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Fellowships

Honors

  • Best Paper Award: Role of early life exposure and environment on neurodegeneration: implications on brain disorders. Transl Neurodegener. 2014 Apr 29;3:9
  • Chairman of a session at Symposium for Yoga Research Online, International Association of Yoga Therapists, Boston, USA Nov 15-16, 2021
  • Program Director, American Academy of Yoga and Meditation (AAYM) June 2021.
  • Member of the scientific program committee International Association of Yoga Therapists annual Symposium on Yoga Research for the 2021 and 2022, USA.
  • Scientific Advisory Board Member, Center for Consciousness, Cognition and Compassion, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, USA
  • Advisory Board Member, American Academy of Yoga and Meditation (AAYM)- 2020.
  • Concluding Remarks, Webinar on “Role of Ayurveda and COVID-19 Management” organizing by Embassy of India, Tokyo on 28 September, 2020.
  • Panel Moderator, International Conference in Integrative Medicine (ICIM) at Singapore from 4-6 September, 2020
  • Chairperson, Session on “Social and Cultural Factors in Learning “International Science of Learning Conference, to be at Brisbane, Australia, September 18 to 20, 2017
  • Visiting Professor, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan-2017-2020.
  • Visiting Professor, European National University, Ukraine-2017-2018.
  • Co- Chairman Plenary Session- International Conference on “System organization psychophysiological and autonomic functions (medical-biological aspects)” at Lutsk, Ukraine, from June 8-10, 2016.
  • Panel Discussion Member, IBRO-APRC Neuroscience School at Sri Lanka, December 14th – 20th,2015.
  • Advocacy and Outreach Committee (AOC) Member, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)- 2015
  • Advisor, Royal University of Bhutan (Sherubtse college)
  • Chairperson Indo- Bhutan International Seminar on Advances in Environment Sciences Bhutan, May 10-14,2012.
  • Chairperson 2nd International Conference on Environment and Biotechnology Maldives, Nov 25-26, 2011
  • Chairperson10th Southeast Asia Regional Scientific Meeting of the International Epidemiological Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka May 23- 26, 2010.
  • Chairperson, Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, DhakaJan 29- 31, 2010
  • Designated as Expert on Mission by International Centre of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (UN body), Italy, 2006. 
  • Grand Awards Judge, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 11-17, 2003, Cleveland, USA. 
  • Special Awards Judge, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 12-18, 2002, Louisville, USA
  • Adhoc Reviewer : Advisory on Tele Yoga Services, Medical Science Monitor, Clinical Genetics, Current Drug Discovery Technologies, Translational Epigenetics” (book series),Journal of Herbal Medicine, Hematology & Transfusion International Journal, International Journal of Brain Disorders Therapy, Survey of Ophthalmology, Environmental geochemistry and Health, Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, Current Traditional Medicine, Research proposal Department of Biotechnology Government of West Bengal. British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Indian Journal of Medical Research, Biomarkers in Medicine, Neural Regeneration Research, Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, Journal of autoimmunity and Research, International journal of Psychology and psychoanalysis, Dove Medical Press: Journal of Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Journal of Folia Medica, Journal of Neural Regeneration Research, Journal of Drug Design Development and Therapy, Journal of Brain Research, Neurology India, International Journal of Stroke, Journal of Cellular Physiology,  Biomarker Insights, ECAM, Aging and Disease, Pathophysiology, World Journal of Stem Cells, Cell Proliferation, British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, Journal of BMJ Case Reports, IOVS, Journal of Metabolic Brain Disease, Ophthalmology, European Journal of Pharmacology, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Amyotrophic Lateral sclerosis, Journal of Genetics, Experimental Neurology, Stem Cells and Development, Neurobiology of Disease, Review of Research Policy, Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Frontiers in Behavioral Neurosciences, PLoS One, Pharmacology Brain and Behavior, Gene, Medicine, Principles and Practices.

Awards

  • International Award by American Academy of Neurology, at 58th Annual meeting of AAN, San Diego, USA from April 1-7, 2006
  • Retina Research Foundation/Joseph M. and Eula C. Lawrence Award, USA, 2003.

National

Fellowships

  1. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-2015
  2. Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Fellowship. (2013)
  3. Tilok Tirath Vidyawati Chhuttani Charitable Trust and Chhuttani Medical Centre (TTVCCT) Travel Fellowships, Dec.2012
  4. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
  5. Centre for Cooperation in Science and Technology among Developing Societies (CCSTDS)
  6. Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
  7. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
  8. Department of Science and Technology (DST)
  9. Indian National Science Academy Travel Fellowships, Nov. 2005.
  10. Department of Science & Technology Travel Fellowship, Oct. 2004

