Professional Activities:

Positions Held

Director of Neurosciences, Institute for Regenerative Medicine Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine at Scott & White	2011-present.
Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine,	2011-present
Research Career Scientist,Research Service, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, TX	2011- present
Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina,	2004-2011
Medical Research Scientist, Medical Research Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina,	1999-2011
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina,	1999-2004.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina,	1995-1998.
Research Scientist (WOC), Medical Research Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina,	1992-1999.
Research Associate, Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina,	1992-1995,
Postdoctoral Research Associate,Department ofBiology, Neurobiology Section, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana,	1990-1992.
Research Officer, National Neural Transplant Unit, Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India,	1989-1990.
Graduate Fellow, Ph.D. programme, National Neural Transplant Unit, Dept. Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India,	1987-1990.
Senior Demonstrator, Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India,	1987-1989.
Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India,	1983-1987.

Additional Positions:

GRADUATE FACULTY,Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, GRADUATE FACULTY, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience,	2012-present
Duke University, Durham NC 27710. EXTERNAL EXAMINER, Neurobiology Ph.D. program,	2007-2011
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. EXTERNAL EXAMINER, Department of Neuroscience Ph.D. program,	2012
Rosalind Franklin University-Chicago Medical School, Chicago, USA (2007). EXTERNAL EXAMINER, Ph.D. degree program,	2007
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India EXTERNAL EXAMINER, Neurobiology Ph.D. program,	2003
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.	2001

Honors And Awards

1. Research Career Scientist Award, Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011-2016.
2. "Director's Award of Excellence", Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS), 2012.
3. Highly Cited Scientist - Among the top 1% of scientists worldwide in the field of Neuroscience and Behavior, in terms of total citations received for published articles over 10-year period, Essential Science Indicators of THOMPSON REUTERS. Has been a member of this list since 2009.
4. Author of a Highly Cited Paper - Among the top 1% of articles published worldwide in all fields over 10-year period, in terms of the total citations received for the article, Essential Science Indicators of THOMPSON REUTERS. Has been a member of this list since 2009.
5. Chair of the symposium, "Stem Cells, Aging and Disease" on November 1, 2014, at the Annual Conference of the International Society for Aging and Disease (ISOAD), October 31-November 3, Beijing, China.
6. Member, International Scientific Program Committee, Annual Conference of the International Society for Aging and Disease (ISOAD), October 31-November 3, 2014, Beijing, China.
7. Chair of the symposium, "Pediatric Neurorestology" on March 1, 2014, at the combined annual conference of International Association of Neurorestology (IANR), Stem Cell Society of India, and Global College of Neuroprotection and Neuroregeneration, Mumbai, India.
8. Chair of the Symposium on: Psychiatric Comorbidities and the Epilepsies II: Technological Advances and Future Perspectives. International Conference on “Epilepsies: Complexity and Co-Morbidities (Neuroscience 2013)” Ribeirao Preto School of Medicine,University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, (Sept. 2013).

1. Member of Advisory Committee, NEUROCON-2015-International Conference on Development, Degeneration and Regeneration of Neurons: Neurochemistry to Clinical Neurology, Jan 7-10, 2015, Haldia, Midnapore, India.
2. Member of Advisory Committee, NEUROCON-2013-International Conference on Neurodegenerative and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Translational Aspects, Kolkota, India.

11. Chair and Organizer of a Symposium on Epilepsy Therapeutics, International Neural Therapy and Research Conference (INTR-11), Clear Water Beach, FL, USA, May 2011.
12. Member, International Scientific Committee, International Neural Transplantation & Repair-11 meeting, (May 2011).
13. VA Merit Award, Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011-2015.
14. Councilor, AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NEURAL THERAPY & REPAIR (2008-2011).
15. VA Merit Award, Department of Veterans Affairs, 2007-2011.
16. Session Chair, Stem Cells &Epilepsy, Symposium on Neuroscience& Epilepsy, Ribeirao Preto School of Medicine,University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, (Sept. 2008).
17. Member, Education Committee, American Society for Neural Therapy & Repair, 2007-2011.
18. FELLOW, AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NEURAL THERAPY & REPAIR (Year of election: 1998).
19. VA Merit Award, Department of Veterans Affairs, 1999-2004.
20. BIOGRAPHEE, WHO’s WHO in Science and Engineering.
21. BIOGRAPHEE, WHO’s WHO in America.
22. BIOGRAPHEE, WHO’s WHO in the World.
23. T. SOMANI NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AWARD, Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurosciences, 1989.
24. INTERNATIONAL BRAIN RES. ORGANIZATION (IBRO) AWARD to attend “Intensive workshop on Basic Neuroscience” at Shangai, China, 1989.

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Society for Neuroscience, North America (SFN)
• Charter Member, American Society for Neural Therapy & Repair (ASNTR)
• Member, American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• Member, American Epilepsy Society (AES)
• Member, International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
• Fellow, American Society for Neural Therapy & Repair (ASNTR), Year of election: 1998.
• Councilor, American Society for Neural Therapy & Repair (ASNTR), 2008-2011.