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Arasambattu Kannan Munirajan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor 
 
University of Madras
Department of Genetics
Taramani Campus
Chennai - 600 113   
Tamil Nadu   
 
E-mail: akmunirajan@gmail.com
Phone: +91-44-2454 7064
Fax: +91-44-2454 0709
 
URL: http://www.unom.ac.in/departments/genetics/Munirajan_profile.html
 
Area of Specialization:
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics
Publications:
1. Murugan, A. K., Hong, N. T., Cuc, T. T., Hung, N. C., Munirajan, A. K., Ikeda, M. A. and Tsuchida, N.  Detection of two novel mutations and relatively high incidence of H-RAS mutations in Vietnamese oral cancer. Oral Oncology. 2009.  45, e161-6. [PubMed]
2. Munirajan, A. K., Ando, K., Mukai, A., Takahashi, M., Suenaga, Y., Ohira, M., Koda, T., Hirota, T., Ozaki, T. and Nakagawara, A.  KIF1Bbeta functions as a haploinsufficient tumor suppressor gene mapped to chromosome 1p36.2 by inducing apoptotic cell death. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2008.  283, 24426-24434. [PubMed]
3. Solomon, P. R., Munirajan, A. K., Tsuchida, N., Muthukumarasamy, K., Rathinavel, A., Selvam, G. S. and Shanmugam, G.  Promoter hypermethylation analysis in myelodysplastic syndromes: diagnostic & prognostic implication. The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2008.  127, 52-57. [PubMed]
4. Murugan, A. K., Hong, N. T., Fukui, Y., Munirajan, A. K. and Tsuchida, N.  Oncogenic mutations of the PIK3CA gene in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. International Journal of Oncology. 2008.  32, 101-111. [PubMed]
5. Kannan, K., Munirajan, A. K., Bhuvarahamurthy, V., Mohanprasad, B. K., Shankar, P., Tsuchida, N. and Shanmugam, G.  FHIT gene mutations and single nucleotide polymorphism in Indian oral and cervical squamous cell carcinomas. Oral Oncology. 2000.  36, 189-193. [PubMed]
6. Kannan, K., Munirajan, A. K., Krishnamurthy, J., Bhuvarahamurthy, V., Mohanprasad, B. K., Panishankar, K. H., Tsuchida, N. and Shanmugam, G.  The p16INK4alpha/p19ARF gene mutations are infrequent and are mutually exclusive to p53 mutations in Indian oral squamous cell carcinomas. International Journal of Oncology. 2000.  16, 585-590. [PubMed]
7. Kannan, K., Munirajan, A. K., Krishnamurthy, J., Bhuvarahamurthy, V., Mohanprasad, B. K., Panishankar, K. H., Tsuchida, N. and Shanmugam, G.  Low incidence of p53 mutations in betel quid and tobacco chewing-associated oral squamous carcinoma from India. International Journal of Oncology. 1999.  15, 1133-1136. [PubMed]
8. Kannan, K., Tharu, R., Gopinath, P. M., Bharadwaj, T. P., Munirajan, A. K., Tsuchida, N. and Shanmugam, G.  Infrequent genetic alterations of p53, p16 genes and polymorphism in fhit gene in Indian myelodysplastic syndrome. Oncology Research. 1999.  11, 101-104. [PubMed]
9. Munirajan, A. K., Mohanprasad, B. K., Shanmugam, G. and Tsuchida, N.  Detection of a rare point mutation at codon 59 and relatively high incidence of H-ras mutation in Indian oral cancer. International Journal of Oncology. 1998.  13, 971-974. [PubMed]
10. Munirajan, A. K., Kannan, K., Bhuvarahamurthy, V., Ishida, I., Fujinaga, K., Tsuchida, N. and Shanmugam, G.  The status of human papillomavirus and tumor suppressor genes p53 and p16 in carcinomas of uterine cervix from India. Gynecologic Oncology. 1998.  69, 205-209. [PubMed]
11. Tsuchida, N. and Munirajan, A. K.  [p53 mutations and their role in tumorigenesis]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso. Protein, Nucleic Acid, Enzyme. 1997.  42, 1567-1575. [PubMed]
12. Munirajan, A. K., Tutsumi-Ishii, Y., Mohanprasad, B. K., Hirano, Y., Munakata, N., Shanmugam, G. and Tsuchida, N.  p53 gene mutations in oral carcinomas from India. International Journal of Cancer. 1996.  66, 297-300. [PubMed]
 

 
Grant Support:
Project Title Role Funding Agency Sanction Number Sanction Date
Expression Profiling of miRNAs and its use in prognosis/diagnosis of Oral Squamous Cell carcinoma Principal Investigator Department of Biotechnology, Government of India

 
 
 
Education 
::
Ph.D.
Honors and Awards
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Visiting Scientist to Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, Chiba, Japan
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Peraingnar Anna Memorial Medal from Madurai Kamaraj University
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International Cancer Technology Transfer Fellowship from International Union Against Cancer, Geneva
Member
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Fellow of International Union Against Cancer, Geneva
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Life Member of The Indian Society of Human Genetics
  Last modified on : Mar 4, 2011
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