V. P. Eswarakumar Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and of Pharmacology
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology: Cell Cycle and Signal Transduction; DNA DynamicsPharmacology
Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation: Orthopaedic Biology Laboratories
Research Interests
Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors (FGFRs)
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Education
- Ph.D., Madurai Kamaraj University , 1999
Selected Publication
- Eswarakumar VP and Schlessinger J. Skeletal overgrowth is mediated by deficiency in a specific isoform of fibroblast growth factor receptor-3. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 104(10):3937-42 (2007)
Latest Honor and Recognition
- Gold Medal for Outstanding Performance in Behavioral Studies during M.Sc.(1989) , Sponsored by Dr. G.J. Phanual Endowment, Madras Christian College, Chennai, India.
Articles
July/August 2007
Research center aims to make rickets history
When we think of rickets, the bone-softening disorder that causes short stature and bowing deformations of the legs,...
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