P. S. Appukuttan
Professor Senior Grade and Head
Biochemistry
Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology
India
Biography
Academic Qualifications Ph.D ( Biochemistry ); Madras University; 1982 M.Sc. ( Applied Chemistry- Pharmaceutical and Biochemistry) ; Kerala University; 1974 B.Sc.( Chemistry ) ; Kerala University; 1972 Professional Record Professor ; SCTIMST, Trivandrum ; 2001 onwards. Additional Professor; SCTIMST, Trivandrum ; 1991-2001. Associate Professor ; SCTIMST., Trivandrum; 1987-1991 Lecturer / Assistant Professor; SCTIMST, Trivandrum ; 1979-1987 Post-doctoral Fellow ; Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A ; 1987-1988 Awards VASVIC Industrial Research Award in Biological Sciences, Bombay, 1979.
Research Interest
Immunology, Glycobiology, glycoimmunology (role of carbohydrate - protein interactions in immune-mediated diseases), lipoproteins, lectins.
