R Saravanan
Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, India
Biography
R Saravanan has completed his PhD in Marine Biotechnology, Faculty of Marine Sciences in Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor in Marine Pharmacology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences in Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Chennai, India. He has published 28 articles in peer reviewed international and national journals, authored and co-authored 6 book chapters in renowned international publications and he is also an Editor and Reviewer of few international, indexed journals. He has deposited a gene sequence in PubMed, filed an Indian patent and also participated in a cruise expedition “Sagar Sampadaâ€. Presently his research lab focuses on isolation of bioactive macromolecules from marine sources and screen them for their therapeutic effects against cancer, neurological and cardiovascular diseases in vitro and in vivo in mice, rat and zebrafish model.
Abstract
Abstract : Pharmacognosy of bioactive compounds from selected marine sources