Centre of Excellence in Microbiome (CoEM)

Scientific Strategy Board

1 Prof. Chandrabhas Narayana,
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research,Govt of India, Bangalore andFormer Director, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram
Chairman
2 Dr. Sabu Thomas,
Director, CoEM
Convenor
3 Dr. Beena Pillai
Director, BRIC- Rajiv Gandhi Centre for
Biotechnology (RGCB), Government of India,
Thiruvananthapuram
Member
4 Prof. (Dr) Mohamed Hatha A
Emeritus Professor, Department of Marine Biology,
Microbiology & Biochemistry & Director, Centre for
Polar Sciences, Cochin University of Science and
Technology, Cochin
Member
5 Member Secretary
Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and
Environment (KSCSTE), Sastra Bhavan,
Thiruvananthapuram
Member
6 Chief Executive Officer
Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), Thejaswini,
Technopark Campus, Thiruvananthapuram
Member
7 Dr. S.S. Lal
Public Health Expert and former WHO Consultant &
Chairman, Kerala High-Power Committee for
Epidemic Control, Dept. of Health & Family
Welfare, Thiruvananthapuram.
Member
8 Dr. Balamurugam Ramadass
Additional Professor & Head, Centre for Clinical
Microbiome Research, All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS), Govt. of India, Bhubaneswar
Member
9 Dr. Radhakrishnan E.K.
Professor, School of Biosciences & Director,
Business Innovation and Incubation Centre (BIIC),
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.
Member
10 Dr. Jess Vergis
Senior Scientist, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research
Institute (IVRI), Govt. of India, Bareilly, Uttar
Pradesh
Member
11 Dr. Sarika A. R.
Principal Scientist, Kerala Biotechnology
Commission & KSCSTE Nodal Officer to CoEM,
Sastra Bhavan Thiruvananthapuram
Member
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