PROFILE   
                                      
                                      
                                    OF 
                                      
                                      
                       Dr. B. SESIKERAN, M.D. FAMS 
                              Former Director 
                       National Institute of Nutrition 
                            Hyderabad-500007 
                                      
            
            
                     NAME                            :                Dr. Sesikeran Boindala, M.D. FAMS 
                     Designation                     :                Former Director 
                                                                      National Institute of Nutrition 
                                                                      Indian Council of Medical Research 
                                                                      Hyderabad – 500 007 
                     Age                             :                67years 
                     Date of Birth                   :                30th July 1951 
                     Marital Status                  :                Married 
                      
                     Residential address             :                105, Sumeda Apts 
                                                                             St # 2 , Habsiguda 
                                                                             Hyderabad- 500007 
                      
                     Email ID                        :                sesikeran@gmail.com          
                      
                     Educational Background 
                      
                              Course           Year             College                   University 
                              M.B.B.S          1975  Stanley Medical                Madras University 
                                                        College 
                              M.D.             1983  Gandhi Medical                 Osmania University 
                              Pathology                 College 
                      
                     Research Career at National Institute of  Nutrition  
                      
                         Assistant Research Officer                           :       1977 – 1984 
                         Research Officer                                     :       1984 – 1990 
                         Senior Research Officer                              :       1990 – 1995 
                         Assistant Director                                   :       1995 – 2000 
                         Deputy Director                                      :       2000 – 2006 
                         Officer in-charge,  Pathology Division               :       1989  – 2006 
                         Director                                             :       April, 2006 –Aug. 2012 
                         Current Positions  
                        1.  Chairman Review Committee for Genetic Manipulation – Govt of India 
                        2.  Member scientific  panel  on  Nutraceuticals,  Food  supplements,  FSDU, 
                            FSMP, Novel Foods , FSSAI 
                        3.  President , Nutrition Society of India 
                        4.  Vice President- Microbiota and Probiotic Science foundation of India 
                        5.  Vice President-  Probiotic Association of India 
                        6.  Member- Health and Wellness Advisory Council – Coca Cola India 
                        7.   Member- Nestle Council on Nutrition Affairs- India 
                        8.   Trustee of Heinz Nutrition Foundation. 
                   9.  Public Sector Trustee from India to International Life Sciences Institute  
                   10.Member of research advisory committees of CSIR IITR Lucknow  
                   11. Chairman  program  Advisory  Committee  and  member  RC–  National 
                      Agribiotechnology Inst-DBT- Govt of India.  
                   12.Member of project review committee in the Dept of Health research 
                      Ministry of health 
                   13.Member National Committee on Nutrition of the CII , Delhi 
                   14.Chairman working group on foods for sportspersons FSSAI,  
                       
                 
                 
                RESEARCH AREAS 
                Major               :     Nutritional Pathology, Toxicology 
                Sub areas           :     Diet and Cancer, Nutrition and Cell Death 
                Publications        :     120 (including chapters in books)  
                Awards /Honours : 
                    1.  Prof CRRM Reddy memorial oration award- Andhra Pradesh Academy of 
                       Sciences - 2017 
                    2.  Yellapragada Subba Row memorial lecture, School of Medical Sciences, 
                       University of Hyderabad - 2015 
                    3.  Santhinath Ghosh memorial oration, Dept of chemical technology, 
                       Kolkatta University – Nov 2013 
                    4.  C Ramachandran  Memorial Oration , Nutrition Foundation of India -                                                                                                                       
                       2012                                                                    
                    5.  Dr.Rajammal Devadas Oration Award – Avinashilingam University, 
                       Coimbatore- 2012 
                        
                    6.  Dr.Florence Theophilus  Endowment Lecture, WCC Chennai- 2011 
                    7.  Dr.S.G.Srikantia Memorial Lecture, Nutrition Society of India ,                     
                       Hyderabad- 2011   
                    8.  Sir Neelratan Sircar Memorial Oration- IMA Calcutta- 2011 
                        
                    9.  S K Mitra Memorial Award-2009   All India Food Processors’     
                       Association at New Delhi   
                        
                      10.Kamalapuri Sabharwal Memorial Oration – Lady Irwin College, New 
                          Delhi- 2009 
                           
                      11. Dr.P.Narasimha Rao International Award – International Medical 
                          Sciences Academy, New Delhi 2009 
                           
                      12.  Dr. D. Govinda Reddy Memorial Oration, NTR University of Health 
                          Sciences, Vijayawada- 2008 
                           
                      13.Dr.K.V.Rao Memorial Oration, Dr.K.V.Rao Scientific Society, 
                          Hyderabad- 2007 
                    
                      14. RR memorial Oration Dept Oncology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical 
                          Sciences- 2000 
                    
                    
                   Life Membership and Fellowships in Scientific Societies 
                   1.     Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists 
                   2.     AP Chapter of Pathologists and Microbiologists 
                   3.     Nutrition Society of India- President 2016-2020 
                   4.      Gut Microbiota and Probiotic Science Foundation- Vice President 
                   5.      Fellow – Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences, Hyderabad   
                   6.      Fellow of Telengana Academy of Sciences- Vice President 2016-18 
                   7.      Fellow – National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi ...  
                   8.     Fellow of International Academy of Medical sciences    
                    
                    
                   Research Guide  : Ph.D., MD and MDS students of NTR University of Health 
                   Sciences