Professional Activities

Honors and Awards

  1. Distinguished Research Scientist Award, University of Michigan, 1990
  2. Exceptional Scholar Award, State University of New York, 2005
  3. Excellence in Faculty Scholarship Award, Florida International University, 2008
  4. Finalist, NIH Avante Garde Innovative Award, 2008.
  5. NIH Merit Awardee, 2008-2018
  6. Presidential Leadership Operational Excellence Award, Florida International University, 2009
  7. Recipient of FIU’s Top Research Scholar Award, 2010
  8. Honorary Charter Member, Florida International University, National Academy of Inventors 2012.
  9. The Wybran Award, Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology, 2014

Special Recognition / Mention

  • Training Fellowship in Advance Studies in Tissue Culture and Virology (Indian Council of Medical
  • Research, New Delhi, India)
  • Twenty-third Training Course Award on Radiation (Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, Bombay)
  • Diploma in Public Speaking (Indo-American Society, Bombay, India)
  • Listed in International Who's Who in Science and Engineering, First Edition, 1992-1993
  • Listed in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, Second Edition, 1994-1995
  • Listed in Who’s Who in the Midwest, 24th Edition, 1994-1995
  • Listed in Who’s Who in the East, 25th Edition, 1995
  • Listed in Who’s Who in the East, 26th Edition, 1996
  • Listed in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, Third Edition, 1996-1997
  • Listed in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, Fourth Edition, 1998
  • Listed in Who’s Who in the World, 16th Edition, 1999
  • Listed in Outstanding people of the 20th Century, Cambridge, England, 1999
  • Listed in Who’s Who in America, 56th Edition, September 2001

Academic Appointments:        

1977-1979

Postdoctoral Scholar
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY City
1979 -1981

Associate Member
Dental Research Institute
The University of Michigan
1979 -1982

Postdoctoral Scholar
Department of Pediatrics
The University of Michigan
1982 -1984

Research Investigator
Department of Pediatrics
The University of Michigan
1984 -1989

Assistant Research Scientist
Departments of Pediatrics, Epidemiology and Psychiatry
The University of Michigan
1988 -1990

Director, AIDS Research Laboratory
Department of Psychiatry
The University of Michigan
1989 -1992

Associate Research Scientist
Departments of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Epidemiology
The University of Michigan
1992 – Present

Director, Research Laboratory
Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology
Departments of Medicine and Microbiology
State University of New York at Buffalo
1992 - 1994

Associate Research Professor
State University of New York at Buffalo
Departments of Medicine and Microbiology
1994 – Present

Associate Member, Witesbsky Center for Immunology
State University of New York at Buffalo
1994 - 2004

Research Professor
2004 - 2006   

Professor, Departments of Medicine and Microbiology
2006 - Present

Professor and Chair, Immunology, College of Medicine,
Florida International University
2008 - Present 

Director, Institute for Neuro-immune Pharmacology,
Florida International University
2006 - Present  

Associate Dean, Bio-Medical Research,
Florida International University, Miami

Professional Memberships and Activities:

  • Review Member, IAS – NIDA 2013
  • Review Member, NIH/ZRG1 AARR-K, 2013
  • Review Member, NIH/ZRG1 MOSS-C, 2013
  • Review Member, NIMH (E) ERB-F(05). MARCH 2011.
  • Review Member, NIH/STRB/NCRR, MARCH 2011.
  • Review Member, NIH/T-RO1, MARCH 2011.
  • Review Member, NIH/ ZRG1 AARR-D, MARCH 2011.
  • Review Member, NIAAA, SEP, ZAAI(01), APRIL 2011.
  • Review Member, Systems Biology, HIV/AIDS, and Substance Abuse, July 2010
  • Review Member,  Nano -M (01) Review Group (NIH) 2010-
  • Review Member,  Neuro AIDS and other End-Organ Disease Study Section (NAED) 2006-2010
  • Review Member,  ZDA1 GXM-A (35) Special Emphasis Panel (K99/R00) July 2007
  • Review Member,  NIH STRB, NCRR Biomedical & Behavioral Research Facilities Board, 1998-
  • Review member,  ZCA1 SRRB-3 (CI) NCI, 2005.
  • Review member,  ZRGI AARR-A (40), 2005.
  • Review member,  AIDS Immunology & Pathogenesis (AIP) 2005-2006 (adhoc)
  • Review Member,  HIV and Psychiatric Comorbidity RFA-MH-05-010, 2005
  • Chair Review Group, ZRGI AARR-A (07), July 2005
  • Chair Review Group,  ZRGI ACE 06  Special Emphasis Panel July 2003
  • Review Member, ZRGI ACE 02M, Special Emphasis Panel, August 2003
  • Review Member, ZRGI ACE V,  Special Emphasis Panel 2003.
  • Review Member,  NIH ZRG-1 Special Emphasis Panel  (AARR-6 (51) 2002.
  • Review Member, NIH STRB , NCRR Biomedical & Behavioral Research Facilities Board, 1998-
  • Review Member NIDA AIDS Related Research Review Group AARR-6/ACE  [V]/API/Special Emphasis
  • Panel.  Adhoc/Permanent basis since 1988.
  • Review Member, National Institute of Drug Abuse AIDS Training Program Special Review Committee 1989-1990
  • Review Member, Evaluation of NIDA AIDS Training Program", August 1990
  • Training Fellowship in Advanced Studies in Tissue Culture and Virology, Indian  Council Medical
  • Research;  Diploma in Public Speaking, Indo-American Society; Membership in:  American Federation for Clinical Research; American Association for the Advancement of Science; American  Association of Immunologists;  NY Academy of Sciences and American Association for Cancer
Departmental Services:

