Erode M Elango, Ph.D., F.U.I.C.C.
Mazumdar-Shaw Cancer Center
Department of Molecular Diagnostics, Narayana Hrudayalaya Health City
258/A Bommasandra, Anekal
Bangalore - 560 099
Karnataka
E-mail: dr.elango2@hrudayalaya.com
Phone: +91-80-27835000
Mobile: +91-9945979979
Fax: +91-484-27832648
URL: http://myprofile.cos.com/emelango
Positions Held:
Position Affiliation Time Period
Chief Operating Officer
Mazumdar-Shaw Cancer Center, Narayana Hrudayalaya Health City, Bangalore, India
2009-Present
Chair
Sequencing and Genotyping, Ocimum Biosolutions, Hyderabad, India
2008-2009
Assistant Professor
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Kochi, India
2000-2008
Lecturer
Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai, India
1999-2000
Area of Specialization:
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Research Summary:
Development of genomic and proteomic array for the early diagnosis of Head and Neck cancer in Kerala (South India) population
Bioinformatics - population genomics and computational genomic analysis
Molecular imaging for the early diagnosis of cancer
Publications:
1.
Rajesh, G., Elango, E. M. , Vidya, V. and Balakrishnan, V. Genotype-phenotype correlation in 9 patients with tropical pancreatitis and identified gene mutations. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology : Official Journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology. 2009. 28, 68-71. [PubMed]
2.
Sampathkumar, K., Sooraj, Y., S., Amol, R., M., Ramakrishnan, M., Seethalekshmy, N., V., Elango, E., M. , Granulomatous interstitial nephritis due to tuberculosis Rare presentation, Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2009, 20 (5), 840-84.
3.
Satish, S., Rajesh, R., George, K., Elango, E. M. and Unni, V. N. Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis with essential cryoglobulinemia. Indian Journal of Nephrology. 2008. 18, 80-82. [PubMed]
4.
Murugaian, E., E. , Premkumar, R., M., Radhakrishnan, L., Vallath, B., Novel mutations in the calcium sensing receptor gene in tropical chronic pancreatitis in India., Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, 2008, 43 (1), 117-21.
5.
Panicker, J. N., Vinayan, K. P., Ahsan, M., Elango, E. M. and Kumar, A. A. Juvenile Behcet's disease: highlighting neuropsychiatric manifestations and putative genetic mechanisms. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2007. 109, 436-438. [PubMed]
6.
Elango, E. M. , Asita, H., Nidhi, G., Seema, P., Banerji, A. and Kuriakose, M. A. Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 by diallyl sulfides (DAS) in HEK 293T cells. Journal of Applied Genetics. 2004. 45, 469-471. [PubMed]
7.
Kuriakose, M. A., Chen, W. T., He, Z. M., Sikora, A. G., Zhang, P., Zhang, Z. Y., Qiu, W. L., Hsu, D. F., McMunn-Coffran, C., Brown, S. M., Elango, E. M. , Delacure, M. D. and Chen, F. A. Selection and validation of differentially expressed genes in head and neck cancer. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences . 2004. 61, 1372-1383. [PubMed]
8.
Mahalingam, K., Janani, S., Priya, S., Elango, E. M. and Sundari, R. M. Diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidoses: how to avoid false positives and false negatives. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2004. 71, 29-32. [PubMed]
9.
Elango, E., M. , Asita, H., Nidhi, G., Seema, P., Banerji, A., Kuriakose, M., A., Inhibition of Cyclooxygenase-2 By Diallyl Sulfides (DAS) in HEK 293T Cells., Journal of Applied Genetics, 2004, 45(4), 469-71.
11.
Soniya,E., V., Manoj,P. and Elango,E., M. , Hepatitis B virus surface antigen partial cds, Genbank, 2002
12.
Elango, E. M. , Priya, S. and Mayasundari, R. Discontinuous electrophoresis of glycosaminoglycans: a screening method for mucopolysaccharidoses. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 1998. 65, 597-601. [PubMed]
13.
Elango,E., M., Priya, S. and Mayasundari, R., A study of Morquio and Maroteaux-Lamy syndromes in South India, FASEB Journal, 1997, 11(9), A1422.
14.
Elango, E., M. , Roopa, R., Parvathy, G., Balakrishnan, V. and Paulmurugan, R., Hepatitis G virus infections in chronic liver disease patients and blood donors in South India (Kerala), Comparative Hepatology.
Book Chapters:
Elango E. M. Human genome project: A Molecular Edition on Homo sapiens., Human Origins, Genome and People of India, 1 Edition, Calcutta, India, Anthropological Survey of India. 2007
Elango E. M. Genetics of Gastroenterology and Hepatology., Practical Gastroenterology., 1 Edition, Bangalore, India. 2007. pg 330-335
Grant Support:
Project Title Role Funding Agency Sanction Number Sanction Date
Genetic studies on Chronic Pancreatitis
Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
2004-2006
Phase II double-blind, placebo controlled randomized study of Sulindac, a pan-COX inhibitor, in oral premalignant lesions
National Institute of Health, Maryland, USA
2005-2007
Phase II multi center chemoprevention study of oral neoplasia using Curcumin
Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
2005-2007
Analysis of mutations in PRSS1 and SPINK1 genes in Kerala popul
Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment, Government of Kerala, India
2003-2005
Education
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M.Sc. in Biomedical Genetics, ,
University of Madras, Chennai, India
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Ph.D. in Biomedical Genetics, ,
University of Madras, Chennai, India
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F.U.I.C.C.
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M.Phil.
Honors and Awards
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2004, Fellow of the UICC, The International Union Against Cancer
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2003, ICRETT, UICC ( International Union Against Cancer), New York University, Molecular Profiling in Head and Neck Cancer
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1992-1997, Research Fellow, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science, Government of India, Life Sciences
Member
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American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
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Indian Society of Human Genetics
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International Union Against Cancer
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Society of Biological Chemists, India
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Society of Biotechnologists
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Research and Ethics Committee
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Basic Science Division, ICMR
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Nominee, CPCSEA, Govt of India
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Board of Examinations, Cochin University of Science and Technology
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Clinical Laboratory Services Committee
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Institutional Animals Ethics Committee
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Visiting faculty Amrita Institute of Biotechnology
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Expert committee member, Anthropological Survey of India (Southern Region, Mysore, Karnataka, India)