Suresh Rattan

Suresh Rattan (full name: "Suresh Inder Singh Rattan"; born in 1955 in Amritsar, India) is a biogerontologist - a researcher in the field of biology of aging, biogerontology.

In addition to his professional research work on the biology of aging, he is also very much interested and involved in the public communication of science;Fact|date=June 2008 he is an excellent speaker,Fact|date=June 2008 and he likes to undertake explorations in the Indian classical music and semi-classical music by playing Tabla - the North Indian drums, as evident in a music CD (released in September 2008) "State of the Art: Small Town People" [http://www.harryjokumsen.dk/english/stateoftheartuk.html] by Harry Jokumsen and other artists, in which he plays Tabla under his artistic name Shashi Maharaj. [http://www.harryjokumsen.dk/english/edgehogmusicuk.html]

Academic background

Dr. Rattan heads the Laboratory of Cellular Ageing of the Department of Molecular Biology [cite web | title = Molekylærbiologisk Institut | work = ( Department of Molecular Biology) | url = http://www.mb.au.dk | accessdate = 2008-04-27 ] at the University of Aarhus in Denmark. He was introduced to the field of aging by Professor Suraj P. Sharma at the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, India, during his BSc and MSc studies (1973-1977), followed by MPhil studies on the regenerative capacity of Hydra, under the guidance of Professor Sivatosh Mookerjee, at the School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India (1977-1979). Suresh Rattan earned his PhD in 1982 from the National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, UK, based on his research project testing the error theory of cellular aging, under the supervision of Dr.Robin HollidayFRS, and Dr. Ian Buchanan. He also earned the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) in 1995, from the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Aarhus, Denmark, based on his post-PhD research work on the molecular biology of human cellular aging.

Dr. Rattan has published over 175 research and review articles [cite web | title = Dr. Suresh Rattan | work = List of publications by Dr. Suresh I.S. Rattan | url = http://www.sureshrattan.com/publications.html | accessdate = 2008-04-27 ] and 12 books [cite web | title = Dr. Suresh Rattan | work = Books by Dr. Suresh I.S. Rattan | url = http://www.sureshrattan.com/books.html | accessdate = 2008-04-27 ] on the biology of aging, including those for school children and general public. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of "Biogerontology" [cite web | title = BIOGERONTOLOGY | work = Springer Publishing | url = http://www.springer.com/east/home?SGWID=5-102-70-35616563-0&changeHeader=true&SHORTCUT=www.springer.com/10522 | accessdate = 2008-04-27 ] , a leading peer review journal in the field of aging. His name has been included in Marquis Who's Who in the World (from 1993) [cite web | title = Marquis Who's Who in the World| url = http://www.marquiswhoswho.com/products/WOprodinfo.asp | accessdate = 2008-04-27 ] ; Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare (from 1998); and International Directory of Distinguished Leadership (from 1998).

Important Discovery

Suresh Rattan is credited with the sole inventorship for discovering the anti-aging effects of
kinetin [US patent reference | number = 5602139 | y = 1997 | m = 02 | d = 11 | inventor = Suresh Rattan | title = Method for ameliorating the adverse effects of aging ] and zeatin in human skin cells; and these compounds are being used in several skin-care cosmetics throughout the world, for example Valeant products kinerase.His areas of expertise include aging, anti-aging and healthy aging of human cells, specially fibroblasts, keratinocytes,osteoblasts, and bone marrow stem cells, and developing the concept of virtual gerontogenes. His current research focuses on the beneficial effects of mild stress, Hormesis, on slowing down aging and improving the quality of life in old age.

Books

Suresh Rattan has written/edited/co-edited the following books on aging in English, Punjabi and Danish:

In English

* Mild Stress and Healthy Aging: Applying hormesis in aging research and interventions, 2008 (ISBN 978-1-4020-6868-3)
* Healthy Aging and Longevity, 2007 (ISBN 978-1-57331-680-4)
* Biogerontology: Mechanisms and Interventions, 2007 (ISBN 978-1-57331-679-8)
* Prevention and Treatment of Age-related Diseases (ISBN 978-1-4020-4884-5)
* Understanding and Modulating Aging, 2006 (ISBN 978-1-57331-599-9)
* Aging Interventions and Therapies, 2005 (ISBN 981-256-084-X)
* Biological Aging and Its Modulation, 2003 (ISBN 1-4020-1369-8)
* Molecular Gerontology: Research Status and Strategies, 1996 (ISBN 0-306-45491-2)

* Where's Baba Gone?, 1999, 2001 (ISBN 81-87510-06-4)-" a popular science-in-fiction book for children."

In Punjabi

* ਬਾਬਾ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਗਏ, 1997, 2001 (ISBN 81-87510-05-6)- (Where's Baba Gone?)
* ਧਰਮ, ਮਨੁਖਤਾ ਤੇ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ, 2003 "(Religion, Humanity, and Science) - a collection of essays."

In Danish

* E=GMC2 - formlen for evig ungdom (ISBN 87-7417-685-4)("E=GMC2 - The Formula for Eternal Youth)"

ee also

* Hormesis
* Life extension
* Senescence

References

External links

* [http://www.sureshrattan.com Personal website of Dr. Suresh Rattan]
* [http://www.springer.com/east/home?SGWID=5-102-70-35616563-0&changeHeader=true&SHORTCUT=www.springer.com/10522 Biogerontology Journal]