M. Chandra Sekar

Background

Sekar, M. Chandra was born on November 30, 1954 in Pudukkotai, Tamil Nadu, India. Son of T.S.M. and Saraswathy Sundaram. came to the United States, 1984.

Education

Bs in Pharmacy, Birla Institute Technology and Science, Pilani Rajasthan, India, 1974; M of Pharmacy, Birla Institute Technology and Science, Pilani Rajasthan, India, 1976; Master of Science, U. British Columbia, Canada, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy, U. British Columbia, Canada, 1984.

Career

Post doctoral fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1984-1987; research assistant professor, U. Alabama, Birmingham, since 1988; associate scientist, Cancer Center, since 1992. Reviewer Endocrinology, since 1989, Journal Physiology, since 1990, Endocrine, since 1995.

Achievements

• M. Chandra Sekar has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmacology researcher, pharmacist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Madison, Birmingham, 1984-1994. Volumes scientist American Association for the Advancement of Science Black Church Health Project, 1995. Member American Diabetes assosiation, New York Academy Science, American Pharmaceutical Association, American Society Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

Connections

Married Padmini Sekar, October 24, 1982. Children: Nitin, Samantha.

Father:

T.S.M. Sundaram

Mother:

Saraswathy Sundaram

Spouse:

Padmini Sekar

child:

Samantha Sekar

child:

Nitin Sekar