P. Gopalakrishnakone PhD, MBBS, DSc, FAMS

P. Gopalakrishnakone is presently Emeritus Professor in the Anatomy Department and Chairman of the Venom and Toxin Research Programme at the National University of Singapore. He is also a consultant to the Defence Science Organization in Singapore and Adjunct Senior Research Scientist at the Defence Medical Research Institute. He is an Honorary Principal Fellow at the Australian Venom Research Unit.
Professor Gopal’s research studies includes structure function studies (toxin detection, biosensors, antitoxins and neutralization factors), toxicogenomics and expression studies, antimicrobial peptides from venoms and toxins and PLA2 inhibitors as potential drug candidate for inflammatory diseases. The techniques he employs include quantum dots to toxinology, computational biology, microarrays and protein chips. He has patented analgesic peptide, anti inflammatory peptide as well as anti rheumatoid arthritis peptides. He is exploring various possibilities of delivery systems for these peptides to target sites and administration of these peptides orally, transdermally, ocular and injections.