Kochupurackal P Mohanakumar

About

KP Mohanakumar, PhD
FNASc, FAScT, FIANSc

Designation

Former • Director, Inter University Centre for Biomedical Research & Super Specialty Hospital, Mahatma Gandhi University Campus at Thalappady, Rubber Board PO, Kottayam - 686009, Kerala State, India (2015 - Contd.)
• Chief Scientist, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata (1984-2015)
Education M.Sc. Experimental Biology; Specialization - Chemical Neuroanatomy of Bats: Saurashtra University, Rajkot (RJT)
Ph.D. Experimental Biology; Specialization – Neuropharmacology of Narcotic Addiction: Saurashtra University, RJT
Academic Awards 1. DBT-National Bioscientist Award 2000 (DBT)
2. ICMR Prize 1991 (ICMR)
3. Uvnas Prize, Indian Pharmacological Society, 2000
4. Tulsabai Somani Education Trust Award, Indian Academy of Neurosciences, 1995
5. Dr. Lalitha Kameswaran Memorial Oration of Southern Region-IPS, 2009
6. Coln. RN Chopra Memorial Oration, Indian Pharmacological Society, 2012
7. Prof. DP Burma Oration Award for Life-time Achievements in Neurochemistry, 2017
8. Prof. BK Bachhawat Memorial Life Time Achievement Award, Indian Academy of Neurosciences, 2019
9. Prof. CS Paulose Memorial Oration, Kerala State Council for Sci., Technol. & Edn., Govt of Kerala, 2020
10. Prof. CS Paulose Memorial Oration, Society of Biotechnologists, India. 2023
Academic Recognitions 1. Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, 2007 - FNASc
2. Fellow of the West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology, 2012 - FAScT
3. Fellow of the Indian Academy of Neurosciences, 1999 - FIANSc
4. Visiting Professor of Third World Academy of Science-UNESCO- in 2004 & 2006
5. Elected Council Member of International Society for Neurochemistry (2011-'14)
6. NIH Project Review Committee Member from India, 2011 – 2014
7. Elected member of Guha Research Conference, 2002
Competitive Fellowships awarded & Professional training Overseas • USAID S&T Fellowship, NIMH, NIH 1993-1994 (National Competition)
• Volkswagen Stiftung Funding (International Competition) University of Essen/University of Gottingen & CSIR-IICB, Kolkata. Establishment of Patch clamp rinks for ion channels research. 1997-2002 (DM: 100,000).
• CV Raman Fellowship (National Competition), University of Virginia (UVa), Charlottesville, 2003: Creation of cybrids. 3 months
• DBT Overseas Sr. Associateship (National Competition), UVa, Charlottesville, 2006: Genomics & Proteomics of cybrids & Human postmortem brain samples. 5 months
• ICMR International Fellowship, (National Competition) Univ of Kentucky, Lexington, 2010: Mitochondrial flux analysis using Seahorse, Solid-phase proteomics. 2 weeks
Publication& Citations • 157 peer-reviewed publications in Neuroscience + Editor of 9 Journal Special Issues + 6 Book Chapters
• h-index 46 – Web of Science
Patent • One (US-Patent) + 1 (to be submitted PCT, 2024).
Academic Mentoring  30 PhD students are mentored and awarded the degree + Currently 4 students are registered for PhD
 84 MD/ MSc/ MTech students’ theses are supervised
 17 postdoctoral students are mentored
Editorial Board Member 1. Journal of Neurochemistry (Handling Editor), John Wiley
2. Neurochemistry International, Elsevier (+ Guest Editor of four Special Issues on Neuro-nutraceuticals)
3. Neurochemical Research, Springer Verlag (2009-2015)
4. Neuroscience & Medicine, Bentham Publishers (2005-todate)
5. Anatomy & Cell Biology, Korean Society of Anatomists (2005-todate)
6. Journal of Cell and Tissue Research (Editor), CTR Publications, India (2007-todate)
National Committees a. Research Advisory Committee, SCTIMST, Trivandrum, 2019-2022
b. Scientific Advisory Committee, NBRC - 2004-2014
c. Main Nominee CPCSEA, for about 25 Institutions/Universities 2006-2016
d. Selection Committee Chair/Member, about 12 National Institutes, 3 Central and 5 State Universities
e. Member – DBT Task Force on Chronic disease biology, 2009 - 2014
f. Member - DST SERC on School in Neuroscience, 2007-2009
g. LEAR for European Community Science-Project Programs with CSIR, 2011-2015
h. Coordinator, CSIR Recruitment and Assessment Board for Eastern India, 2006
i. Member - Research Council, CSIR-CDRI, 2006-2009; CSIR-IICB – several terms
j. Member: CSIR Joint Implementation Committee on Siddha System of Medicine
k. Coordinator, Networking project of six CSIR laboratories on ‘Neurodegenerative diseases: Causes and corrections (miND)’ - 2012-2017
Projects that Received Funding (Past about 10 years) 1. ICMR-Rare Diseases Taskforce: 'Development of a targeted gene editing therapy for the treatment of neuronopathic Gaucher disease'; ₹ 6.42 million, 2019-2023 (PI)
2. SERC sponsored, “Engineered dendritic polymer nanoparticles for targeting the mitochondria in neurodegenerative diseases”, for ₹ 3.357 million, 2020-2024 (Co-PI)
3. MHRD-SPARC sponsored International Project on Autism; ₹ 7.46 million, 2019-2023 (Co-PI)
4. UKIERI-MHRD-SPARC funded additional budget for the above project ₹ 1.2 million (Co-PI)
5. ICMR sponsored project “Dysr

Employment

• Founder-Director, Inter University Centre for Biomedical Research & Super Speciality Hospital Director
  2015 - 2025

Education

• Saurashtra University PhD
  1979 - 1985

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Publications

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