Nagarajan Kannan, Ph.D., M.S.

Departments

  1. Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
  2. Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

English
  • Mammary stem cells
  • Breast cancer stem cells
  • Mammary gland development and cancer
Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota
  1. 2015
    Post Doctoral Fellowship - Stem Cell BiologyDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia
  2. 2013
    Post Doctoral Fellowship - Stem Cell BiologyTerry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Research Centre
  3. 2008
    Ph.D. - Molecular MedicineThe Liggins Institute, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, University of Auckland
  4. 2003
    MSc - Industrial BiotechnologyDepartment of Biotechnology, Bharathiar University
  5. 2001
    BSc - BiochemistryDepartment of Biochemistry, The American College

Awards and honors

  1. 2021
    Career Enhancement AwardMayo Clinic Ovarian Cancer SPORE
  2. 2021
    Edward W. Highsmith Research AwardMayo Clinic
  3. 2019
    Developmental Research Program AwardMayo Clinic Ovarian Cancer SPORE
  4. 2017
    Cancer Research AwardFraternal Order of Eagles
  5. 2017
    Career Enhancement AwardMayo Clinic Breast Cancer SPORE
  6. 2016
    Conference Assistance ScholarshipKeystone Symposium
  7. 2014
    International Travel AwardSociety for Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  8. 2013
    "Expert" Selection for the "Ask the Expert" SeriesCanadian Breast Cancer Foundation
  9. 2013
    International Travel AwardSociety for Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  10. 2013
    Millennium Scholar-in-Training AwardAmerican Association for Cancer Research
  11. 2013
    MITACS Elevate Postdoctoral FellowshipMitacs Canada
  12. 2011
    Axel Ullrich Scholar-in-Training AwardAmerican Association for Cancer Research
  13. 2011
    CBCF Postdoctoral FellowshipCanadian Breast Cancer Foundation
  14. 2010
    Selected PresentationCanadian Stem Cell Network
  15. 2007
    Selected New Zealand RepresentativeAmerican Association for Cancer Research
  16. 2007
    AFLAC Scholar-in-TrainingAmerican Association for Cancer Research
  17. 2005
    Selected New Zealand Doctoral StudentNational Research Centre for Growth and Development
  18. 2003
    International Doctoral Fee AwardUniversity of Auckland
  19. 2003
    Junior Research Fellowship and Lecturership Award (Declined)Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
  20. 2000
    Award for Academic Excellence, Bachelor's DegreeMadurai Kamaraj University, The American College

Professional memberships

  1. 2024 - present
    Poster ReviewerIndian Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA)
  2. 2024 - present
    Referee/ReviewerEuropean Research Council (ERC)
  3. 2023 - present
    Study Section MemberNational Institutes of Health (NIH)
  4. 2023 - present
    ReviewerUnion for International Cancer Control (UICC)
  5. 2023
    Advisory Board MemberAmity University's International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology (ICAB-2023)
  6. 2023 - present
    Breast Cancer Research Program Grant ReviewerCongressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Department of Defense (CDMRP-DOD)
  7. 2022 - 2023
    Expert Reviewer, Canada Research Chair NominationCanadian Institutes of Health Research - CIHR
  8. 2022 - present
    Ovarian Cancer Research Program Grant ReviewerCongressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Department of Defense (CDMRP-DOD)
  9. 2022 - present
    Full MemberRadiation Research Society
  10. 2022 - present
    Full MemberEndocrine Society
  11. 2022 - present
    Regenerative Sciences Curriculum and Faculty Development Committee Meeting MemberMayo Clinic Graduate School
  12. 2021 - present
    Regenerative Sciences Track Admission & Recruiting CommitteeMayo Clinic Graduate School
  13. 2021 - 2022
    Stem Cell Therapies Grant Assessment Committee MemberAustralian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
  14. 2021 - 2023
    Regenerative Cancer Medicine Scientific Review CommitteeAmerican Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
  15. 2019 - present
    Full MemberAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology
  16. 2019 - present
    Annual Meeting Abstract ReviewerInternational Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
  17. 2019 - present
    Faculty Wellness Liaison MemberMCGSBS Student Life and Wellness Committee
  18. 2019 - present
    Grant ReviewerCancerCare Manitoba Foundation
  19. 2019 - 2020
    Scientist MemberInstitutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Mayo Clinic Committees
  20. 2018 - 2019
    Grant ReviewerNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  21. 2018 - 2019
    Grant Review Panel MemberCanadian Cancer Society Grant Review Panel
  22. 2016 - present
    Associate MemberMayo Clinic Cancer Center
  23. 2016 - 2017
    Grant ReviewerCanadian Breast Cancer Foundation-National Grants Program
  24. 2016
    Session ChairKeystone Symposia on Stem Cells and Cancer
  25. 2015 - 2016
    AdvisorCanadian Association of Postdoctoral Scholars (CAPS)
  26. 2014 - 2015
    ChairCanadian Association for Postdoctoral Scholars
  27. 2014 - 2015
    EditorMitacs Canada
  28. 2014 - 2015
    Grant ReviewerMITACS, Canada
  29. 2014 - 2015
    ChairCanadian Association of Postdoctoral Scholars (CAPS)
  30. 2014 - 2015
    Vice President - ExternalPostdoc Association, University of British Columbia
  31. 2013 - present
    Full MemberInternational Society for Stem Cell Research
  32. 2013 - present
    Active MemberSociety for Redox Biology and Medicine
  33. 2007 - present
    Active MemberAmerican Association for Cancer Research