International
Fellowships
- Travel Fellowship, 41st Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society at Kobe, Japan from July 25-29,2018
- International Conference on Traditional Medicine at Colombo, Sri Lanka from November 23-25, 2017.
- Symposium on “Brain Ageing and Dementia in LMICS” at Nairobi from December 06-09, 2016
- XXII Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research (ICER) at Tokyo, Japan from September 25-29, 2016
- 1st National Festival and international Congress of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine” at Tehran, Iran from May 19-21, 2016
- IBRO- ARC Fellowship for Conference on Epigenetcs and Neurological Disorders: from bench side to bedside at Mansura, Egypt Oct, 19-25, 2014.
- WOC Fellowship for World Ophthalmology Congress 2014 at Tokyo, Japan, April 02-06, 2014.
- ICGEB Fellowship for Application of Neural Stem Cells and Mouse Models in Neuroscience” at Zagreb, Croatia, Oct 02-05, 2013.
- Royan International Twin Congress Travel award, on “Reproductive Biomedicine and Stem Cells Biology & Technology” at Tehran, Iran, September 04-06, 2013.
- ICGEB Fellowship for Bioethics and Ethical Aspects of Biosofety, Teheran Iran, Nov 20- 22, 2011
- 20th World Congress of Neurology Fellowship Marrakesh, Morocco, Nov 12-17, 2011.
- IBRO fellowship to attend 8th World Congress of Neurosciences. Florence,Italy, July 14-18, 2011.
- IBRO School of Neuroinfection and Worldwide Impact held in St Denis Reunion Island,France Dec 2- 6, 2010.
- WFN Fellowship for Seoul, Korea, Oct 13-16, 2010.
- Travel Award: 32nd Japanese Neuroscience Society meeting. Nagoya, Japan, September 16-18, 2009
- IBRO School on Neural Degeneration & Regeneration. Vancouver, B.C. Canada. May 24 to June 4, 2009.
- XVII WFN Fellowship to attend World congress on Parkinson’s disease and related disorders at Amsterdam in Netherlands, Holland,Dec 9-13, 2007.
- Movement Disorder Society (MDS) Travel award, 11th Congress on movement Disorders, Istanbul, Turkey, June 3-7, 2007.
- World Federation of Neurology-GlaxoSmithKline Junior Travelling Fellowship, XVIII World Congress of Neurology,Australia, November 5-11 2006.
- Travel fellowship, Japanese Academy of Neurosciences, 29th Annual meeting of JNS, Kyoto, Japan, July 18- 21, 2006.
- Pro retina fellowship to deliver a talk at Potsdam retina meeting for Potsdam, Germany from April 7-8, 2006.
- International Award by American Academy of Neurology, at 58th Annual meeting of AAN, San Diego, USA from April 1-7, 2006.
- International Brain Research Organization International Travel Award to attend AAN meeting,USA April 1-7, 2005.
- World Federation of Neurology- Junior Travelling Fellowship to attend World Congress of Neurology, Sydney, Australia, June 2005.
- Bausch and Lomb Travelling fellowship for 2nd SERI-ARVO meeting for Singapore, Feb 16-21, 2005.
- Young Investigator Travel Grant Award, Conference on Retinal Angiogensis, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA Oct 2004.
Honors
- Best Paper Award: Role of early life exposure and environment on neurodegeneration: implications on brain disorders. Transl Neurodegener. 2014 Apr 29;3:9
- Chairman of a session at Symposium for Yoga Research Online, International Association of Yoga Therapists, Boston, USA Nov 15-16, 2021
- Program Director, American Academy of Yoga and Meditation (AAYM) June 2021.
- Member of the scientific program committee International Association of Yoga Therapists annual Symposium on Yoga Research for the 2021 and 2022, USA.
- Scientific Advisory Board Member, Center for Consciousness, Cognition and Compassion, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, USA
- Advisory Board Member, American Academy of Yoga and Meditation (AAYM)- 2020.
