Director
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Trivandrum
Bio
Madhavan Radhakrishna Pillai is an Indian cancer biologist and the director of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology. Known for his studies on papilloma viruses, Pillai is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, India, Royal College of Pathologists and the National Academy of Medical Sciences. The Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India awarded him the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences in 2002.
Academic Positions
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Present 2005
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2000 2005
Head of the Department of Molecular Medicine, Drug Development and Chemoinformatics
Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum
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2004 2001
post-doctoral work in molecular biology and immunopharmacology
University of Arizona, USA
Education & Training
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FRCPath 1995
FRCPath
The Royal College of Pathologists, London
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MRCPath1993
MRCPath
The Royal College of Pathologists, London
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PhD1989
PhD Degree
University of Kerala, India
Honors, Awards and Grants
Academic Honors
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SCP 2014Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award
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2012-2013Ormond Family Faculty Fellow
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June 2011Nautilus Silver Award for Dragonfly Effect
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2000 - 2003Hong Kong Science International Research Grant
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1999Citibank Best Teacher Award (school-wide award, UCLA)
