Giridharan Periyasamy
Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
Biography
Giridharan Periyasamy studied at Centre for Biotechnology at Anna University, India where he obtained his PhD in Biotechnology. He is the Head of Centre for High Throughput Phenomics (CHiP-GIS) at the Genome Institute of Singapore. His research focus is on the cancer biology, drug resistance and signaling pathway networks of human diseases. Prior to his current position, he has worked as a Scientific Director of HTS/HCS Screening Core Facility at C-CAMP, NCBS, India and a Group Leader at Piramal Life Sciences Ltd., in Mumbai, India. He has more than 15 significant publications and 8 patents to his credit.