Val Vallyathan

Background

Vallyathan, Val was born on October 14, 1936 in Haripad, Kerala, India. Son of Neelakanta Pillal and Subnadra Amma. came to the United States, 1971.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Baroda, India, 1957; Master of Science, U. Baroda, India, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Baroda, India, 1963.

Career

Teaching associate, U. Baroda, 1958-1959; Government of India research fellow, U. Baroda, 1959-1964; assistant professor, U. Baroda, 1964-1968; research associate, U. Baroda, 1964-1968; National Research Council postdoctoral fellow, U. Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 1968-1971; research associate, Institute for Muscle Disease, New York City, 1971-1974; research associate/assistant professor, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1974-1979; research pathologist/professor pathology, National Institute for Occupational Safety, West Virginia University, Morgantown, since 1979. Panel member National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/Civil Air Patrol committee asbestosis, 1981-1984, commission on silicosis, 1984-1988. Chairman Work Group Silica/Silicosis, Morgantown, 1989-1991, Oxygen Radicals Conference, Morgantown, 1993.

Achievements

• Val Vallyathan has been listed as a noteworthy Pathologist and educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Industry team leader American Heart Association, Morgantown, 1992, 93.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, travel, stamp collecting.

Connections

Married Usha Kumari, November 7, 1965;children: Veena, Sanjay.

Father:

Neelakanta Pillal

Mother:

Subnadra Amma

Spouse:

Usha Kumari

child:

Veena Vallyathan

child:

Sanjay Vallyathan