Awards and Honours

Dr. Leela Srinivas has been the recipient of the following:

Awards

• Tay-Sach foundation USA award for work on Gangliosides on tumor promotion.
• Roussel Scientific Institute award for original research work on Turmerin instituted by Roussel Marion Hoest, Mumbai.
• Kshanika Oration award for out standing biomedical research in health and disease by a woman scientist by Indian Council of Medical Research.
• "Karnataka Shreshta Ratna" award in the memory of Late Dr. H. Narasimhaiah, Senior Gandian, Former Vice Chancellor of Bangalore University, Bangalore.
• RAPID award – Clinical trial on Turmerin at NCI, NIH, USA
• Outstanding alumni of Avinasshilingam college , Coimbatore

• Marquis Who’s who in science, 15th edition
• Distinguished leadership award for outstanding achievement in biomedical research by American Biographical Institute U.S.A.
• Nomination for the Woman of the millennium by Biographical Institute Cambridge, U.K.
• Outstanding alumni – Avinashilingam University.
• Member editorial board J. of Nutrition & dietetics

• The institute is recognized as an accredited institution for conducting research towards obtaining Ph.D. degree in biochemistry, Bioscience, Biotechnology of the University of Mysore.
• Extensive training in Biotechnology for under graduates and post graduates – especially focused on rural students.

• water soluble antioxidant peptide – “Turmerin” and a process for its preparation.
• A novel anti-microbial / antioxidant factor from Sundakai (Solanum torvum) and a process for its preparation
• An amphiphillic lipid soluble and water soluble antioxidant from Turmeric (Curcuma longa)
• “Novel natural antioxidant from Curry leaves(Murraya koenigii) and a process for its preparation”
• Leutin- a preventive carotenoid of Age related macular degeneration (AMDA)
• A toxic death factor  from human lymphocytes  induced by Cobra Venom /smoke condensate of house hold fuel