Hyderabad (2015-17) (2023-Present)
President, A P Akademi of Sciences, Hyderabad (2012-15)
President, Indian Biophysical Society (2009-2011)
Chairman, Governing Body, Indo-American Cancer Research Foundation, Hyderabad, (2014-)
Member, National Committee of IUPAB, INSA (2012-2016)
Member, Executive Council, Indian National Science Academy (2009-2012)
Member, Sectional Committee, INSA (2004-2006; 2013-2016)
Convener, Sectional Committee, INSA (2016-17)
Rohto Award, First Asian Cataract Research Conference, Sep. 1996, China
Elected as Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences, TWAS (Previously known as The Third World Academy of Sciences), (2009)
Elected as Member, Council, International Union for Pure & Applied Biophysics (IUPAB) 2014-17
Elected as Member, Governing Council, Asia Pacific Protein Association, Japan
Elected as Member, Council, Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists, (FAOBMB)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Invitation Fellowship, Japan (2004)
Adjunct Professor, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia (2016-2019)
Visiting Professor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Japan (2002)
Visiting Professor, Tokyo Science University, Japan (1996)
Visiting Scientist, University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas, USA (2001)
Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore (1999)
Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad (1999)
Fellow of Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi (2000)
Fellow of A.P. Akademi of Sciences (2002)
Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), (2009)
Honorary Fellow, Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy (2012)
Fellow of the Telangana Academy of Sciences (2015)
Member, Council, International Union for Pure & Applied Biophysics (IUPAB) 2014-2017; 2017-2020
Member, International Advisory Committee, Asia-ARVO 2015, Japan
Member, Council, Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists, (FAOBMB)
Member, International Advisory Committee for the 13th FAOBMB Congress, 2012
Vice-President, Asian Biophysics Association (2009-2010)
Section Editor, BBA-Proteins and Proteomics
Member, Governing Council, Asia Pacific Protein Association, Japan
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Invitation Fellowship (2004)
Member, International Advisory Committee, Pacific-Rim International Conference on Protein Science, April 2004 Yokohama, Japan
Visiting Professor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Japan (2002)
Visiting Professor, Tokyo Science University, Japan (1996)
Adjunct Professor, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia (2016-2019)
President, Society of Biological Chemists (India) (2015-2016)
President, Indian Biophysical Society, (2019-11)
President, Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences, (2012-2105)
President, Telangana State Akademi of Sciences (2015-18)
Chairman, Governing Body, Indo-American Cancer Research Foundation, Hyderabad, (2014)
Member, Advisory Committee for Space Science, ISRO (2017-19)
Member, Apex Science Board, ISRO (2019-)
Member, National Committee of IUPAB, (2012-2016)
Member, Governing Council, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), (2015-)
Member, Governing Council, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata (2013-2016)
President, A P Akademi of Sciences, Hyderabad (2012-15)
President, Indian Biophysical Society (2009-2011)
Member, Executive Council, Indian National Science Academy (2009-2012)
Member, Sectional Committee, INSA (2004-2006; 2013-2016)
Member, Apex Science Board, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) (2019-)
Member, Advisory Committee for Space Science (ADCOS), ISRO, Bangalore (2017)
Member, National Advisory Committee, Technical Research Centre (TRC) for Biomedical Devices Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum -(2017)
Member, Academic Council of the University of Hyderabad under “alumni”, Hyderabad (2016-2018)
Member, Governing Council, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi (2017)
Member, Advisory Committee, The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, Hyderabad (2015)
Member, Governing Council, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata (2013-2016)
Member, Governing Council, Society for Biotechnology Incubation Centre (SBTIC), Hyderabad, 2010-2013
Member, Governing Body, Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation, Hyderabad
Chairman, Assessment Board (Biological Sciences), RAC, DRDO, New Delhi
Chairman, Selection Committee, Senior Research Fellows and Research Associates, Nehru Fellowships in Life Sciences, HRD, CSIR
Chairman, Steering committee, “A Syndromic Approach to Diagnosis of Infections: DNA macro chips for Acute Encephalitic Syndrome, Septicaemia and Antibiotic Resistance”, a program of “New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative”, CSIR
Member, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award committee –Medical Sciences, HRD, CSIR
Member, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award committee –Biological Sciences, HRD, CSIR (2008)
Member, CSIR Golden Jubilee Technology Awards Committee, 2008
Director’s nominee: Internal Screening Committee (Sci F to Sci G) RAB, 2008
CSIR-Governing Body-Subcommittee for network projects Dec, 2007 (co-opted / invited member)
Member, Screening and Evaluation Committee, National Awards for R&D efforts in Industry, DSIR, Government of India.
