Brief biodata of prof

BRIEF BIODATA OF PROF. P.P. MATHUR
Dr. Premendu P. Mathur, Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Co-ordinator, Centre for Excellence in Bioinformatics, Pondicherry University, India, received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Banaras Hindu University, India and his postdoctoral training at the Population Council, The Rockefeller University, New York, U.S.A. His major research interest centers around male reproductive system. He has significantly contributed to the effects of natural and man-made compounds on male reproductive system. The other research areas include blood testis barrier and male contraception. He has published more than 85 articles in high impact journals and chapters in books.

Prof Mathur had received Young Scientist's Award (1985) of the Indian Science Congress Association and is recipient of Rockefeller Foundation Special Fellowship Award, Rockefeller Foundation Biotechnology Career Award and INSA-German Academy (DFG) Fellowship Award. He has been Visiting Professor at at the Institute of Reproductive Medicine, W.W. Universität, Münster, Germany and at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, U.S.A. Dr Mathur has mentored several M.Phil. and Ph.D. students. Prof. Mathur is Regional Coordinator (Asia) of the Asian Journal of Andrology. He has served as ad hoc reviewer for various journals like Reproduction (UK), Journal of Andrology (U.S.A.), Journal of Urology (U.S.A.), Toxicology, Food and Chemical Toxicology, Reproductive Toxicology, Asian Journal of Andrology, Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, Toxicology Letters.

Prof. Mathur has served on the Minorities Affairs Committee of the Society for Study of Reproduction (SSR), and is currently serving on the Committee on Reproduction and the Environment of the SSR. and is an elected member of the Executive Council of the Indian Science Congress Association. He is Vice-Chairman of Scientific Committee of Third Asia-Pacific Forum on Andrology, China, 2009.