Suresh Rattan

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Suresh I. S. Rattan, Biogerontologist at the University of Aarhus's Department of Molecular Biology.
Suresh I. S. Rattan, Biogerontologist at the University of Aarhus's Department of Molecular Biology.

Suresh Rattan (full name: Suresh Inder Singh Rattan; born in 1955 in Amritsar, India) is a biogerontologist - a researcher in the field of biology of aging, biogerontology.

In addition to his professional research work on the biology of aging, he is also very much interested and involved in the public communication of science;[citation needed] he is an excellent speaker,[citation needed] and he likes to undertake explorations in the Indian classical music and semi-classical music by playing Tabla - the North Indian drums.[citation needed]

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[edit] Academic background

Dr. Rattan heads the Laboratory of Cellular Ageing of the Department of Molecular Biology[1] at the University of Aarhus in Denmark. He was introduced to the field of aging by Professor Suraj P. Sharma at the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, India, during his BSc and MSc studies (1973-1977), followed by MPhil studies on the regenerative capacity of Hydra, under the guidance of Professor Sivatosh Mookerjee, at the School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India (1977-1979). Suresh Rattan earned his PhD in 1982 from the National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, UK, based on his research project testing the error theory of cellular aging, under the supervision of Dr.Robin HollidayFRS, and Dr. Ian Buchanan. He also earned the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) in 1995, from the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Aarhus, Denmark, based on his post-PhD research work on the molecular biology of human cellular aging.

Dr. Rattan has published over 175 research and review articles[2] and 12 books[3] on the biology of aging, including those for school children and general public. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Biogerontology[4], a leading peer review journal in the field of aging. His name has been included in Marquis Who's Who in the World (from 1993)[5]; Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare (from 1998); and International Directory of Distinguished Leadership (from 1998).

[edit] Important Discovery

Suresh Rattan is credited with the sole inventorship for discovering the anti-aging effects of kinetin[6] and zeatin in human skin cells; and these compounds are being used in several skin-care cosmetics throughout the world, for example Valeant products kinerase. His areas of expertise include aging, anti-aging and healthy aging of human cells, specially fibroblasts, keratinocytes,osteoblasts, and bone marrow stem cells, and developing the concept of virtual gerontogenes. His current research focuses on the beneficial effects of mild stress, Hormesis, on slowing down aging and improving the quality of life in old age.

[edit] Books

Suresh Rattan has written/edited/co-edited the following books on aging in English, Punjabi and Danish:

[edit] In English

  • Where's Baba Gone?, 1999, 2001 (ISBN 81-87510-06-4)- a popular science-in-fiction book for children.

[edit] In Punjabi

  • ਬਾਬਾ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਗਏ, 1997, 2001 (ISBN 81-87510-05-6)- (Where's Baba Gone?)
  • ਧਰਮ, ਮਨੁਖਤਾ ਤੇ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ, 2003 (Religion, Humanity, and Science) - a collection of essays.

[edit] In Danish

  • E=GMC2 - formlen for evig ungdom (ISBN 87-7417-685-4)(E=GMC2 - The Formula for Eternal Youth)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Molekylærbiologisk Institut. ( Department of Molecular Biology). Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  2. ^ Dr. Suresh Rattan. List of publications by Dr. Suresh I.S. Rattan. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  3. ^ Dr. Suresh Rattan. Books by Dr. Suresh I.S. Rattan. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  4. ^ BIOGERONTOLOGY. Springer Publishing. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  5. ^ Marquis Who's Who in the World. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  6. ^ US5,602,139 (PDF version) (1997-02-11) Suresh Rattan Method for ameliorating the adverse effects of aging 

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