I am Dr. Sreekumar Raghavakaimal — scientist, researcher, and educator with over 30 years of contributions to biomedical science. Former Director of the Mayo Clinic Genomics Center. Currently Senior VP & CDO at the National Foundation for Cancer Research.
Dr. Sreekumar Raghavakaimal is a distinguished scientist with a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. His career spans over three decades, during which he served as Director of the Mayo Clinic Genomics Center Microarray Core Laboratory and the General Clinic Research Center Proteomics and Metabolomics Core Laboratory. Currently, he is the Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer at the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR). His research focuses on the intersection of chemistry and biology — using proteomics, genomics, and bioinformatics to understand diabetes, aging, and cancer.
GeneChip expression analysis and real-time qPCR to identify candidate genes driving diabetes and cancer progression.
In vivo protein synthesis studies using mass spectrometry and stable isotopes to discover disease biomarkers.
Robust bioinformatics pipelines analyzing vast genomic and proteomic datasets for therapeutic target discovery.
He holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry & Physics and an M.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Kerala, and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (1993).
Dr. Sreekumar Raghavakaimal was Director of the Mayo Genomic Center Microarray Core laboratory and Director of the Genomics, Proteomics and Metabolic core laboratory (2001–2007), supporting 44 NIH grants and 58 Mayo investigators with microarray experiments, tandem mass spectrometry, and bioinformatics.
In 2013, news outlets reported that Dr. Sreekumar Raghavakaimal was the subject of a federal investigation. Following a full and thorough legal process, Dr. Raghavakaimal was acquitted of all charges. The case is entirely closed and his scientific record remains distinguished. Read the full professional statement →
Dr. Sreekumar Raghavakaimal continues his active scientific career as Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer at the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR). He also works as an educator teaching Math and Science at multiple academic levels, with a prolific publishing record of 55+ peer-reviewed articles.
He has authored over 55 original research articles in prominent scientific journals including PNAS, Diabetes, Hepatology, and the Journal of Biological Chemistry.