Nandakumar Venkatesan

Prof. Dr. Nandakumar Venkatesan

Computer Science and Medical Engineering, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, India
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Biography

A Bioengineer with several years of experience in artificial organs, regenerative medicine, biomaterials & tissue engineering. Recipient of the "Polak Young Investigator Award" and authored several international technical publications in peer-reviewed journals. At the University of Valencia, Spain I worked on the regeneration of endometrium in the case of Asherman's Syndrome. During my days at the University of Kentucky, I worked on regenerative materials, and while at the University of Georgia, I worked on the origin of tastebuds. Co-founded Vital Bioscientific Solutions Pvt. Limited and served as a member of "The University of Kentucky Healthcare Ethics Committee" and president and vice president of "The University of Georgia Postdoctoral Association".

Affiliations

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Porur, India

Computer Science and Medical Engineering

Honors and Awards

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ANRF- Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant

Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Govt. of India

The Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (PM ECRG) is a prestigious financial award by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) in India. It supports young researchers who have recently started their independent academic careers.

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Polak-Young Investigator Award

Association for Chemoreception Sciences 2016

The award recognizes young investigators within 10 years of their doctoral degree based upon the scientific merit of their abstract submission to the AChemS Annual Meeting.

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Best paper Award

NIT Raipur 2025

Best paper Award (in Session 5) at the 3rd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering Science and Technology: Computational Methods in Biomedical Research at NIT Raipur 2025

Experience

Institute, Department or Faculty Head

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, India

01 May 2023 - present

Post Doctoral Researcher

Igenomix, Paterna, Spain

01 Jan 2022 - 01 Jul 2022

Senior Scientist or Principal Investigator

University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

01 Sep 2019 - 01 Dec 2021

Post Doctoral Researcher

University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA

01 Oct 2016 - 01 Jul 2018

Post Doctoral Researcher

University of Georgia, Athens, USA

01 Sep 2014 - 01 Oct 2016