Background
Mukkai, Lalitha Kesavan was born on November 3, 1946 in Palghat, Kerala, India. Daughter of Ramaswamy Kesavan M. and Jayalakshmi Subramaniam.
consultant researcher microbiology educator
Mukkai, Lalitha Kesavan was born on November 3, 1946 in Palghat, Kerala, India. Daughter of Ramaswamy Kesavan M. and Jayalakshmi Subramaniam.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Medical College Calicut, 1969. Doctor of Medicine in Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Madras, India, 1975.
Demonstrator in microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, 1972-1975; junior lecturer, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, 1975-1976; senior lecturer, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, 1976-1979; reader, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, 1979-1982; associate professor microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, 1982-1984; professor microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, since 1984; head microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, since 1995. Acting head department microbiology Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, India, 1982-1984, head microbiology unit, 1987-1995, acting head microbiology, virology, 1991-1992, head department clinical microbiology, since 1995.
Past member round table Vellore (Indian) branch Inner Circle. Fellow Indian Association Pathologists. Member Indian Association Medical Microbiologists, American Society Microbiologists, European Society Microbiologists and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Infection Society India.
Married Balasubramaniam Neelakantan, October 20, 1969. Children: Arun, Anand, Anuradha.