Veer Bhavanandan

Background

Bhavanandan, Veer was born on November 1, 1936 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Son of Ramalingham and Rasam (Chelliah) V.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Ceylon, Colombo, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University Edinburgh, 1962. Doctor of Science, University Edinburgh, 1983.

Career

Research associate Columbia University, New York City, 1965-1967. Agricultural chemist Tea ResearchInst., Talawakelle, Sri Lanka, 1967-1971. Staff scientist Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, 1971-1973.

Research associate Master of Science Hershey Medical Center (Pennsylvania), 1973-1974, assistant professor biological chemistry, 1975-1979, associate professor, 1980-1985, professor, 1986.

Member National Institutes of Health Biochemistry Study Section(s), 1987-1992. Research, numerous publications in field

U. Edinburgh postgraduate scholar, 1960-1962. National Institutes of Health grantee, 1976.

American Cancer Society Eleanor Roosevelt International Cancer fellow, Oxford, England, 1982-1983, National Institutes of Health senior Fogarty international fellow, 1982.

Achievements

• Veer Bhavanandan has been listed as a noteworthy biochemistry researcher, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: Society Complex Carbohydrates, Royal Society Chemistry (London). Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Biological Chemists, American Chemical Society.

Connections

Married Esha Charawanamuttu Bhavanandan, January 22, 1965. Children: Sivakami, Sathy.

Father:

Ramalingham V.

Mother:

Rasam (Chelliah) V.

Spouse:

Esha Charawanamuttu Bhavanandan

child:

Sivakami Bhavanandan

child:

Sathy Bhavanandan