Arul Prakasam Peter
About Arul Prakasam Peter
Arul Prakasam Peter is a Clinical Content Scientist specializing in pharmacogenomics, currently serving as the Founder of GenomeToHealth in Bengaluru, India. He has extensive experience in bioinformatics and biological knowledge management, having held various roles in organizations such as BIOBASE Databases and Coriell Life Sciences.
Work at Coriell Life Sciences
Currently, Arul Prakasam Peter serves as a Clinical Content Scientist specializing in Pharmacogenomics at Coriell Life Sciences. He has held this position since 2017, contributing to the integration of pharmacogenomic data into clinical practice. His work focuses on providing accurate and comprehensive biological knowledge to support computational analysis for life science scientists.
Previous Experience in Pharmacogenomics
Prior to his current role, Arul worked at BIOBASE Databases India Pvt. Ltd. (A QIAGEN Company) in various capacities, including Project Manager for the Pharmacogenomics Project from 2012 to 2014. He also served as Manager of Service Projects and Manager of Bioinformatics at the same company, where he was involved in developing and maintaining biological knowledge bases and data analysis tools.
Education and Expertise
Arul holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Microbial Biotechnology from Bharathidasan University, completed in 2017. He also earned a Master of Science (MSc) in Life Science from Pondicherry University in 2004 and an Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Bioinformatics from the same institution in 2005. His undergraduate studies were in Microbiology, Zoology, and Chemistry at Sri Venkateswara University, where he completed his Bachelor of Science (BSc) in 2001.
Background in Scientific Research
Arul began his career as a Junior Research Associate at Molecular Connections, where he worked as a Scientific Database Curator from 2005 to 2006. His expertise includes transforming and integrating biological information from scientific literature and large datasets into accessible knowledge resources, with a specialization in the functional annotation of genetic variation and agri-genomics.
Leadership at GenomeToHealth
In addition to his role at Coriell Life Sciences, Arul is the Founder of GenomeToHealth, a position he has held since 2019. In this role, he focuses on advancing the application of genomic data in health and medicine, leveraging his extensive background in bioinformatics and pharmacogenomics.