Durairaj Sekar

Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals

Title: Circulatory microRNAs (miRNAs) as a biomarker and the therapeutic target for Oral Cancer

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Biography

Durairaj Sekar Ph.D received a doctoral degree in the field of biological sciences from the University of Camerino, Italy. He was awarded a doctoral fellowship from the Ministry of Italian Government and the University of Camerino, Italy (2008-2011). After that, he worked as a post-doctoral research scientist at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB, UN), Cape Town, South Africa, from 2011-2013). He published notable scientific research and review articles in many peer reviewed high impact international journals, including the Nature group of journals. He published an article in the journal Molecular Cancer (IF: 27.4 corresponding author) in the area of Exosomal microRNAs in various types of cancer. He received two Extramural Research grants from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and one core grant from the Department of Science and Technology (DST). His research interests are Non-coding RNAs/microRNAs biology and their regulation in non- communicable diseases like hypertension, diabetes, and various types of cancer. Currently, he is serving as an editor for peer-reviewed journals and as a peer reviewer for nature group journals. There have been 71 articles published in SCI-indexed journals. H index- 22 and i10- 27. Impact total: more than 300. PhD scholar Guidance: 4. Guided: 1

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