Ponniah Karunakaran

Background

Karunakaran, Ponniah was born on April 11, 1962 in Puttur, Sri Lanka. Son of Sellappah and Annamah (Sinathampy) Ponniah. arrived in Canada, 1998.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 1986; Master of Science, U. Trondheim, Norway, 1992; Doctor of Philosophy, Norwegian U. Science and Technology, Trondheim, 1997.

Career

Assistant lecturer, U. Jaffna, 1986-1988; researcher, Norwegian U. Science and Technology, Trondheim, 1993-1997; postdoctoral fellow, U. B.C., Vancouver, since 1998.

Achievements

• Ponniah Karunakaran has been listed as a noteworthy Molecular biologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

• Avocations: music, films, traveling.

Connections

Married Subashini Poopalasingham, October 29, 1994. 1 child, Thuvaarahan.

Father:

Sellappah Ponniah

Mother:

Annamah (Sinathampy) Ponniah

Spouse:

Subashini Poopalasingham

child:

Thuvaarahan Karunakaran