The Director

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Dr. R. Raveendran Director, MGMARI

Dr. R. Raveendran graduated from the University of Madras in 1983 and received his MD in Pharmacology in 1987 from JIPMER, Pondicherry, and his Diploma in Clinical Pharmacology from the St. Bartholomew’s Medical College, London, UK, in 1991. He joined JIPMER, Pondicherry, in 1993 as a faculty member, and retired as a professor of pharmacology from JIPMER. He headed the department from 2016 to 2019 and was Dean (Research) from 2018-2021. He has over 40 years of experience in research and teaching. His main interests include computer-assisted learning and toxicology. He has authored 65 research papers, ExPharm CAL software packages, and two books. He has conducted more than 50 workshops on research methodology, basic statistics and biomedical communication all over India. He was chief editor of the Indian Journal of Pharmacology from 2001-2006, and the Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics from 2010 – 2023.