Memebr (DG’s Nominee), Research Council, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, 2014-16
Member, Research Council, Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh (2004-2007)
Member, Research Council, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Calcutta (2001-2003)
Member (Director-General’s nominee), Research Council, Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Delhi 2007- 2010
Member, Research Council, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad (2014-16)
Member, Research Council, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore (2013-15)
Member, Research Advisory panel and Scientific Advisory Committee, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Yashraj Biotechnology Ltd., Mumbai, 2010
Member, RAP-SAC, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi 2010
Member, Research Advisory Committee, Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation, LVPEI, Hyderabad
Member, Research Advisory Board, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, 2011-2014
Member, Research Advisory Board, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (KIMS), Secunderabad
Member, Research Advisory Board, Dr. D Swaminadhan Research Foundation (DSRF) and its institutes, 2013
Member Academic Council, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Member Board of Studies in Biochemistry, Kakatiya University, Warangal
Member, Board of Studies in Pharmacy, Osmania University.
Member, Board of Studies in Forensic Science, Osmania University
Member, Planning and Advisory Board, Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy, Hyderabad
Member, Executive Council of Osmania University, Hyderabad
Vice-Chancellor’s Nominee to the Court of the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad (2014-2017)
Member, Board of Studies in Botany (UG), Osmania University, Hyderabad
Member, Academic Council, Nizam College, Hyderabad
Member, Academic Council, LVPE-University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Member, Adhoc Committee in Biotechnology under Faculty of Technology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 2005-2006
Member, Executive Committee for the Centre of Excellence of the Bioinformatics Centre, Madurai Kamaraj University, 2004
Member, Project Advisory Committee, Hyderabad Science City, HDMA, Hyderabad, 2014
Member, Advisory Board, Indo-Global Healthcare Summit, Hyderabad
Member, Organizing Committee of Global Cancer Summit 2014, Hyderabad
Member, National Advisory Committee, Asia-ARVO 2013, New Delhi
Member, National Advisory Committee, 39th Annual Meeting of Indian Biophysical Society (IBS 2015)
Member, Expert Committee, Indo-US Centres of Excellence in Science and Technology, Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, New Delhi
Distinguished Member, BioAsia 2010, Federation of Asian Biotech Association (FABA), Hyderabad
Chairman, Advisory Committee, National Facility for Advanced Proteomics and Protein Research, IICB, Kolkata
Member, AACR Project Implementation Committee, IICT, Hyderabad, 2012
Council Member, IERG-American Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology – India Chapter (IERG-ARVO-IC), Hyderabad, 2012
Member, Advisory Council, Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad, 2012-
Member, Management Council, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 2012
Member, Expert Committee for National Bioscience Awards for Career Development, DBT, New Delhi
Member, Sponsored Scheme Research Committee of CSIR, CSIR, New Delhi, 2011- 2014
Member, Domain Experts Group, NMITLI project - “Implantable Phakik Lens”, CSIR, New Delhi
Member, National Advisory Committee for Multidisciplinary Advanced Research Center (MARC), JIPMER, Puducherry, 2011-2014
Expert Member, Technical Screening Committee, SBIRI, DBT, New Delhi, 2010-2012
Member, Advisory Committee for Research Development & Consultancy Cell (RDCC), Osmania University, 2010
Hon. Secretary, A P Akademi of Sciences, Hyderabad, 2010
Member, Advisory Committee, IETE Hyderabad, 2010-2011
Member, Research Advisory Board, Narayana Medical Institutions, Nellore, 2010
Member, DBT Task Force; “Biotechnology Processes and Products”, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
Member, Program Advisory Committee; “Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology” Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Member, Monitoring Committee, “Development of integrated micro-PCR system with in situ identification”, New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative” program, CSIR
Member, Expert Advisory Committee, “Biomedical Electronics, Molecular Electronics/Conducting Polymer Electronics, Non-invasive and other Biosensors” Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Member, PRC for the project ‘Development of DNA Methylation detection kit and associated instrumentation for healthcare application’, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Member, Project Review Committee: “Extraction and purification of purple membrane for technological development of biochip” Department of Science and Technology
Member, Project Review and Steering Group for “Investigation of Alignment and Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes for Targeted Drug Delivery and Nanosensors”, Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India
Member, Steering Committee, Programme on International Collaboration in Cutting Edge Technology Areas: Botanicals, CSIR, New Delhi
Executive Council, Indian Biophysical Society, 1999-2003