Coimbatore: The dean of PSG Institute of Medical Research (IMR), Dr S Ramalingam, passed away after a massive cardiac arrest on Friday around 10.30am. He was 61 years old. He was known for instilling the research culture in the medical college and hospital and his paper presentations.
The academician, who specialized in pharmacology, had completed his MBBS at Coimbatore Medical College in 1985 and joined PSG IMSR as a tutor in the department of pharmacology, where he continued till 1989. He then went on to pursue his higher studies at Kasturba Medical College in Manipal and a post-doctoral fellowship at the Stanford University in 2001. He also served the PSG IMSR as associate professor in pharmacology between 1991 and 2000. He re-joined the institute, became its principal and dean in 2013 and continued the innings till his last day. He is also the founder president of Society of Pharmacometrics and Health Analytics. He has published multiple papers nationally and internationally in the areas of molecular genetics, proteomics and pharmacology.TNN