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Prof. Lakhon Kma was born on 4th September 1976 in Shillong, Meghalaya. He completed his Class X
and XII (Science) from JNV,
Mahadevpur, A.P. He completed his B. Sc. Honours in Zoology from St. Anthony’s College, Shillong (1997);
M. Sc. (1999)
and Ph. D. (2004) in Biochemistry, North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong. He joined the Department
of Biochemistry,
NEHU as a faculty (Lecturer/Assistant Professor) in April 2002, became Associate Professor (2014) and Professor
(2017). He did his Post-Doctoral Research in the Medical College of Wisconsin,
USA (2009-2010).
Prof. Kma was also awarded the BOYSCAST Fellowship, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, to
undertake research in Florida International University, Miami, USA. Currently, he is the Head of the Department of
Biochemistry, NEHU, Shillong. Prof. L. Kma has been teaching M. Sc. Biochemistry for about 22 years. He has also
been teaching the Pre-Ph.D.
courses since its introduction in NEHU. Prof. Kma has also been involved in examination related matters for Under-graduate,
Post-graduate and Pre-Ph.D. courses since 2002. He is actively involved in research in the field of cancer and
radiation countermeasures for more than 20 years. One of the research focus of Prof. Kma is on early detection of cancer and
has contributed immensely in making poly-ADP-ribosylation of blood lymphocyte proteins as a reliable marker of..
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