Palsamy Periyasamy, PhD

• BSc in Biochemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, India, 2001
• MSc in Biochemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, India, 2003
• MPhil in Biochemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, India, 2006
• PhD in Biochemistry, University of Madras, Tamil Nadu, India, 2011

• Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology
• International Society for Neurovirology
• Society for Neuroscience
• Epigenetics Society
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
• The Society of Free Radical Research India

• 2023: Listed as one of the top 2% of all researchers in the world in 2021 by Stanford University.
• 2021: UNMC New Investigator Award.
• 2020: Early Career Investigator Travel Award at the 26th Conference of the Society on Neuroimmune Pharmacology-2021 (postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic).
• 2020: UNMC Silver ‘U’ Award by UNMC.
• 2019: Top reviewers in Pharmacology and Toxicology awarded by Publons – Clarivate Analytics, Web of Science.
• 2019: Top reviewers in Cross-Field awarded by Publons – Clarivate Analytics, Web of Science.
• 2018: Top reviewers in Cross-Field awarded by Publons – Clarivate Analytics, Web of Science.
• 2015: Arthur Falek Outstanding Poster Presentation Award at the 21st Conference of the Society on Neuroimmune Pharmacology-2015, Miami, FL.
• 2015: Early Career Investigator Travel Award at the 21st Conference of the Society on Neuroimmune Pharmacology-2015, Miami..
• 2010: First Prize for Best Oral Presentation at the “DST-sponsored National Seminar on Phytotherapeutics (NSPT - 2010)” organized by Department of Biochemistry, St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, India.
• 2010: SFRR-2010 Travel award in the International conference on “Advances in Free Radicals Research, Natural Products, Antioxidants and Radioprotectors in Health & 9th Annual Meeting of The Society of Free Radical Research India” organized by Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.
• 2009: First Prize for Best Oral Presentation at the “National conference on Diabetes Mellitus and Cancer” organized by Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, India.

1. Deshetty UM, Periyasamy P*. Potential Biomarkers in Experimental Animal Models for Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023;12(12).
2. Kannan M, Sil S, Oladapo A, Thangaraj A, Periyasamy P*, Buch S*. HIV-1 Tat-mediated microglial ferroptosis involves the miR-204-ACSL4 signaling axis. Redox Biology. 2023;62:102689.
3. Pillai PP, Kannan M, Sil S, Singh S, Thangaraj A, Chivero ET, Dagur RS, Tripathi A, Hu G, Periyasamy P*, Buch S*. Involvement of lncRNA TUG1 in HIV-1 Tat-Induced Astrocyte Senescence. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023;24(5).
4. Periyasamy P*, Thangaraj A, Kannan M, Oladapo A, Buch S. The Epigenetic Role of miR-124 in HIV-1 Tat- and Cocaine-Mediated Microglial Activation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022;23(23).
5. Sil S, Thangaraj A, Oladapo A, Hu G, Kutchy NA, Liao K, Buch S, Periyasamy P*. Role of Autophagy in HIV-1 and Drug Abuse-Mediated Neuroinflammaging. Viruses. 2022;15(1).

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