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Sankar Natesan is an Indian biologist and a professor at the Department of Genetic Engineering of School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University.[1] His major research area is molecular cardiology. He also served as the Registrar in charge of the University.[2][3]
Sankar Natesan | |
|---|---|
| Born | India |
| Alma mater | Madurai Kamaraj University National Cancer Centre Singapore Northwestern University |
| Occupation(s) | Biologist, Professor |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular cardiology |
| Institutions | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Loyola University Chicago SASTRA Madurai Kamaraj University |
| Doctoral advisor | J. Jayaraman |
Career edit
Natesan started his career as a senior assistant professor in Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) where he served from 2009 to 2010. In 2011, he joined the Department of Physiology of Loyola University Chicago as a Research Scientist where he served till 2014 before joining Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, USA. In 2014, he returned to India with the appointment of a full professor at the Department of Genetic Engineering of School of Biotechnology at Madurai Kamaraj University.[4]
Awards and honours edit
In 2016, he was elected as Executive Council Member of the International Society for Cardiovascular Research (Indian section).[4] In 2017, the American Heart Association (AHA) elected him as the Ambassador to India. In 2018, Sankar was honoured with Distinguished Service Award in Cardiovascular Sciences as well as Distinguished Leadership Award in Cardiovascular Sciences from the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, Winnipeg, Canada.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ "Natesan Sankar". Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Professor Sankar Natesan takes over as new registrar in charge of MKU". The Times of India. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "New Registrar (in-charge) appointed at MKU". The Hindu. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Dr. N. Sankar". School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Celebration of Success: Special Issue" (PDF). NCCDN. Retrieved 1 March 2018.