Mysuru professor conferred Kalam Medal

Shashanka K. Prasad, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, has been conferred the Kalam Medal of Excellence in Clinical Sciences at the Next Gene Biosciences Summit 2026, held in Gurgaon recently.

The award, presented by Shriram Nene and Jithendra Kumar, recognises Dr. Shashanka’s contributions to interdisciplinary research integrating Computational Biology, Artificial Intelligence and Biomedical Sciences, particularly in cancer diagnostics and drug discovery, a press release said.