Name: Dr. R. Balabhaskar

Designation: Deputy Dean – Administration

Department: Administration

Course(s) Taught: Biochemistry, Clinical Biochemistry

Faculty Overview

Dr. R. Balabhaskar brings a track record of enthusiastic leadership and achievement across varied assignments in both academic and industry settings of increasing responsibility. Known for exceptional and systematic work ethics, he works effectively without the need for direct supervision, consistently completing assignments on time. A detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills, he is adept at handling multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. He presently serves as Deputy Dean (Administration), Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram Campus, Chennai.

Bio

In his current role as Deputy Dean (Administration), Dr. Balabhaskar oversees complete academic and administrative responsibilities, ensuring statutory regulations are duly complied with while addressing academic and administrative challenges as they arise. He is responsible for formulating strategies for effective administration, recruiting teaching and non-teaching members, and devising new methods to enhance academic success across the institution.

He conducts periodical reviews and implements suitable measures for the continuous upliftment of the institution, and serves as a Member of the Academic Council of the University, contributing to institutional governance and academic policy-making at the highest level.

Work Experience

Dr. Balabhaskar served as Dean, School of Arts and Science, at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan University, Samayapuram, Tiruchirapalli, from October 2024 to May 2026. Prior to this, he was Chief Operations – Tech & Admin at PrimeGen Healthcare Laboratories Private Ltd., Chennai, from November 2020 to September 2024, and served as Product Manager at the same organization’s Thillai Ganga Nagar, Nanganallur branch, Chennai, from 1st November 2019 to 31st October 2020. He also worked as Group Leader, Department of Biochemistry, at VIMTA LABS, Hyderabad, Telangana, from 5th September 2018 to 22nd November 2018. Earlier, he served as Head, Department of Biochemistry, at SRM Arts and Science College (Affiliated to University of Madras), Kattankulathur, from October 2011 to August 2018, during which he also held additional charge as Head, Department of Biotechnology, at the same college from June 2013 to August 2018. He began his academic career as Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, at SRM Arts and Science College, Kattankulathur, from 27th July 1999 to 3rd October 2011.

Projects

Dr. Balabhaskar has overseen the overall operations of a clinical laboratory encompassing Biochemistry, Hematology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Histopathology, including a NABL and ICMR accredited Covid-19 testing facility. He served as Nodal Officer of PrimeGen Laboratories for Covid-19 testing and acted as the liaison between the SPH and GCC during the pandemic situation. He held complete responsibility for laboratory quality management, covering EQAS, IQC, ILC, final report release, and confirming and non-confirming products such as test results, reagents, and IQC, while ensuring quality assurance in accordance with NABL 112, ISO 15189:2012, CAP, and relevant SOPs applicable to laboratory investigations.

Publications

Dr. Balabhaskar’s publications include studies on the effect of Bauhinia tomentosa leaves on epigenetic markers in A549 lung carcinoma cells (accepted for the June 2025 issue of the Indian Journal of Natural Sciences), molecular docking studies of Ocimum americanum secondary metabolites against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (Biomedicine, 2023), and the anticancer activity of secondary metabolites from Bauhinia tomentosa Linn. leaf through an in silico approach (Biomedicine, 2021). His other works include the identification of secondary metabolites from Bauhinia tomentosa leaf extract by GC-MS analysis (RJPT, 2021), evaluation of the anticancer activity of Bauhinia tomentosa ethanol extract on A549 human lung carcinoma cell lines (RJPT, 2019), and a review of potential natural products with anticancer properties and their applications (AJPCR, 2019). He has also contributed research on treatment perspectives of cancer in the Siddha system of medicine (Biomedicine, 2018), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry determination of bio-active components from Trigonella foenum graecum L. (World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2018), in vitro anthelmintic activity of Achyranthes aspera against Pheretima posthuma (J Res Siddha Medicine, 2018), and HPTLC fingerprint analysis of Thunbergia laurifolia leaf extract (IJPPR, 2018).

Awards, Certifications & Professional Contributions

Dr. Balabhaskar has completed a 12-week e-course on Public Health and Clinical Laboratory Practices and Medical Ethics, jointly organized by the Indian Institute of Public Health, Bhubaneswar, and the Public Health Federation of India (June 2020, First Class). He also completed online certification courses on Patent Law for Scientists and Engineers by IIT-Madras and Swayam/NPTEL (November 2019, First Class), Cell Culture Technologies by IIT-Kanpur (April 2019, First Class), and Biomedical Nanotechnology by IIT-Roorkee (October 2018, Top 5%). Additionally, he completed an Advanced Certificate Program in Scientific Writing and a Professional Diploma in Clinical Research (PDCR) through Catalyst Clinical Services Ltd., New Delhi, both with First Class distinction, along with an NPTEL course in Health Research Fundamentals conducted by ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (March 2017, First Class), a certificate course on Genome Analysis at SRM Arts and Science College in collaboration with Biozone Research Technologies (September 2012), and Till Visharadh, a Hindi certification course conducted by Dakshin Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabha.

He serves as a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals including the International Journal of Tropical Disease & Health, Journal of Advances in Medicine & Medical Research, Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry, and Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. His invited talks include serving as resource person on “Career Opportunities in Agricultural Biochemistry” at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan University (January 2025), and for live webinars on “Scope of Life Science Graduates in Healthcare Industries” organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram (July 2020) and Bharathi Women’s College, Chennai (June 2020). He is a life member of the Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists (IABMS), India, and the Society for Biological Chemists (SBC), India.

Areas of Research

His areas of research include Clinical Biochemistry, Anticancer Studies, Phytochemistry, Molecular Docking, and Epigenetics.