| Lenin, Kannaiyan Elected Associate Fellow –2010 Basic Sciences- Biotechnology DB: 27-08-1976 | |
Birth place | Mannargudi, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India | |
Education | Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India (B.Sc., 1994-1998); Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India, (M.Sc.(Ag.), 1998-2000); University of Nottingham, UK, (Ph.D., 2001- 2004). | |
Positions held | Research Scientist, Rice Transformation for Trait Validation, E.I. DuPont India Ltd, DuPont Ag-Biotech, Hyderabad, India (April 2008 –till date); Research Scientist MAHYCO SEEDS LTD, India, (2006-2008); Research Assistant for EURice project, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, (2002-2004). | |
Research Area | Plant Biotechnology | |
Awards and fellowships | SHE Excellence Award for SAFETY, DuPont Knowledge Center, Hyderabad, Safe Lab Operations, Creating Awareness in Multidisciplinary Set Up (2010); Ishiwata Memorial Medal for Best M.Sc. Thesis in Master of Science, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India (2001); Thiru G. Vagheesan Pillai Memorial prize for securing First Rank in Entomology during under graduation. Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India, (1998); Raja Sir Muthiah Chettiar Memorial Prize for securing First Rank Plant Pathology during under graduation. Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India, (1998). | |
| Address | Research Scientist, DuPont Knowledge Center, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Thurkapally Village, Shameerpet (Mandal), RR District, Hyderabad - 500 078, Andhra Pradesh. | |
| Residence | Door No: 13, 5th Cross Road, Sundaram Nagar, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. | |
