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|name = Bilikere Srinivasa Rao Dwarakanath<br />
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|birth_date = 4 August 1955<br />
|birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[India]]<br />
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|fields = Biochemist and Radiation Biologist<br />
|workplaces = Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences<br />
|alma_mater = [[Central College, Bangalore]]<br />
|doctoral_advisor = Viney K Jain<br />
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|known_for = Cancer Therapy and Radioprotection<br />
|awards = Indira Vasudevan Award, Annual Award of SCRAC<br />
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'''Bilikere Srinivasa Rao Dwarakanath''' (born August 4, 1955) is a [[Molecular biology|molecular biologist]] and a radiation biologist, working on [[2-Deoxy-D-glucose]] therapy in [[cancer research]]. His current research interests are experimental oncology, [[radiobiology]], biological radioprotection and [[cell signaling]] in cancer therapy.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/0003-2697(91)90507-P |pmid=1789433 |title=Characterization of nuclear matrices prepared without salt extraction |journal=Analytical Biochemistry |volume=198 |issue=1 |pages=68–74 |year=1991 |last1=Dwarakanath |first1=B.S |last2=Wallen |first2=C.Anne |last3=St. Clair |first3=Daret K |last4=Wheeler |first4=Kenneth T }}</ref> He is currently the Joint Director of the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), DRDO, Head, Division of Radiation Biosciences, INMAS, and Adjunct Faculty at the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research (ACBR), [[University of Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=B S Dwarakanath's Research on Deoxyglucose (2 Deoxy D glucose) {{!}} CureHunter|url=http://www.curehunter.com/public/authorSummary-Dwarakanath,%20B%20S.do?keywordId=D003847|access-date=2020-07-23|website=www.curehunter.com}}</ref><br />
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He is one of the members of the three-member committee (along with Prof. S.C. Pancholi of the Nuclear Science Centre and Prof. N.C. Goomer of Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology) that was constituted by the Delhi University to probe the incident of radioactivity leakage in a Delhi scrap market, the source of the radioactive material was traced to the chemistry department of the university.<ref>{{Cite news|title= Dwarkanath|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/AERBs-directive-to-Delhi-University-on-radiation-sources/article16373511.ece|website=The Hindu|date=29 April 2010|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Early years==<br />
Dwarakanath was born in Bangalore, [[Karnataka]], India, to B. N. Srinivasa Rao and B. S. Padmavathi as the third among 5 siblings. He obtained his B.Sc. degree in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from [[National College, Bangalore|National College]] and his M.Sc. degree in Physics from Central College, Bangalore. He obtained his [[Ph.D.]] degree from [[Bangalore University]], working at the [[National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences]] under the radiation biologist Viney K. Jain.<br />
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==Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences==<br />
Dwarakanath joined INMAS, Delhi in April 1994 as "Scientist D".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drdo.org/labs/inmas/papers.html |title=DRDO::INMAS |website=www.drdo.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621235448/http://www.drdo.org/labs/inmas/papers.html |archive-date=2010-06-21}} </ref> He is currently the Joint Director and HOD, Division of Radiation Biosciences, at INMAS.<ref>{{Cite web|title=INMAS|url=http://www.drdo.org/labs/inmas/departments.html|access-date=23 July 2020|website=DRDO}}</ref> He has been advocating the use of 2-deoyx-D-glucose as an adjuvant to radiotherapy for the treatment of cancer.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Dwarakanath|first=Bs|title=Targeting glucose metabolism with 2-deoxy- D -glucose for improving cancer therapy|journal=Future Oncology|year=2009|language=en|volume=5|issue=5|pages=581–585|doi=10.2217/fon.09.44|pmid=19519197|issn=1479-6694|doi-access=free}}</ref><br />
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==Professional Appointments==<br />
* Scientist G, Additional Director and Head, Division of Radiation Biosciences, INMAS, DRDO, Delhi – 2004 to present<br />
* Scientist D, E and Head, Department of Biocybernetics, INMAS – 1994-2004<br />
* Adjunct Faculty, ACBR, University of Delhi – 1999 to present<br />
* [[Postdoctoral researcher|Post-doctoral]] fellow, [[Bowman Gray School of Medicine]], [[Wake Forest University]], [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]], USA – 1989-1991<br />
* Visiting Scientist, [[University of Duisburg-Essen]], Germany – 1995<br />
* Scientific Assistant, Scientific Officer and [[Professor|assistant professor]], Department of Biophysics, NIMHANS, Bangalore – 1979-1994<br />
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