Chellu Chetty

Biography

Dr. Chellu S. Chetty is the Associate VP for Research and Sponsored Programs and Regents Distinguished Professor of Biology at Savannah State University. Currently, he is also directing NIH-funded RIMI and NSF-funded STEM Programs. He received a BS degree in Biology in 1974, MS in Zoology (Molecular Physiology) in 1976 and a Doctorate in Physiology in 1979, from SV University, Tirupati, India. He spent the next nine years at his alma mater as an assistant/associate professor, which included a two-year stint as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Neurology at the University Medical Center in Jackson, MS, from 1982 to 1984. Before joining the Savannah State faculty in 1993, he also spent five years as a visiting faculty in a collaborative project between University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS and Selma University, Selma, AL. He has guided 10 Doctoral students and has written or co-authored more than 250 professional research articles for publications. More than 80 of the journal publications include undergraduate and graduate students as co-authors. He has earned numerous accolades and awards for his student engagement practices and accomplishments. He developed a strong mentoring alliance through which faculty can effectively engage the students and received 2003 United States Presidential Award for Excellence in Mentoring at a White House Ceremony and 2003 University System of Georgia Regents Distinguished Professor Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research.

Research Interest

Neurotoxicology-Impact of heavy metals on signal transduction pathways.