Honors

  • DSc (Yoga) SVYASA, Bengaluru, 2022
  • Member, Inter-University Centre for Yogic Sciences (IUC-YS), Bengaluru.
  • Chairperson, 5th National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) at Department of Community Medicine & School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh from 25th–27th September 2021
  • Adjunct Professor, Panjab University, Centre for Cognitive Sciences and Phenomenology, Department of Philosophy, Chandigarh
  • Advisor of Research Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Academy, Bhubaneswar.
  • Member of Academic and Administrative Committee, Center of Phenomenology and Cognitive Sciences- 2021
  • Panel Member, YANTRA-2020 at Bangalore on 10th October,2020.
  • Fellow, Indian Academy of Neurosciences-2020
  • Panel Member, Global Summit of Indian Overseas Researchers and Academicians called Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) at AIIMS, Rishikesh on 2 October 2020.
  • Visiting Distinguished Professor, Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA)-2020.
  • Guest of Honour, Webinar on Yoga for world health at Shri Krishna AYUSH university, Kurukshetra on 19 June, 2020.
  • Judge as Oral/Poster presentation in 23rd International Conference on frontiers in Yoga Research and Its Applications at Bengaluru from 03-06 Jan, 2020.
  • Chairperson, 23rd International Conference on frontiers in Yoga Research and Its Applications at Bengaluru from 03-06 Jan, 2020.
  • Invited as a Chief Speaker: National Education Policy-2019, All India Education Institute at Seva Dhaam sector 29, Chandigarh, on 27 July, 2019.
  • PhD Examiner, S-VYASA, Bangalore 2018, 2019
  • Jury Members, CBME MedTech Workshop (CMTW’19) at IIT Ropar from 07-10 March, 2019.
  • Chairperson, “Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Insecticides Act 1968 (Promoting Food Safety and Security)” organized by IIBAT at Faridabad, Haryana on 22nd February, 2019.
  • Chief Guest, Celebrating Darwin week between at IISER Mohali from 11-16 February,2019.
  • Jury Member, National Biomedical Research Competition (NBRCom-2018) at AIIMS, Rishikesh.
  • Chairperson & Panelist, Symposium on “Advances in Genetic Diagnosis of Neurological Disorders” at Chennai from 07th – 9th September 2018.
  • Chairperson, “Brain storming session on Panchagavya Ayurved at Deolapar, Nagpur from 18th –19th August, 2018
  • Former Visiting Prof. SSIAR, Bangalore
  • Panel Member, “Digital Revolution in Business: Convergence and Integration” at Panjab University, Chandigarh 27th and  September, 27th2017.
  • Zonal Coordinator- Niyantrita Madhumeha Bharata (NMB) Abhiyaan a project of Indian Yoga Association, funded by Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), Ministry of AYUSH.
  • Member, Scientific advisory committee Niyantrita Madhumeha Bharata Abhiyaan.
  • Board of Examiner: Inter University Centre for Biomedical Research & Super Specialty Hospital, Mahatma Gandhi University Campus at Thalappady, Rubber Board P.O. Kottayam, Kerala.
  • Chairperson, “Yoga for Good Life” Organised by Chandigarh Administration at Chandigarh, June 09-12, 2016
  • Guest of Honor, Nationwide Evidence Based Program of Patanjali Research Foundation at Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar, April 15, 2016
  • Panel Member,” The Role of 4G/5G Wireless Networks to Support Cloud Services” in International Conference on Recent trends in Information Technology-2016 (ICRTIT) at Chennai, April 08-09,2016.
  • Chair a Session, 41st ISHG Conference-2016 at Chennai, March 3-5, 2016.
  • Member, Expert Group Meeting for Stem Cell in Neurology, Delhi- 2015
  • Expert Group Meeting for Stem Cell Research in ICMR, Delhi-2014
  • Member, National Advisory Committee, Institute of Holistic Medical Sciences (IHMS), Kottayam, Kerala-2014
  • Chairperson, XXXII Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurosciences (IAN) at Bangalore November 01-03, 2014
  • Chaired a Scientific Session, 11th PG Convention of Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, at PGIMER, Chandigarh, Feb 9-11, 2014.
  • PhD. Examiner, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi-2014.
  • Chairperson, INDO-US Workshop on “Cognitive Reserve in Dementia and Aphasia: Interaction between lifelong experiences and neurobiology” in Hyderabad, Feb 2-4,2014.
  • Member, National Advisory Committee, (IWPPMI-2014)
  • PhD Examiner, Himanchal Pradesh University, Himanchal,2013-
  • PhD Examiner, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi-2013-
  • PhD Examiner, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain-2013-
  • Member, National Advisory Committee, Institute of Holistic Medical Sciences (IHMS), Kottayam, Kerala.
  • Member, National Advisor Committee, DY Patil University
  • Chairperson, National Seminar on “Intelligent Computing In Biological Sciences” (ICIBS) in Mumbai March,20-25,2012
  • Chairperson, CME in Regenerative and Transplantation Medicine in Ophthalmology in Bengaluru, Nov 12-15, 2011
  • XXIX Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurosciences, New Delhi, 30th Oct-1st Nov, 2011.
  • Chairperson, International Conference of Holistic Medicine (ICHM), Kottayam, Kerala, Sep 11-13, 2011.
  • Awards Judge, National Brain & Behavior Awareness Program 2011
  • Member IC-SCRT, Unistem 2011
  • Chairperson, Recent “Advances in Herbal Technology” organized by Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Bhopal. March 26-27, 2010.
  • Chairperson, Young Scientist Forum, National Symposium on Genetics and Family Welfare, Thrissur, Kerala, Oct. 2008
  • Faculty, National Centre of Human Genomics, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
  • Advisor, Indian Muscular Dystrophy Association, Chd
  • Member, Board of Convenors, HNB Garhwal University
  • PhD Examiner, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai. 2007 and HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, 2007
  • Participation by invitation, Summer school on Working of Mind June 3-24th 2000, Organized by Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Rashtrapati Niwas, Shimla.

Awards

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