S. Rangappa KanchugarakoppalK. S. Rangappa , the Vice Chancellor of Karnataka State Open University, has three decades of Research and Teaching Experience as Junior and Senior Research Fellow, Lecturer, Reader, Professor and Director at Post Graduate Department of Chemistry, Unversity of Mysore. He has made novel and significant contributions to Bio-organic and Medicinal Chemistry and Drug discovery programs. Over 2000 new bioactive molecules have been synthesized from his laboratory which were tested for their Antimicrobial, Anti-inflammatory (PLA2 Inhibitors), Anticancer (Cervical, Breast, Liver and Mouth Cancer), Alzheimer’s disease and Diabetes. Prof. Rangappa is Fellow of `The Royal Society of Chemistry’ (FRSC; UK) and Fellow of `National Academy of Sciences’ (FNASc) India. He is recipient of several prestigious national and international awards including Prof. Y. T. Thathachari research award for Science – 2007, Sir C. V. Raman Young Scientist Award (2006) of Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, Golden Jubilee Sir C.V.Raman award of the university of Mysore (2006), Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Bronze Medal (2006) in Chemical Sciences by Chemical Research Society of India and Prof. R. C. Shah Memorial National Award- 1999 from Indian Science Congress Association, Dr. Raja Ramanna State Award for Scientists – 2009 from Government of Karnataka. Read More Read Less