• ANTI-CANCER AGENTS
• ANTICANCER DRUG DISCOVERY
• ANTICANCER RESEARCH
• BIOACTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS
• BIOCHEMISTRY
• BIOLOGY
• BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
• BIOTECHNOLOGY
• BOTANICAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
• BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
• CANCER, CHEMOPREVENTION
• CANCER, DRUG DISCOVERY
• CANCER, NEW DRUG TARGETS
• CANCER, NEW MOLECULAR TARGETS
• CELL BIOLOGY
• CLINICAL STUDIES
• ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• HERBAL PRODUCTS
• IMMUNOLOGY
• MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, CANCER
• MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, DRUG DISCOVERY
• MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, DRUG TARGETS

Dr. Premalatha "Prema" Balachandran joined Ole Miss, 20 years ago in 2002 and serve as a Principal Scientist at the National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR), School of Pharmacy. As a Principal Scientist, Dr. Prema's research interests include biological screening and the discovery of new active drugs from the plants that contribute to human health benefits. She works on several funded projects and her research team filed a patent on an anticancer formulation. She has authored 40+ publications that include research and review articles in high-impact journals and book chapters. She is an executive board member for UM Staff Council and serves as a Staff Textbook Scholarship Manager. She is also a member of several Chancellor's Standing committees. She is very active in the community, serving on several boards and committees including United Way, Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Lafayette, School District PTOs, and Boy Scout committees to name a few. She also serves as a judge/chair for several international and regional science fair competitions and a reviewer for many journals. Her active role in the university and the community earned her several awards including Outstanding Staff Member award, Allgernon Sydney Sullivan Award for Community Service and Engagement and Women of Distinction recognition. Dr. Prema received a B.S in Chemistry from the University of Madras, Chennai, India. She also obtained M.S. and Ph.D. in Medical Biochemistry from the same university. In 2022, she graduated MBA from the University of Mississippi with an Outstanding Academic Achievement Award. She is married to Karthikeyan Rathinavelu, Owner and President of Thik and Thin Constructions LLC., They have 2 boys, Keerthin and Sagan.