Full Name: Thiruchelvam Kariharan (Harry) Education: BS ( Biochemistry and Molecualr Biology) - University of Colombo, Srilanka MS ( Molecular Biotechnology) - Medical School, University of Peradeniya, Srilanka Current position: Doctoral Research Associate PhD in Pharmacology - Neuropharmacology Advisor: Dr.Vishnu Suppiramaniam, DVM, MS, PhD Research Focus: Molecular Neuropharmacology Molecular mechanism of long term memory formation and loss. Longterm memory loss in Alzheimer, diabetes and aging and nootropic drug effects on memory enhancement process. Area of specialization: Molecular, Biochemical and Electrophysiological Techniques. Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics Genome mapping, Functional and structural genomics Recombinant DNA technology -Gene manipulation and Gene cloning techniques (PCR based) and Transgenic animals. Molecular genetic basis of male infertility Molecular Neuropharmacology Neurophysiology