Background
Mahadevan, Perurmadom Ramaiyer was born on May 20, 1928 in Cochin, Kerala, India. Son of Perurmadom Mahadevan and Saraswarthy Ramaiyer.
Mahadevan, Perurmadom Ramaiyer was born on May 20, 1928 in Cochin, Kerala, India. Son of Perurmadom Mahadevan and Saraswarthy Ramaiyer.
Bachelor of Science, Madras (India) University, 1950. Master of Science, Banaras University, India, 1955. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1961.
Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1962.
Senior scientist, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Bombay, 1965-1972;
deputy general manager, Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd., 1972-1978;
director, Foundation for Medical Research, Bombay, 1978-1993;
director general, Malladi Research Center, Madras, since 1993. Teacher Gauhati, India, 1955-1989. Consultant Godrej Soaps, Bombay, 1989-1993.
Member of advisory committee Department Science and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India, 1984-1995.
Fellow Indian Academy of Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences. Member International Union Microbiol. Societies (member executive committee 1983-1987).
Married Sita Mahadevan, November 5, 1936. Children: Jyoti, Raman, Subramanian, Lakshmi.