Dr.Abilash Valsala Gopalakrishnan is an assistant professor senior in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Department, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India. He received his Master’s degree in Biotechnology in April 2004 from Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College (ANJAC), Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. He received his Ph.D. degree in Medical Genetics in June 2010 from VIT, Vellore. The title of his Ph.D. thesis is “Clinical, cytogenetic and molecular studies on human male sexual deviates associated with Y- chromosome and its derivatives”. His areas of research include Human Medical Genetics, Reproductive Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Toxicology Research. He has published more than 40 papers in international peer-reviewed journals. He was selected for Japan Science and Technology (JST) sponsored Sakura Science Programme on Biomedical Science, 2016, sponsored by Japan Government, to visit the Department of Applied Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Japan from Nov 23 to Dec 3, 2016. He also serves as a reviewer and Editorial Board member for national and international journals. He has presented many papers at conferences in India and abroad. He has guided 5PhDs in the area of human medical genetics and toxicology field. Currently, he is guiding 6 PhDs in human medical genetics and toxicology research.

Administrative Tasks:

Ø Academic Appointments: Academic Coordinator, SBST, VIT

Ø Administrative Appointments:

© Ph.D. Doctoral committee member

© Ph.D. Colloquium committee member

© Anti Ragging committee member

© Course committee member for 5 subjects

© M.Sc. BioMedical Genetics programme class coordinator

© Enquiry committee member VIT- Various disciplinary activities of the students including hostel issues.

© Timetable coordinator

Ø Honors & Awards:

© Research award-2012-2019 (in recognition of contribution to research through publication in peer-reviewed journals) VIT, Vellore

© Selected for Japan Science and Technology (JST) sponsored Sakura Science Programme on Biomedical Science, 2016, sponsored by Japan Government, to visit the Department of Applied Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Japan from Nov 23 to Dec 3, 2016

Ø Boards, Advisory Committees:

© EMSI Life member (LM-439) www.emsindia.org

© Associate Editor, Asian Journal of Medical Sciences (AJMS)

© Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Biometrics and Bioinformatics (IJBB)

© Editorial Board Member, Swiss Journal of Applied Sciences

© Editorial Board Member, Swiss Journal of Medical Sciences

© Editorial Board Member, World Journal of Applied & Molecular Biology

© Editorial Board Member, Innovare Journal of Life Science

© Semester Question Paper Setter- Sri Sankara Arts and Science College, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

© Research Proposal Evaluation- King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

© University answer script evaluator, Ph.D. examiner, Bharathiar University Coimbatore