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WHO IS WHO Lead Poison.net welcomes the profiles of those individuals who are currently engaged in research, policy and or implementation on lead poisoning.You may e-mail us a brief description of your background, area of speciality and contact information to us for inclusion in the who is who section of this site. Please send us your photo as an attachment of the size. Lead poison.net reserves the right to include or reject your profile for this site. TO MAIL US YOUR DETAILS (Name, Current Position,
Brief Bio Data, Area(s) of Speciality, Mailing
Address, Telephone,
E-Mail ID, and
Attach Photo), CLICK HERE Dr. Abraham M. George Rev. Dr.Thomas Kalam Dr. Thuppil Venkatesh
In 1995, George founded The George Foundation (TGF), a non-profit organization based in Bangalore, India, that is dedicated to the welfare of economically and socially disadvantaged people. His Foundation has initiated several projects in education, health, environment and the arts, which are described on the web site www.tgfworld.org. His keen interest in promoting democratic institutions and values led to the creation of the Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media (see www.iijnm.org). George holds
an MBA, MS and PhD in business administration from the Stern School of
Business, New York University. He is the author of three books and numerous
articles in the field of international finance, and edited a major publication
on "Lead Poisoning: Prevention & Treatment".
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Dr.
Anita R. Bijoor - Assistant Professor, in the Department of
Biochemistry at St.John's Medical College, is an MD, and currently a PhD
student working on Lead. An MBBS Graduate from the Bangalore Medical College,
she completed her post-graduation in the year 1996. She has actively participated
in the " Project Lead Free," of "The George Foundation"
.Her area of work involves the implications of low levels of blood lead,
on the CNS, particularly the brain. She is working under the guidance
of 
Mr.
Herman D'Souza
- Graduated from Kasturba Medical College in M.Sc., Medical Biochemistry
in the year 1995. He joined St. John's Medical College in the year 1996
and actively participated in the" Project Lead Free," of "The
George Foundation. " He is a member of the teaching faculty in the
Department of Biochemistry. At present, he is doing his Ph.D., the area
of work being lead toxicity and its effect on the liver, under the guidance
of Dr. Venkatesh T. He has publications to his credit. 
Dr.Abraham
M. George
- Chairman of eMedexOnline LLC, a medical diagnostic software company
in New Jersey, USA. Formerly, he was a Vice-Chairman at SunGard Data Systems,
a major computer software company traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
Between 1976 and 1998, he was Chairman and CEO of Multinational Computer
Models, Inc. (MCM), a company he founded, which was acquired by SunGard
Data Systems in 1998. During his tenure at MCM, his company formed a joint
venture with CS First Boston, a global investment bank, where he held
the position of Managing Director.
Mrs.
Geraldine Menezes - Graduated from University of Mysore in Biochemistry, in the year 1990
and joined St. John's Medical College in the same year. She is working
as a Lecturer and also doing her Ph.D., under the guidance of Dr. Venkatesh
T. Her area of research work involves lead toxicity on kidney in well
nourished and undernourished conditions. She actively participated in
the "Project Lead Free," of "The George Foundation."
She has participated in organizing the academic meeting /symposia / seminars
/ conferences / workshops. She has publications to her credit.
Dr.
Thuppil Venkatesh - Directed the " Project Lead
Free," of "The George Foundation" and Professor of the
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, has been responsible for the
growth of the department as its Head since the year 1992. With his extensive
teaching and research experience since 1970, he has been guiding Ph.D.,
and MD students in biochemistry under Rajiv Gandhi University of Health
Sciences as well as Bangalore University. He is a Member, Board of Studies
in several cities in India and is also involved in High altitude Biomedical
Research as a keen mountaineer. He has