Editor Profile

Godfred A. Menezes

University/Organization: University of HailWebsiteDirections

Country: Saudi Arabia

 Biography

Dr. Godfred A Menezes is currently working as Assistant Professor & Scientist, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Centre for Molecular Diagnostics and Personalised Therapeutics (CMDxPT), University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). From 2011 to 2014 he was working as The Incharge/ Scientist of Central Research Laboratory (CRL) and also as Assistant Professor of Microbiology at Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, India. He has set up Central Research Laboratories, including karyotyping station, in couple of Institutes. He has also been working on human genetics. He has worked as Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology at SSR Medical College, Belle Rive Mauritius. He has worked as a faculty of Microbiology in various Medical Institutes and also a Paramedical Institute in India. He has worked as a Scientist in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He was as a Junior Research Fellow and Research Scholar in the Institute of National Importance, JIPMER, Pondicherry, India. He has also worked as a short term research worker on nanoscience in the renowned Indian Institute of Science (IISc, Bangalore, India). He has been working extensively on molecular characterization of Enterobacteriaceae members, particularly extended and expanded spectrum beta-lactamase producing bacteria and fluoroquinolone resistant bacteria. He has been a faculty of several Medical Institutes and also a Para-Medical Institute. He has done his post-graduation in Medical Microbiology from Kasturba Medical College (KMC- MAHE University), Mangalore, India. He has published several research articles in PubMed indexed, peer-reviewed international Journals. He has delivered talks and also presented many posters and papers, in different National and International Conferences. He has won travel grants from Indian Government funding agencies (ICMR, DBT and CSIR) for International conferences for presenting papers and to visit as an invited speaker. He was awarded his doctorate by the honorable Prime Minister of India, in the convocation held in JIPMER in 2012. He is awarded the rapid grant for young investigators (RGYI-2012) grant from DBT, Government of India. He is a recognized PhD Guide under Bharathiar University, Government of Tamil Nadu, India. He is in the panel of reviewers and in the editorial board of more than dozen reputed, peer-reviewed Medical and Science Journals. He is also an Assistant and Associate Editor of couple of Journals. In recognition for research activities and medical teaching, Marquis Who's Who has published his biography in 2011 to 16 of Who's Who in the World, the world-renowned reference directory by the publisher of Who's Who. (VIP Number is: 35535126).