Pre-ageing self 1979-1984 Ageing beyond ELS: 2003 2007 2010 Hoping for: 2041
They say: once you reach the top, everything is downhill from there.....
Affiliation
(or: the place where I have been working since 1984 (first in the Chemistry Department), and from 1996 in the Molecular Biology Department after the joining in of the Biostructural Division of Chemistry Department with Molecular Biology Department. And if you are concerned about job titles, then I had them all, starting from Post-doctoral Fellow, to Assistant Professor, to Associate Professor, to Professor and downwards....)
Link to my profile on Aarhus University site is here:
Department of Molecular Biology
Denmark
(Phone: University's landline
Official e-mail: rattan at mb.au.dk
Private e-mail: sureshrattan at gmail.com
Official group photos of Department of Molecular Biology, 04 June - 2009 and 2010
Academic qualifications (or: the degrees I earned: BSc, MSc, MPhil, PhD, DSc.....!!!)
- Dr. scient. (D.Sc.) 1995, Natural Science Faculty, Aarhus University, Denmark.
- Ph.D. 1982, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, UK. (supervisors: Robin Holliday and Ian Buchanan)
- M.Phil. 1979, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. (supervisor: Sivatosh Mookerjee)
- M.Sc. (Hons.Sch.) 1977; Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. (supervisor: Suraj P. Sharma)
- B.Sc. (Hons. Sch.) 1976; Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India.
(front cover of the DSc thesis; and the DSc exam committee Brian Clark, Claudio Franceschi and Dick Knook, June 1995)
Academic memberships and other recognition
Honorary Doctorate from the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (North-Western Branch, St.Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology), April 2010.
Editor-in Chief, Biogerontology (an international peer-reviewed journal, Springer Publishers)
Editorial Board member of the Journal of Aging Research (from 2009)
Editorial Board member of the journal, AGE (USA; since 2007)
Editorial Board member of the journal, BioEssays, (UK; 1986 - 1990).
Editorial Board member, Mutation Research: DNAging, (1988-1995).
Editorial Board member, Journal of Biosciences (Indian Natl. Sci. Acad., 1991-1995).
Secretary Biological Section, Association of Gerontology (Europe) (2007 - 2011)
Life Member, Association of Gerontology, India (since 1983).
Life Member, Indian Immunology Society (since 1994).
Life Member, the Cell Stress Society (USA) (since 2007).
Member, Danish Gerontological Society (since 1984).
Member, Danish Biochemical Society (1985-2000).
Member, Danish Natural Science Academy (DNA) (since 2004).
Member, International Association of Biomedical Gerontology, USA (1985-2000).
Member, Gerontological Society of America, USA (1992-2000)
Member, New York Academy of Sciences, USA (since 1994).
Member, International Dose Response Society, USA (since 2006).
Member, Global Council on Gerontology, World Economic Forum (since 2008).
Advisory member, International Research Centre for Healthy Ageing and Longevity (IRCHAL), Australia (since 2002).
Advisor, LifeStar Institute, USA (since 2009).
Honorary Director, Bansara Eye Care Centre, Shillong, India (from 2009).
Scientific Advisor, Life Extension Foundation, Russia (since 2009)
Included in Marquis Who'sWho in the World (from 1993); Who’sWho in Medicine & Healthcare, International Directory of Distinguished Leadership.
Publications (for full details, please go the "publications" page)
- Almost 200 research and review articles in peer-reviewed journals and series, and several invited book chapters.
- 10 scientific books edited/co-edited
- 10 general science articles in Danish magazines.
- Popular science books for children and grown ups, in Punjabi, English, Danish (and translated in Polish)
Research areas and expertise:
Ageing mechanisms, intervention and prevention through hormesis, using human skin fibroblasts, keratinocytes, endothelial cells, osteoblasts, and bone marrow stem cells.
Extra-curricular activities (please go to the page titled: Artistic acts)
