Faculty
Updated on 28 Aug, 2019
Dr. P Venkatramana
Associate Professor
Dr. P. Venkatramana is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Anthropology. He is the Course Coordinator for two courses, Archaeological Anthropology and Human Genetics in the Masters Programme in Anthropology. He is the course coordinator for four courses Archaeological Anthropology, Biological Diversity in Human Populations, Human Population Genetics and Public Health and Epidemiology for the soon to be launched B.Sc. (Hons) Anthropology under UGC’s Choice Based Credit System and also the course coordinator for two courses Fundamentals of Archaeological Anthropology and Anthropology of Indigenous people for B.A. (General).
Dr. Venkatramana is Coordinator for the course Research Methods and Fieldwork for UGC’s e-PG pathshala and contributed three modules for the course.
His area of specialization is Physical Anthropology and Epidemiology. He has been awarded a UGC Major Research Project titled “Prevalence of Obesity and its Association with Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Levels”. He has published a book “Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in Indian Populations: Comparison with other World Populations”. To his credit he has published several research papers in National and International reputed journals and presented his research findings in National/International conferences/seminars.
EDUCATION:
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Doctor of Philosophy (Anthropology) 1997
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Name of the University: Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
Discipline: Anthropology
Doctoral Research Topic: Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in two Andhra populations
Academic Achievement: if any
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Master of Philosophy (Anthropology) 1991
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Name of the university: Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
Discipline: Anthropology
Dissertation Topic: Health status of the Nadal Reddis of Chittoor District
Academic Achievement: if any
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Master of Science (Physical Anthropology and Pre-historic Archaeology) 1987
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Name of the University: Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
Discipline: Physical Anthropology & Pre-historic Archaeology
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Bachelor of Science (Botany, Zoology and Chemistry) 1984
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Name of the University: Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
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Work Experience:
Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences, IGNOU, New Delhi from 16.8.2010 to till date
FELLOWSHIP/ AWARDS:
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Name of the Fellowship/Awards
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Granting/ Awarding Institution
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Year
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1
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Junior Research Fellow
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Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata
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1991-94
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2
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Senior Research Fellow
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Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi
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1994-96
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Research Associate
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Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi
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1997-2002
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4
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Senior Research Associate
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Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi
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2002-2005
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PUBLICATIONS:
BOOKS: 1
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS: 8
RESEARCH PAPERS: 32
POLICY DOCUMENTS:
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODY/ STATUTORY BODY (INTERNAL/ EXTERNAL):
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Membership of Professional body/ Statutory body
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Name of statutory body/ institution/
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Period
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Member, School Board
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School of Social Sciences, IGNOU
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2014-16
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Membership of Professional Body
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Indian Science Congress Association
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Life Member
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Membership of Professional Body
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Indian Society of Human Genetics
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Life Member
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Official Address:School of Social Sciences ,
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU),
Maidan Garhi,
New Delhi -
110068
New Delhi, India
pallaramana@gmail.com
