Neurophysiology of Obesity, Hypertension, Diabetes, Cardiovascular risks, HRV and BPV analysis, Baroreflex sensitivity, and Yoga
Fellowships Received:
Received Fellowship Titles from Fellow of Royal Society Biology (FRSB, UK), Fellow of Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists (FABMS), Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy (FABAP), and Society of Applied Biotechnology (FSAB)
Awards / Prizes Received:
Recipient of 19 national research awards that include
ICMR Scientists Award in Biomedical Research in 1998, Dr. B. K. Anand Research Prize in 2010, JIPMER Scientific Society Internal Faculty Oration in 2020, MK Nambiar Oration of IABMS, 2021.
Author of Five Medical Textbooks:
Comprehensive Textbook Medical Physiology, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2nd Edition, 2019
Textbook of Practical Physiology, Universities Press, Fifth Edition, 2020
Textbook of Practical Physiology for Dental Students, Orient-Longman, 1st Edition, 2008, Second Edition, 2017
Textbook of Medical Physiology, Ahuja Publications, Third Edition, 2019
Textbook of Physiology for Dental Students, Ahuja Publications, Secnd Edition 2019
Contributor of Textbook of Medical Physiology, by Guyton AC (Edited by Hall HE), 11th Edition, 2011
Editor and Reviewer of Indexed Scientific Journals:
Presently, Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Physiology (IJCEP)
Former Editor of IJPP (Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology), from April, 2009 to March, 2014
Former Editor-in-Chief of ‘Biomedicine’, journal of Biomedical Sciences, from 2006 to 2009
Editor, Reviewer and Subject Expert of many international journals
Publications:
224 papers, RG Score 39.05, h Index – 29, ResearchGate Citations - 2695
Extramural Research Grants:
Yoga Project from MDNIY (2004): Rs. 26 lakhs
DST, Pondicherry Goverment (2006): Rs. 5.6 lakhs
Establishing Advance Center for Yoga at JIPMER (2009): Rs. 2.3 crores
DST SPARK Project for establishing Genomic Research Facility at Pondicherry University (2019): Rs. 5 crores (as co-investigator in the project)