- Concluding Remarks, Webinar on “Role of Ayurveda and COVID-19 Management” organizing by Embassy of India, Tokyo on 28 September, 2020.
- Panel Moderator, International Conference in Integrative Medicine (ICIM) at Singapore from 4-6 September, 2020
- Chairperson, Session on “Social and Cultural Factors in Learning “International Science of Learning Conference, to be at Brisbane, Australia, September 18 to 20, 2017
- Visiting Professor, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan-2017-2020.
- Visiting Professor, European National University, Ukraine-2017-2018.
- Co- Chairman Plenary Session- International Conference on “System organization psychophysiological and autonomic functions (medical-biological aspects)” at Lutsk, Ukraine, from June 8-10, 2016.
- Panel Discussion Member, IBRO-APRC Neuroscience School at Sri Lanka, December 14th – 20th,2015.
- Advocacy and Outreach Committee (AOC) Member, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)- 2015
- Advisor, Royal University of Bhutan (Sherubtse college)
- Chairperson Indo- Bhutan International Seminar on Advances in Environment Sciences Bhutan, May 10-14,2012.
- Chairperson 2nd International Conference on Environment and Biotechnology Maldives, Nov 25-26, 2011
- Chairperson10th Southeast Asia Regional Scientific Meeting of the International Epidemiological Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka May 23- 26, 2010.
- Chairperson, Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, DhakaJan 29- 31, 2010
- Designated as Expert on Mission by International Centre of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (UN body), Italy, 2006.
- Grand Awards Judge, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 11-17, 2003, Cleveland, USA.
- Special Awards Judge, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 12-18, 2002, Louisville, USA
- Adhoc Reviewer : Advisory on Tele Yoga Services, Medical Science Monitor, Clinical Genetics, Current Drug Discovery Technologies, Translational Epigenetics” (book series),Journal of Herbal Medicine, Hematology & Transfusion International Journal, International Journal of Brain Disorders Therapy, Survey of Ophthalmology, Environmental geochemistry and Health, Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, Current Traditional Medicine, Research proposal Department of Biotechnology Government of West Bengal. British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Indian Journal of Medical Research, Biomarkers in Medicine, Neural Regeneration Research, Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, Journal of autoimmunity and Research, International journal of Psychology and psychoanalysis, Dove Medical Press: Journal of Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Journal of Folia Medica, Journal of Neural Regeneration Research, Journal of Drug Design Development and Therapy, Journal of Brain Research, Neurology India, International Journal of Stroke, Journal of Cellular Physiology, Biomarker Insights, ECAM, Aging and Disease, Pathophysiology, World Journal of Stem Cells, Cell Proliferation, British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, Journal of BMJ Case Reports, IOVS, Journal of Metabolic Brain Disease, Ophthalmology, European Journal of Pharmacology, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Amyotrophic Lateral sclerosis, Journal of Genetics, Experimental Neurology, Stem Cells and Development, Neurobiology of Disease, Review of Research Policy, Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Frontiers in Behavioral Neurosciences, PLoS One, Pharmacology Brain and Behavior, Gene, Medicine, Principles and Practices.
Awards
- International Award by American Academy of Neurology, at 58th Annual meeting of AAN, San Diego, USA from April 1-7, 2006
- Retina Research Foundation/Joseph M. and Eula C. Lawrence Award, USA, 2003.
National
Fellowships
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-2015
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Fellowship. (2013)
- Tilok Tirath Vidyawati Chhuttani Charitable Trust and Chhuttani Medical Centre (TTVCCT) Travel Fellowships, Dec.2012
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
- Centre for Cooperation in Science and Technology among Developing Societies (CCSTDS)
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
- Department of Science and Technology (DST)
- Indian National Science Academy Travel Fellowships, Nov. 2005.
