SOMASUNDARAM K.
Private tutor in St. Louis, MO
Education
Madura College India - B. Sc, Chemistry , Madurai Kamaraj University, India - PhD, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Experience
MY TEACHING PHILOSOPHY I have a passion for teaching, and I get a fulfillment when I succeed in communicating a concept to my students. My philosophy of teaching is simple: I make sure the foundation is strong and right; then take one brick (of concept) at a time, and build over a pre-laid layer of bricks (of knowledge). Whenever my students say “I am going to study for the test”, I correct them by saying “ your goal should be “I am going to learn how the process of cellular respiration takes place (for example)” My emphasis has always been on students’ learning by critical thinking. I never believe in spoon-feeding my students nor do I engage in lull monologues. I always encourage them to actively participate in my lectures and develop their analytical skills. Based on this philosophy, I have taught undergraduate and pre-graduate students in India many of whom are well placed in the US, Canada and India. TEACHING AND OTHER EXPERIENCE Taught Lab in Biochemistry and Instrumentation, and Chemistry for Biologists to Masters’ students in Biology (1979-83) at Madurai Kamaraj University, India Taught Biochemistry (1986-87) and Lab in Biochemistry and Instrumentation (1991-92) to Masters’ students in Biotechnology at Madurai Kamaraj University, India Involved in the organization of Indo-Soviet Symposium (1982), International Symposium on Biomembranes (1985) held at Madurai Kamaraj University, India Adjunct Instructor of Chemistry since Spring semester, 2008, STLCC, Forest Park; St. Louis, Missouri; CHM 101: Fundamentals of Chemistry Adjunct Instructor of Biology since fall semester, 2008, STLCC, Forest Park; BIO 111: Introductory Biology I. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Adjunct Instructor Department of Allied Health and Natural Sciences STLCC - Forest Park 2008; Spring: CHM 101: Fundamentals of Chemistry (Lecture and Lab) Fall: CHM 101: Fundamentals of Chemistry (Lecture and Lab) & BIO 111: Introductory Biology (Lecture only) 2009; Spring : BIO 111: Introductory Biology (Lecture and Lab) Summer: CHM 101: Fundamentals of Chemistry (Lecture and Lab) Fall: BIO 111: Introductory Biology (Lecture and Lab) 2010 Spring: BIO 111: Introductory Biology (Lecture and Lab) Spring: Substitute - CHM 101: Fundamentals of Chemistry -March 31st to May 17th Summer: CHM 101: Fundamentals of Chemistry (Lecture and Lab) Fall: CHM 101: Fundamentals of Chemistry & Fall : BIO 111: Introductory Biology 2011 Spring: BIO 111: Introductory Biology (Lecture and Lab) Summer short session I - BIO 111: Introductory Biology (Lab only) Summer short session II - BIO 111: Introductory Biology (Lecture and Lab) Fall: BIO 111: Introductory Biology (Lecture and Lab) 2012 ; Spring: BIO 111: Introductory Biology (Lecture and Lab) Fall : BIO 111: Introductory Biology (Lecture and Lab) 2013, Spring: Fall : BIO111:Introductory Biology (Lecture and Lab) Summer: BIO 111: Introductory Biology (Lecture and Lab) Fall : BIO 111: Introductory Biology (Lecture and Lab) 2014 Spring: BIO 111: Introductory Biology (Lecture and Lab) Fall : BIO 151: Biology of Human Health & Disease 2015 Spring: BIO 111: Introductory Biology (Lecture only)
Availability
Weekdays after 4PM, Saturday after 4PM
Can Meet
Up to 25 minutes away for a flat fee, Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
