Background
Rajendran, P. was born on May 4, 1949 in Udamalpet, Coimbatore, India. Son of M. Paramasivam and M. Leelavathy.
Rajendran, P. was born on May 4, 1949 in Udamalpet, Coimbatore, India. Son of M. Paramasivam and M. Leelavathy.
Bachelor of Science, Madurai University, India, 1969. Master of Science, University Madras, India, 1972. Diploma in Higher Education, University Madras, India, 1984.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Madras, India, 1988. Diploma Medical Virology, Poona University, India, 1979. Diploma in Distance Education, Indira Gandhi Open University, India, 1989.
Tutor department pathology Sri Krishna Medical College, Bihar, India, 1972-1974, assistant professor department microbiology India, 1974-1982. Lecturer department microbiology University Madras, India, 1982-1988, reader department microbiology India, 1988-1994, professor department microbiology India, since 1994. Consultant Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome prevention and control/United States Agency for International Development, 1997.
Fellow Indian Association biomedical Sciences (Thangam Vasudevan award 1988, Balakrishnan Memorial award 1994, general secretary since 1997), Indian Chemical Society. Member International Society Leptospirosis, Indian Association Medical Microbiologist (secretary Tamil Nadu chapter since 1998), Indian Association Mycoplasmalogists (life member), Association Microbiologists India (life member).
Married S. Melani, March 5, 1980. Children: R. Nivedha, R. Nisha Mithal.