Malini Laloraya, PhD
Scientist G
Reproductive Biology ( -2024)
malinilaloraya@gmail.com
Current affiliation
ICMR Emeritus Scientist (2025-continuing),
Advanced Centre for Regenerative Biology and Stem Cell Research in Cutaneous Biology (AcREM-STEM),
University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Kariavattom P.O.
Thiruvananthapuram - 695 581
Dr. Laloraya received a B.Sc. in Biology and a M.Sc. in Life Sciences with a specialization in
Reproductive Biology from the University of Indore(Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya). She did her
Ph.D. in Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya on understanding the role of oxyradicals in female
reproduction and received her Ph.D. in 1989. She then joined the same department at Devi
Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya as an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) and continued as a Senior Lecturer.
She moved to RGCB in 2004. She was Fellow-in-Residence at The Population Council,
Rockefeller University, NY, and University of Virginia, Charlottesville. She was also a Visiting
Faculty at University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl, USA under Healthy Babies program of NIH where
she worked on Stat5b mutation in Type 1 Diabetes & its impact on autoimmunity. She has been a
RAINE Visiting Professor at University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. She is currently an
ICMR Emeritus Scientist in the Advanced Centre for Regenerative Biology and Stem Cell
Research in Cutaneous Biology (AcREM-STEM), University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram,
India.
She is an Elected Fellow of The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), 2018 and was
Conferred Fellowship in Reproduction and Endocrinology, 2019. Her awards include – Prof. P.
Govindarajulu Gold Medal Oration 2020(SRBCE), Prof. G. P. Talwar Gold Medal Award(2020) &
Labhsetwar Award(2014) of ISSRF, Raine Visiting Professorship(2006/2008) by Raine Medical
Research Foundation(Australia), Rockefeller Foundation’s International Fellowship(1994), MP
Young Scientist Award(1991), NET-JRF-CSIR(1987), NET-JRF-UGC(1986), Merit
certificate(National Certificate Scheme,1981).
She has served as an Expert member of the Department Biotechnology’s Technical Expert
Committees (TECs). She has earlier been an Expert Member of PMC of TDB(DST), DBT’s Task
Force on Maternal and Child Health Research (2020-2021) & Reproductive Health &
Biology(2013-2016). She is currently an Awards Committee Member of American Society for
Reproductive Immunology. She was an Expert member of WHO’s Global Health Foresight
Horizon Scan exercise (2022). She has been a reviewer for several National and international
funding agencies as well as Journals.
Her research interests focus on women's health, including understanding embryo implantation,
ER alpha interactome and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Dr. Laloraya’s research of 34
Years has been funded continuously by Department of Biotechnology and Science and
Engineering Research Board under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of
India, Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and
Indian Council of Medical Research. Her work was funded by 16 National extramural grants and
Intramural fund support from RGCB. She also had International grant from The Rockefeller
Foundation, NY, USA and CONRAD, Virginia, USA on the Contraceptive Efficacy of
antiprogestins RU486 and Cabergoline.
She has mentored 17 Ph.Ds, 5 PDFs, 2 M. Phils, ~22 Project Fellows; mentored dissertation of
49 Master’s students and 47 Bachelor's students, several post graduate students. Several of her
mentees have become faculty in Universities and Institutes, Research positions in biotech
companies including Director (Research). She has published 101 peer-reviewed original articles,
8 Reviews, 3 Book chapters. She has given several invited talks at National and International
Talks.
She has taught courses in Cell and Developmental Biology, Radiation Biology, Basic Genetics
and Genetic Engineering, Advances in Female Reproduction, Autoimmunity and Tolerance.
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