Because of my spinal stenosis, I stopped playing tennis, cricket & Ping-Pong. These days I read a lot - mostly non-fiction - subject matter varies from current affairs of the world, religion, mysticism and spirituality, and so on. From early childhood, my other passion has been "Scientific Research". My career as a researcher abruptly ended soon after the start of Iraq war - we didn't get enough funds. I was working on a Tumor suppressor gene MENI, and its protein product menin. Even now I keep following the updates on the role of menin; it turns out it plays many roles including a supporting role of an oncogene MLL (Mutated MLL causes Mixed Lineage Leukemia)! I have included my research publications & the names and the contact information of my References below: REFERENCES Prof. T. Frison Former Chairman Department of Allied Health and Natural Sciences STLCC at Forest Park, 5600 Oakland Ave St. Louis, MO 63110 Switchboard: 314-644-9100; Fax: 314-644-9752; tfrison@stlcc.edu Dr. Veni Talkad Assistant Professor Department of Allied Health and Natural Sciences STLCC - Forest Park, 5600 Oakland Ave St. Louis, MO 63110 Switchboard: 314-644-9100; Fax: 314-644-9752; vtalkad@stlcc.edu Dr. Bryan Landis Adjunct Professor Department of Allied Health and Natural Sciences STLCC - Forest Park, 5600 Oakland Ave St. Louis, MO 63110 Switchboard: 314-644-9100; Fax: 314-644-9752 blandis@stlcc.edu Prof. N. Gautam Department of Anesthesiology and Genetics Washington University School of Medicine Box 8054, 660, South Euclid Ave St. Louis MO 63110 Phone: 314-362-8568; Fax : 314-362-8571 gautam@wustl.edu GRANTS/AWARDS / HONORS 2002 Affymetrix, GeneChip, Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 1993 Fleur-de-Lis grant, Pediatric Research Institute, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO 1992 Fleur-de-Lis grant, Pediatric Research Institute, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO 1987 Visiting Fellowship from the Centers for Disease control (CDC), Atlanta, GA to conduct research on AIDS and HIV 1979 Research Fellowship from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS 1. Kalyanaraman, S., Maran, A., and Shanmugam, G.: Mol. Biol. Rep. 9:179-183 (1983). 2. Maran, A., Kalyanaraman, S., and Shanmugam, G.: Mol. Biol. Rep. 10:99-104 (1984). 3. Kalyanaraman, S., Jannoun-Nasr, R., York, D., Luciw, P.A., Robinson, R., and Srinivasan, A.: Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 157:1051-1060 (1988). 4. Srinivasan, A., York, D., Butler, Jr., D., Jannoun-Nasr, R., Getchell, J., McCormick, J., Y-Ou, C., Myers, G., Smith, T., Chen, E., Flaggs, G., Berman, P., Schochetman, G., and Kalyanaraman, S.: AIDS Res. and Human Retroviruses 5:121-129 (1989). 5. Srinivasan, A., Kalyanaraman, S., Dutt, K., Butler, Jr., D., and Kaplan, H.J.: Amer. J. Ophthalmology 108:197-198 (1989). 6. Srinivasan, A., York, D., Jannoun-Nasr, R., Kalyanaraman, S., Swan, D., Benson, J., Bohan, C., Luciw, P.A., Schnoll, S., Robinson, R.A., Desai, S.M., and Devare, S.G.: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 86:6388-6392 (1989). 7. Kalyanaraman, S., Kalyanaraman, V. and Gautam, N.: Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 216:126-132 (1995). 8. Wang, J.-L., Kalyanaraman, S., De Vivo., and Gautam, N.: Biochem. J 320: 87-91 (1996). 9. Kalyanaraman, S., Copeland, N.G., Gilbert, D.G., Jenkins, N.A., and Gautam, N.: Genomics 49:147-151 (1998) 10. Skinner, M. A., Kalyanaraman, S., Safford, S.D., Heuckeroth, R.O., Tourtellotte, W., Goyeau, D., Goodfellow, P.J., Milbrandt, J.D., Freemerman, A.: Amer. J. Pathology 166(1):265-274 (2005) 11.Dilley WG. , Kalyanaraman S., Verma S., Cobb J. P., Laramie J. M., and Lairmore T. C: Mol. Cancer. Feb 03; 4(1):9. (2005)
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