Olfactive Biosolutions Team

Danny N. Dhanasekaran, Ph.D., is professor of cell biology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, where he holds the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Endowed Chair in Cancer Research. He is also the director of the Center for Basic Cancer Research and the associate director for basic research at the OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center.

After earning his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Indian Institute of Science, Dr. Dhanasekaran completed postdoctoral studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the National Jewish Center for Cancer Research and Respiratory Medicine. His academic career progressed to a tenured professorship at the Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, Temple University School of Medicine.

Internationally recognized for his academic and research pursuits, Dr. Dhanasekaran has held esteemed positions globally, including WCU professorship at Seoul National University and visiting professorships in at the University of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan, and the Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy.

His scientific prowess is recognized on numerous national and international scientific panels and editorial boards, including his role as a charter member of the NIH/CSR Study Section on Tumor Cell Biology. He actively contributes to several grant review panels, such as those for the NIH, DOD, AHA, and other international funding organizations. An active editor and member of several international journal editorial boards, Dr. Dhanasekaran is the founding editor and editor-in-chief of the Journal on Molecular Signaling.