Balajee has studied in Uttar Pradesh.
By Raif Karerat
WASHINGTON, DC: Indian American scientist Adayabalam Balajee has been appointed to the directorship of the Cytogenetic Biodosimetry Laboratory, which is operated as part of the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, or REAC/TS, at the eponymously named Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education in Oak Ride, Tennessee.
According to a release from the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education on May 21, Balajee will manage the operations and staff at the CBL, which is one of only two labs in the U.S. where individuals who have been exposed to radiation can undergo chromosome abnormality analysis, which is used for ionizing radiation dose assessment.
Prior to working in the United States, Balajee operated in a variety of international locales, including Uttar Pradesh, India, where he earned a doctorate degree with a specialization in cytogenetics and molecular biology and the Netherlands, where he conducted research as a post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Radiation Genetics and Chemical Mutagenesis at Sylvius Laboratories.
Before he signed on with the CBL, Balajee was research scientist at the Center for Radiological Research, Department of Radiation Oncology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York since 1999. He also spent five years as a visiting fellow at the Gerontology Research Center at the National Institutes of Health in Baltimore, Md.
According to the official Oak Ridge press release:
The CBL is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration and Office of Worker Safety and Health as well as the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and it was established as part of the nation’s radiological and nuclear response network for the NNSA. The laboratory is operated in compliance with standards set by the International Atomic Energy Agency and is certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act.
REAC/TS is an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education facility managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities for the U.S. Department of Energy with the mission to strengthen the medical response to radiological and nuclear incidents and provide continuing medical education and training. REAC/TS also conducts ongoing research into the biological effects of radiation and provides continuing medical education for healthcare providers.
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