Prof. (Dr). Thalakkotur Lazar Mathew B.V.Sc., M.Sc.(Med); Ph.D., D.Sc., FABMS, FIMSA, FISI, FAMS, is currently Senior Advisor at MAHE, Manipal. He has six decades of experience in teaching, research and technology management. He worked as Director of three DRDO establishments (Life Sciences at DRDO Headquarters, Defence Bio-Engineering & Electromedical Laboratory and Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences). After retirement, he was Director of a Mission Hospital at Ajmer, and later Dean and Director at VIT, Vellore. He was Sr.