THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Academy of Sciences (KAS), a professional body of scientists, academicians, doctors, and technocrats in Kerala, conducted the sixth fellowship conferment ceremony on Wednesday at the CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) in Thiruvananthapuram. Governor Arif Mohammad Khan was the chief guest.
ISRO chairman Somanath S; Chandrabhas Narayana, director, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram; Sanjay Behari, director, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram; Anandharamakrishnan C, director, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) Thiruvananthapuram; Mohanan Kunnummal, vice chancellor, Kerala University of Health Sciences and University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram; and Ramchand C N, president and CEO, Saksin Lifesciences, Chennai; were honoured with fellowship in addition to 10 elected fellows.
The 10 elected fellows include Jasmine M Shah (Department of Plant Science, Central University of Kerala), P V Mohanan, K N Narayanan Unni, Pramod Gopinath, K G Raghu, K B Ramesh Kumar, Reghu Raveendran, Sabu Thomas, P Sreejith and T S Swapna.