Vikas Chandhoke, Dean, College of Science

Education:

Ph.D. University of Maine, Orono, 1987-1991, M.Sc. (Hons.) and B. Pharm. (Hons.) Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India, 1980-1986.

Research:

Interests– Interests are centered around the recent advances made in biological sciences and technology to investigate complex problems in an integrated manner using the system biology approach. Currently involved in development of medical and scientific research programs with molecular bioscience and informatics to exploit synergistic junctures of cutting-edge translational research. Current studies include cancer genomics, genomics of liver diseases, chondrocyte differentiation, and development of large scale relational database integrating clinical and gene expression data.

Teaching:

Over 15 years of teaching in biology programs both at the undergraduate and graduate level. Courses taught biochemistry, general biology, biology of ultrastructure, bioinstrumentation and research methods. Launched two new Ph.D. programs in the past 5 years enhancing the number of graduate students from around 50 to over 300.

Publications and Presentations:

Over 25 refereed papers, 2 book chapters, and over 20 abstracts and presentations in professional meetings.

External Support:

Grants and contracts as the Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI in topics ranging from cancer genomics to instrumentation grants from various federal and corporate sources. Director of Center for Biomedical Genomics and Co-Director of GMU-INOVA Translational Research Institute.

External Collaborations:

Developed linkages with several corporate and institutional partnerships including; GeoCenters (SAIC), Naval Research Laboratories, Univ. of Virginia, INOVA Health Care Systems among others.

Professional Memberships:

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Human Genome Organization (HUGO), Society for Neuroscience (SFN).