Background
Venugopal, Pankajalakshmi Vellore was born on May 10, 1937 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Daughter of Balakrishna Vellore and Visalatchi (Meigandadevan) Venugopal.
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Pankajalakshmi Vellore Venugopal
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Education
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Madras Medical College, India, 1959. Doctor of Medicine, Madras Medical College, India, 1967. Postgraduate, Emory University, 1981.
Doctor of Philosophy, Medical Alternativa International, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1988.
Career
Tutor in physiology Kilpauk Medical College, Madras, India, 1962-1964. Tutor in bacteriology Madras Medical College, 1964-1965, assistant professor bacteriology, 1970, associate professor microbiology, 1972-1981, professor microbiology, 1985-1987. Civil assistant surgeon King Institute Preventive Medicine, Madras, 1966-1970.
Reader bacteriology, head department Coimbatore (India) Medical College, 1970-1971. Professor, head department microbiology Thanjavur (India) Medical College, 1981-1985, Stanley Medical College, 1987-1988. Mycologist Ministry of Health Hospitals, Qatif, Dammam and Hofuf, Saudi Arabia, 1988-1991.
Director, professor upgraded institute microbiology Madurai (India) Medical College, 1991-1995. Consultant microbiologist Kumaran Hospital, Madras, 1995-1996, Pallava Hospital, Madras, 1995-1996. Professor, head department Vinayaka Missions Medical College, Salem, India, 1996-2000.
Senior consultant microbiology K.J. Hospital, Chennai, since 2000. Professor, head department Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai Nagar, India, 2000—2002. With Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, since 2002.
Colombo plan research fellow in medical mycology, United Kingdom, 1971-1972. Chief microbiologist Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, 1970-1971, Thanjavur Medical College Hospital and Rajah Mirasdar Hospital, 1981-1985, Government Stanley Hospital, Madras, 1987-1988. Microbiologist Government General Hospital, Madras, 1972-1981.
Chief microbiologist, director Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai, 1991-1995. Member board postgraduate studies Tamil Nad Doctor M.G.Ramachandran Medical University, Madras, since 1994. Organizing secretary, program director workshop on diagnosis and management of fungal infections Institute Microbiology, Madurai Medical College, 1993, national workshop on fungal infections, 1994, 95.
Organizing secretary 3d National Conference SIHAM, 1st International Symposium on Mycoses in the New Millennium Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, 2000.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Society for Health Education and Research, International Society Human and Animal Mycology, International Leptospirosis Society (vice president, president 2000-2002), American Society Microbiology, New York Academy of Sciences, Homeo Foundation, International Foundation Alternate Medicine, Science for Indian Human and Animal Mycologists, National Academy Medical Sciences, Thula Vellala Association (life), Indian Officers Association (life), Indian Association Medical Microbiologists (life. President Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry chapter 1994-1995).