Founding Chair, Immunology, College of Medicine, Florida International University
Coordinator, Research Seminar Series/Prostate Cancer Research, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology

Courses Taught and Other Teaching Activities:

Immunology Core Lecturer, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology
Coordinator, Lecture Series for Williamsville School on “Drugs and Food”
Lecturer, Research Seminar Series, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology

Recent Scientific Meetings/SyMPosia/Sessions Chaired:

  • International Immunology Meeting, Delhi, India, 1998
  • International Apoptosis Meeting, Chandigragh, India, 1998
  • International Meeting on” “Proteomic and Genomic and Infectious Disease” 2001, Baroda, India
  • International Symposium on Recent Advances in Molecular Biology, Allergy and Immunology,    Baroda, India
  • College for Prevention of Drug Dependency Symposium (CPDD), Scottsdale, AZ, 63rd Annual Meeting, 2001
  • College for Prevention of Drug Dependency Symposium (CPDD), Quebec City, 64th Annual Meeting, 2002
  • College for Prevention of Drug Dependency Symposium (CPDD) Bal Harbor, Miami
  • 65th Annual Meeting, 2003 (Symposium   on Neuro-AIDS: Role of recreational drugs)
  • Annual Conference on Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology (SNIP), Santa Fe, NM, March 24-28, 2004 (Symposium on Chemokines, Chemokines receptors and HIV”)
  • College for Prevention of Drug Dependency Symposium (CPDD), 68th meeting, Scottsdale princess, Scottsdale, Arizona, June 17-22, 2006 (Symposium co-chair/speaker)
  • College for Prevention of Drug Dependency Symposium CPDD 73rd Annual Meeting •, June 18-23, 2011 Hollywood, Florida.
  • 4th Annual Nanoscience Technology Symposium, Nanoflorida - 2011, Florida International University, Miami, September 30th 2011. (Symposium Session Chair)
  • Symposium on Drugs of Abuse – HIV Infection and NeuroAIDS: A Global Perspective, during the 3rd World Congress on Biotechnology Hyderabad, India, 13–15 September 2012

Reviewer for Journals:

  • Immunopharmacology
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Journal of Immunology
  • Science
  • Alcohol and Alcoholism
  • Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy
  • Alcohol
  • Nutrition Research
  • Clinical & Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Journal of Pediatric Research
  • Immunological Investigations
  • Life Science
  • Indian Journal Laboratory Microbiology

Editorial Services:

  • Editorial Board of Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, 1998 to present
  • Editorial Board of Indian Journal Laboratory Microbiology, 2000 to present
  • Editorial Board of Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 2005 to present
  • Editorial Board of Journal ISRN Virology, 2012- Present
  • Editorial Board Member of JSciMed Central Annals of Virology & Research, 2014-present
  • Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Immunolgy and Immunotherapy (CIIT), 2014-present
  • Editorial member of the International journals in Biochemistry and Biotechnology
  • Editorial member of the Journal Current Trend in Biotechnology and Pharmacy
  • Editorial member of the Journal of Clinical & Cellular Immunology
  • Editorial Board member of the ISRN Virology
  • Executive Editorial member of the Journal of Clinical Research in HIV AIDS and Prevention
  • Editorial Board Member of the Journal of AIDS & Therapy (JAT).


Madhavan Nair

Professor


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  • DEPARTMENTDepartment of Immunology
    Florida International University
  • COUNTRY USA