- Department of Science & Technology Travel Fellowship, Oct. 2004
Honors
- DSc (Yoga) SVYASA, Bengaluru, 2022
- Member, Inter-University Centre for Yogic Sciences (IUC-YS), Bengaluru.
- Chairperson, 5th National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) at Department of Community Medicine & School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh from 25th–27th September 2021
- Adjunct Professor, Panjab University, Centre for Cognitive Sciences and Phenomenology, Department of Philosophy, Chandigarh
- Advisor of Research Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Academy, Bhubaneswar.
- Member of Academic and Administrative Committee, Center of Phenomenology and Cognitive Sciences- 2021
- Panel Member, YANTRA-2020 at Bangalore on 10th October,2020.
- Fellow, Indian Academy of Neurosciences-2020
- Panel Member, Global Summit of Indian Overseas Researchers and Academicians called Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) at AIIMS, Rishikesh on 2 October 2020.
- Visiting Distinguished Professor, Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA)-2020.
- Guest of Honour, Webinar on Yoga for world health at Shri Krishna AYUSH university, Kurukshetra on 19 June, 2020.
- Judge as Oral/Poster presentation in 23rd International Conference on frontiers in Yoga Research and Its Applications at Bengaluru from 03-06 Jan, 2020.
- Chairperson, 23rd International Conference on frontiers in Yoga Research and Its Applications at Bengaluru from 03-06 Jan, 2020.
- Invited as a Chief Speaker: National Education Policy-2019, All India Education Institute at Seva Dhaam sector 29, Chandigarh, on 27 July, 2019.
- PhD Examiner, S-VYASA, Bangalore 2018, 2019
- Jury Members, CBME MedTech Workshop (CMTW’19) at IIT Ropar from 07-10 March, 2019.
- Chairperson, “Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Insecticides Act 1968 (Promoting Food Safety and Security)” organized by IIBAT at Faridabad, Haryana on 22nd February, 2019.
- Chief Guest, Celebrating Darwin week between at IISER Mohali from 11-16 February,2019.
- Jury Member, National Biomedical Research Competition (NBRCom-2018) at AIIMS, Rishikesh.
- Chairperson & Panelist, Symposium on “Advances in Genetic Diagnosis of Neurological Disorders” at Chennai from 07th – 9th September 2018.
- Chairperson, “Brain storming session on Panchagavya Ayurved at Deolapar, Nagpur from 18th –19th August, 2018
- Former Visiting Prof. SSIAR, Bangalore
- Panel Member, “Digital Revolution in Business: Convergence and Integration” at Panjab University, Chandigarh 27th and September, 27th2017.
- Zonal Coordinator- Niyantrita Madhumeha Bharata (NMB) Abhiyaan a project of Indian Yoga Association, funded by Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), Ministry of AYUSH.
- Member, Scientific advisory committee Niyantrita Madhumeha Bharata Abhiyaan.
- Board of Examiner: Inter University Centre for Biomedical Research & Super Specialty Hospital, Mahatma Gandhi University Campus at Thalappady, Rubber Board P.O. Kottayam, Kerala.
- Chairperson, “Yoga for Good Life” Organised by Chandigarh Administration at Chandigarh, June 09-12, 2016
- Guest of Honor, Nationwide Evidence Based Program of Patanjali Research Foundation at Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar, April 15, 2016
- Panel Member,” The Role of 4G/5G Wireless Networks to Support Cloud Services” in International Conference on Recent trends in Information Technology-2016 (ICRTIT) at Chennai, April 08-09,2016.
- Chair a Session, 41st ISHG Conference-2016 at Chennai, March 3-5, 2016.
- Member, Expert Group Meeting for Stem Cell in Neurology, Delhi- 2015
- Expert Group Meeting for Stem Cell Research in ICMR, Delhi-2014
- Member, National Advisory Committee, Institute of Holistic Medical Sciences (IHMS), Kottayam, Kerala-2014
- Chairperson, XXXII Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurosciences (IAN) at Bangalore November 01-03, 2014
- Chaired a Scientific Session, 11th PG Convention of Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, at PGIMER, Chandigarh, Feb 9-11, 2014.
