Prof.(Dr) T.VIJAYAKUMAR M.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D
CChem FRSC(London), FIMSA,FABMS, FICS,MNASc
(Former Dean and Director, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Calicut)
Professor and Head, Basic Medical Sciences
Educare Institute of Dental Sciences, Malappuram
Membership of Professional Societies
(a) Fellow,
(b) Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry,
(c) Fellow, Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists
(d) Fellow,
(e) Fellow, Indian Chemical Society.
(f) Life Member, Association of British Council Scholors
(g) Life Member, International
(h) Life Member, Indian Association for Cancer Research
(i) Life Member, Indian Immunology Society
(j) Member, Indian Science Congress Association
(k) Member, Society of Biological Chemists of
(l) Member, Nutrition Society of
(m) Member, National
1. State Merit Scholorship, 1963-1964.
2. National Merit Scholarship, 1964-1967.
3. II Rank M.Sc. Applied Chemistry, 1969,
4. I Rank M.Sc. Applied Nutrition, 1976,
5. UNICEF Fellowship, 1975-1976.
6. WHO Fellowship, 1983.
7. Commonwealth Medical Fellowship, 1984-1985.
8. Raja Ravi Sher Singh of Khalsia Memorial Cancer Research Award, Indian
Council of Medical Research,
9. Selected as the author of one of the best papers in immunology by The American
Cancer Society, 1988.
10. MPhil/ PhD Guide of University of Kerala, MG University, Kannur University,
AmritaViswa Vidylaya, Vinakaya Mission University, Yenapoya University and
Bharadidasan University.
11. Dr. Jacob Zacharia Memorial Oration Award – 1990.
12. Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry,
13. Fellow,
14. Best Paper Award in Science Congress 1992 organised by Deseeya Sasthra Vedi.
15. Fellow, Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists.
16. Fellow,
17. IMA President's Award 1993 for The Promotion of Health Education through
Research.
18. Fellow, Indian Chemical Society.
19. Member, National
20. Dr Taranath Shetty Memorial Oration Award for the Best Clicinal Biochemist
by the Association of Clinical Biochemists of India
21. Fellow, Association of Clinical Biochemist of India
Employment Record
1. Lecturer in chemistry, Govt. Arts & Science college
2. Jr. Scientific Assistant Quality Control Council of
3. Senior Scientific Assistant & Senior Research Officer,
Trivandrum Kerala
4. Deputation to department of Science and technology Goverment of Kerala
for 10 years.
5. Visiting professor of Biochemistry, Raja’s
6. Director Clinical Research Laboratory SAT Hospital Medical college
Trivandrum
7. Dean and Director School of Health Sciences,
8. Professor of Biochemistry,
9. Professor of Biochemistry and Head of the Department of Biochemistry and
Physiology,
10. Professor and Head of the Department - Biochemistry and Physiology
Educare Institute of Dental Sciences, Malappuram. (Present)
Research, Teaching and Administrative Experience
More than 40 years Teaching, Research and Laboratory experience in Chemistry,
Nutrition, Biochemistry, Immunology and Oncology, Principal Investigator of Ten
Scientific Research Projects. 10 years Administrative Experience in S & T and
Envt. Dept.
Research Publications
Projects Undertaken
1. Demonstration of tumor associated antigens in human oral cancer.(Indian Council of Medical
Research, 1978-79).
2. Avitaminosis and Carcinogenesis by betel quid ingredients. (Nutrition Society of India, 1979-80).
3. Quantitative estimation of serum and tissue immuno-globulin levels in patients with carcinoma of
oral cavity. (Indian Council of Medical Research, 1982-85).
4. Isolation, purification and physicochemical properties of plant lectins and their clinical use in the
diagnosis and/or treatment of cancer. (Indian Council of Medical Research, 1986-89).
5. Circulating immune complexes as biological markers in solid tumors (Department of Science,
Technology and Environment, Kerala, 1987-90).
6. Serum and tissue immunoglobulins as biological markers in patients with carcinoma of the oral
cavity, breast and cervix. (Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Kerala, 1989-91).
7. Isolation and characterization of tumor associated antigens from tissues and from circulating
immune complexes of cancer patients. (Indian Council of Medical Research, 1990-93).
8. Search for a biological marker in malignant and prema-lignant lesions of the oral cavity. (Indian
Council of Medical Research, 1990-93).
9. Search for oncogenic viruses associated with premalignant and malignant lesions of the uterine
cervix. (Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, 1991-95).
10. Effect of vitamins on carcinogenesis by betal quid ingredients. (Department of Science,
Technology and Environment, Kerala, 1991-1994).
11. Multimodel assaying for prediction of intrinsic radiosensitivity of oral cancers. (International
Atomic Energy Agency, Geneva, 1994-95).
12. Search for tissue specific plant lectins. (The Royal Society of Chemistry, London, 1995-1998).
Organisation of Conferences
Organised 40 National and 4 International Conferences
Academic Affiliations:
a. Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of
b. Chairman, PG Board of Studies in Medical Biochemistry and MedicalMicrobiology,
c. Member, PG Board of Studies in Food Science and Technology,
d. Member, PG Board of Studies in Health Sciences, Kannur University.(2006 – Continue)
e. Member, PG Board of Studies Amrutha Viswa Vidhya Peedam. (2005 – Continue)
f. Research Guide and Visiting Professor of University of Kerala, MG University, Kannur University, Vinayaka Mission University, Bharatidasan University and Amrutha Viswa Vidhya Peedam
g. Visiting Professor, Royal Society of Chemistry
h. Visiting Professor,
