Balasubramaniam Kumariah

Background

Kumariah, Balasubramaniam was born on September 12, 1926 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Son of Subramaniam and Thirupathy (Vijayaratnam) Kumariah.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, U. Ceylon, 1956; diploma in pharmacology, Victoria U., Manchester, England, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Victoria U., Manchester, England, 1970.

Career

From lecturer to professor pharmacology, U. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1963-1978; senior pharmaceutical adviser, Unctad, Geneva, Switzerland, 1978-1983; United Nations international expert, Caricom, Georgetown, Guyana, 1983-1986; pharmaceutical adviser, CI Roap, Penang, Malaysia, since 1986. Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, 1989, 92.

Achievements

• Balasubramaniam Kumariah has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmacologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy Sciences.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, reading, bridge.

Connections

Married Kamaladevi Paul. Four children.

Father:

Subramaniam Kumariah

Mother:

Thirupathy (Vijayaratnam) Kumariah

Spouse:

Kamaladevi Paul