- PhD. Examiner, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi-2014.
- Chairperson, INDO-US Workshop on “Cognitive Reserve in Dementia and Aphasia: Interaction between lifelong experiences and neurobiology” in Hyderabad, Feb 2-4,2014.
- Member, National Advisory Committee, (IWPPMI-2014)
- PhD Examiner, Himanchal Pradesh University, Himanchal,2013-
- PhD Examiner, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi-2013-
- PhD Examiner, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain-2013-
- Member, National Advisory Committee, Institute of Holistic Medical Sciences (IHMS), Kottayam, Kerala.
- Member, National Advisor Committee, DY Patil University
- Chairperson, National Seminar on “Intelligent Computing In Biological Sciences” (ICIBS) in Mumbai March,20-25,2012
- Chairperson, CME in Regenerative and Transplantation Medicine in Ophthalmology in Bengaluru, Nov 12-15, 2011
- XXIX Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurosciences, New Delhi, 30th Oct-1st Nov, 2011.
- Chairperson, International Conference of Holistic Medicine (ICHM), Kottayam, Kerala, Sep 11-13, 2011.
- Awards Judge, National Brain & Behavior Awareness Program 2011
- Member IC-SCRT, Unistem 2011
- Chairperson, Recent “Advances in Herbal Technology” organized by Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Bhopal. March 26-27, 2010.
- Chairperson, Young Scientist Forum, National Symposium on Genetics and Family Welfare, Thrissur, Kerala, Oct. 2008
- Faculty, National Centre of Human Genomics, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
- Advisor, Indian Muscular Dystrophy Association, Chd
- Member, Board of Convenors, HNB Garhwal University
- PhD Examiner, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai. 2007 and HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, 2007
- Participation by invitation, Summer school on Working of Mind June 3-24th 2000, Organized by Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Rashtrapati Niwas, Shimla.
Awards
- Honorary DSc (Yoga) by SVYASA, Bengaluru, 2022
- Keshav Baliram Hedgewar Healing Award (2021) contribution to the Integrative & Preventive Healthcare.
- Padma Nomination by UT administration(2020)
- Awarded by Panjab University Alumni Association for Stellar contribution to the field of Neuroscience-2019.
- UT honor for exemplary work for advancement of Yoga Research-2019
- Nav Bharat Nirmal Award, Neuroscience Research Lab, Ministry of Science and Technology, ISSF, Chennai-2017
- Skoch Order-of –Merit awarded Annals of Neurosciences Top 100 Projects in India for Swachh Bhatat abhiyan-2016
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Amrut Mody Unichem Prize- 2012
- Quality Council of India (QCI) D.L. Shah Quality Award – 2016.
- Annual PGI Faculty Award-2014
- 9th International Prestigious Sardar Patel Award- 2014
- Quality Council of India (QCI) D.L. Shah Quality Award – 2014.
- Annual PGI faculty award-2013
- Scopus Young Scientist Award Runner up, National Academy of Sciences India, New Delhi, April 2012
- Indian Council of Medical Resarch (ICMR) Shakuntla Amir Chand Award (2010)
- Young Scientist Award, International Friendship Society, New Delhi, May 2008
- Young Scientist Research Award, Department of Atomic Energy, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Dec 2005
Editorship
- Honorary DSc (Yoga) by SVYASA, Bengaluru, 2022
- Keshav Baliram Hedgewar Healing Award (2021) contribution to the Integrative & Preventive Healthcare.
- Padma Nomination by UT administration(2020)
- Awarded by Panjab University Alumni Association for Stellar contribution to the field of Neuroscience-2019.
