Peralam Yegneswaran Prakash

Background

Prakash, Peralam Yegneswaran Son of Philisophy K. Yegneswaran and M. R. Girija.

Education

Master of Science in Medical Microbiology, Manipal University, Karnataka, India, 2004. Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Mycology, Manipal University, Karnataka, India, 2007.

Career

Faculty, medicine, lecturer, medical microbiology Manipal University, since 2005. Incharge medical mycology laboratory Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, since 2005. Microbiology laboratory quality control coordinator Department Microbiology, Manipal, since 2009.

Achievements

• Achievements include patents pending for a novel media for pulmonary cryptococcosis detection. Discovery of zoonotic transmission of Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichosis from feline source in South India. Discovery of neuropsychiatric manifestations of Cryptococcus Neoformans.
  
  Research in yeast killer toxins.

Membership

Volunteer and life member Red Cross Society, India, 2003—2010. Member of International Society Human and Animal Mycology, Mycological Society India, Society Indian Human and Animal Mycologist, Red Cross Society (life).

Interests

• Travel, anthropology, literature.

Connections

Father:

Philisophy K. Yegneswaran

Mother:

M. R. Girija