Prof. (Dr) T. VIJAYAKUMAR

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, Institute of Biology, London

(b) Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, London

(c) Fellow, Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists

(d) Fellow, International Medical Science Academy

(e) Fellow, Indian Chemical Society.

(f) Life Member, Association of British Council Scholors

(g) Life Member, International Union for Health Education

(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 India

(l) Member, Nutrition Society of India.

(m) Member, National Academy of Sciences, India.

Awards and Prizes

1. State Merit Scholorship, 1963-1964.

2. National Merit Scholarship, 1964-1967.

3. II Rank M.Sc. Applied Chemistry, 1969, Kerala University.

4. I Rank M.Sc. Applied Nutrition, 1976, Osmania University.

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, New Delhi, 1987.

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, London.

13. Fellow, Institute of Biology, London.

14. Best Paper Award in Science Congress 1992 organised by Deseeya Sasthra Vedi.

15. Fellow, Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists.

16. Fellow, International Medical Sciences Academy.

17. IMA President's Award 1993 for The Promotion of Health Education through

Research.

18. Fellow, Indian Chemical Society.

19. Member, National Academy of Sciences, India.

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 Trivandrum

2. Jr. Scientific Assistant Quality Control Council of India

3. Senior Scientific Assistant & Senior Research Officer, Medical College,

Trivandrum Kerala

4. Deputation to department of Science and technology Goverment of Kerala

for 10 years.

5. Visiting professor of Biochemistry, Raja’s Dental College, Nagarcoil

6. Director Clinical Research Laboratory SAT Hospital Medical college

Trivandrum

7. Dean and Director School of Health Sciences, Calicut University .

8. Professor of Biochemistry, ACME Medical College, Pariyaram, Kannur .

9. Professor of Biochemistry and Head of the Department of Biochemistry and

Physiology, Century Dental College Poinachi, Kasaragod.

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

200 publications in National and International Journals, Presented papers in More than 100 National and International Conference, Contributed Articles to 12 Books and Published 2 books

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 Calicut. (2006 – 2008)

b. Chairman, PG Board of Studies in Medical Biochemistry and MedicalMicrobiology, University of Calicut. (2003 – 2007)

c. Member, PG Board of Studies in Food Science and Technology, University of Calicut. (2003 – 2007)

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 London.

h. Visiting Professor, ACME Medical College Pariyaram.