Name of Scientists

  Dr. K. Venkatesan

  Designation

  Deputy Director

  Date of Birth

  March 22, 1952

  Discipline

 Biochemistry Leprosy

  Address Office

 National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Taj Ganj, Agra      282001

  Address Residence

  JALMA Campus

  Date of Joining

  December 12, 1976

  Date of Present Post

 July 01, 1999

  Department

  Biochemistry

  Research Experience

 30 years.

  Foreign Visits

 Two (UK and The Netherlands)

  Educational Qualification

  Ph.D.,M.Sc(Medical biochemistry), Dip. French

  Membership

• Indian Association of Leprologists (Life Member).
• Indian Pharmacological Society
• Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists

  Miscellaneous

Teaching Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Microbiology at UG and PG level

  Areas of Interest

 Pharmacokinetics & Drug interactions, Mycobacterial lipids, Permeability of cell membranes   to drugs, Novel antimycobacterial drug targets.