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Monday, February 21, 2011

Indian-origin doctor Srinivasan Madhusudan given UK honour

New Delhi: Srinivasan Madhusudan, a doctor of Indian-origin, has received the Goulstonian lectureship for 2011 by the Royal College of Physicians, London. The lecturership, which dates back to 1635, is one of the most prestigious ones, and considered as the highest honour that can be awarded for academic excellence.

Dr Madhusudan received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Dr MGR Medical University, Tamil Nadu, in 1994. He currently serves as the Clinical Associate Professor in Medical Oncology at the School of Molecular Medical Sciences and is a Consultant Medical Oncologist at Nottingham Cancer Centre .

Dr Madhusudan will deliver the lecture later in 2011. The lecture will be on his translational research targeting DNA base excision repair, an innovative approach for personalised cancer therapy.

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