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Dr. PV. MOHANAN

Scientist & In Charge, Toxicology Division,

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (Govt. of India),

Biomedical Technology Wing, Poojapura, Thiruvananthapuram 695 012, Kerala, India. Ph:91-471-2520266 (off)Email  :  mohanpv10@gmail.com,* mohanpv@sctimst.ac.in*

Education

• PDF  (Toxicology):  Institute  of  Community  Medicine,  The University of Tsukuba, Japan (May 2000 to May 2002)
  
• Ph.D in Toxicological/Safety evaluation of an anticancer drug. Biochemistry Dept., University of  Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, INDIA, 1997. 
  

Present Position

• Scientist In Charge (Head), Toxicology Division, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences  and  Technology  (Govt.  of  India),  Biomedical  Technology  Wing,  Poojapura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

Experience

• 21 years experience in Pre-clinical toxicity/safety evaluation of medical devices, drugs, chemicals and tissue engineered products as per OECD, ASTM, USP, FDA, ISO protocols.
• Certified Biological Safety Specialist
• GLP Inspector (National GLP Compliance Authority, Dept. of Science and technology, New Delhi

Membership of professional societies

• Associate member (Life), The Academy of Sciences for animal welfare, India
• Life member, Society of Toxicology (STOX), India,
• Life Member, Indian Society of Toxicology,
• Life Member, Environmental Mutagen Society, India,
• Life Member, Society for Biomaterials & Artificial Organs, India
• Life Member, Materials Research Society of India
• Life Member, Society for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, India
• Member in Indian Chapter of the Society of Quality Assurance (ICSQA) affiliated to International Society of Quality Assurance (SQA)
  

Publications
72 full papers, Edited 2 books on GLP

Chapters

• P.V. Mohanan. 'Regulatory aspects on biomaterial and medical device safety testing'. In Good Laboratory Practice and Regulatory Issues: Published by Educational Book Centre, Mumbai, India, pp155-162
• P.V.  Mohanan.  'Basic  information  on  GLP'.  In  Good  Laboratory  Practice  and Regulatory Issues: Published by Educational Book Centre, Mumbai, India, pp 42-50
• PV. Mohanan 'Biocompatibility Evaluations' In Good Laboratory Practice: emphasis on Medical devices. Published by SCTIMST, Kerala
  

Awards and Honors

-         Secretary-General of the Society of Toxicology India (2008-2010)

-         PhD Guide in Toxicology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, (Deemed University)  Thiruvananthapuram

-         Fellow of Society of Toxicology (FST), India

-          Fellow of Academy of Sciences for animal welfare [FASc (AW)], The Academy of Sciences for animal welfare, approved by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India
-          Organizing Secretary: Silver Jubilee Year celebrations of Society of Toxicology and a National Symposium  on      Good  Laboratory  Practice  and  regulatory  issues,  October  28-30,  2004  at SCTIMST, Trivandrum
-          Organizing Secretary, INDO-US symposium on GLP: emphasis on medical devices, March 2008
-          Member,  Advisory  Board,  Toxicology  International  journal,  published  by  STOX,  India (2002-2004)

-         Editorial Board member and Referees in the Journal of Indian Society of Toxicology

-         Advisory Board member of Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology