Dr. Chellappan is presently affiliated to the International Medical University (IMU), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He boasts more than 18 years of active teaching experience in the current profession. In 2009, he completed his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, from the prestigious Manipal University, India. His major research area has been inflammation in biological systems. He has published more than 250 publications in reputed research journals with a cumulative impact factor of >600. In addition, he is a reviewer for several high impact journals and is on the editorial board of several reputed scientific journals.