- UT honor for exemplary work for advancement of Yoga Research-2019
- Nav Bharat Nirmal Award, Neuroscience Research Lab, Ministry of Science and Technology, ISSF, Chennai-2017
- Skoch Order-of –Merit awarded Annals of Neurosciences Top 100 Projects in India for Swachh Bhatat abhiyan-2016
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Amrut Mody Unichem Prize- 2012
- Quality Council of India (QCI) D.L. Shah Quality Award – 2016.
- Annual PGI Faculty Award-2014
- 9th International Prestigious Sardar Patel Award- 2014
- Quality Council of India (QCI) D.L. Shah Quality Award – 2014.
- Annual PGI faculty award-2013
- Scopus Young Scientist Award Runner up, National Academy of Sciences India, New Delhi, April 2012
- Indian Council of Medical Resarch (ICMR) Shakuntla Amir Chand Award (2010)
- Young Scientist Award, International Friendship Society, New Delhi, May 2008
- Young Scientist Research Award, Department of Atomic Energy, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Dec 2005
- Editor-in-Chief, Integrative Medicine Case Reports
- Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Neuroscience, INDIA
- Former, Editor -in-Chief: Integrative Medicine International the journal of Karger
- Editor-in-Chief, Publication Integrity & Ethics-2013.
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of KIMSU
- Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports Nature Publishing Group USA.
- Editorial Board Member, Current Traditional Medicine-2013.
- Member of Editorial Advisory Board Oriental Medicine Kyung Hee University Seoul, South Korea.
- Editorial Board Member, World Journal of Psychiatry
- Editorial Board Member, Neuroepidemiology
- Reviews Editor, Frontiers of Behavioral Neursocience
- Editorial Board Member: Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University Scientific Bulletin.
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Chinese integrative medicine, Review of Research Policy
- Associate Editor: The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease- 2015
- Editorial Advisory Board, User-Driven Healthcare and Narrative Medicine: Utilizing Collaborative Social Networks and Technologies
- Invited
- Guest Editor: Current Neuropharmacology, CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targes, Special Issue for Biomed Research International,2013
- Book Editor: Bentham Science Publishers LTD, 2013
- Editorial Board Member, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.2013-
- Editorial Board Member, Global Journal of Human Anatomy and Physiology Research-2013.
- Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Ophthalmology & Eye Science (IJOES)-2013.
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Bone Marrow Biology-2014.
- Book Editor: SM Group: Open Access eBooks-2014.
- Editorial Board Member: Austin Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease-2014.
- Guest Editor: Special Issue for Parkinson’s Disease-2014.
- Editorial Board Member: Journal of Therapeutic Targets for Neurological Diseases-2014.
- Guest Editor: Bentham Science Publishers- 2014.
- Seeking Board Member: Stem Cell & Research -2014
- Editorial Board Member: Global Journal of Pathology and Microbiology-2014
- Editorial Board Member: International Journal of Hematology Research-2014
- Guest Editor: Biomaterials and tissue Engineering Bulletin (BTEB)-2015
- Guest Editor: Special Issue for “Neurodegenerative Disease in Elderly” for Annals of Gerontology and Geriatric Research. 2015
- Editorial Board Member: Global Journal of Immunology and Allergic Diseases-2015
- Guest Editor: Special Issue for “Cell based therapies for blindness: challenges and applications” for Journal of Ophthalmology -2015
- Managing Editor: Frontiers in Bioscience-2015
- Editorial Board Member: SRL Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Disease-2015
- Editorial Board Member: Journal of Austin Neurology-2015
- Editorial Board Member: Austin-psychiatry-2016
- Editorial Board Member: International journal of Brain Disorders Therapy-2016
- Editorial Board Member: The Scientific Pages of Translational Neuroscience. 2016
- Editorial Board Member: The Scientific Pages of Psychiatry-2016
- Guest Editor: Neurology and Neuroscience special topic “Modeling Traumatic Brain Injury.