Years active 1990 – present Role Scientist | Name G. Govindasamy Alma mater Universiti Putra Malaysia | |
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Born 6 May 1964 (age 59) ( 1964-05-06 ) Sungai Petani, Kedah | ||
G. Kogelen Govindasamy (born 6 May 1964) is a Malaysian DNA repair, anti-aging and organ rejuvenation scientist with Aaride J.A. International Inc, based in Etoile, Paris, France. G. Kogelen has also been featured in the 2013 issue of the Top 10 of Malaysia magazine.
Biography
G. Kogelen was born on 6 May 1964 to Govindasamy Perumal and Parvathy Munusamy in Sungai Petani, Kedah in northern Peninsular Malaysia. His father was a plant tissue culture scientist, and was born in Trichy, Tamil Nadu in South India, whereas Madam Parvathy was a homemaker. G. Kogelen has three siblings, and he is the second son in his family. At a young age, he showed interest in science. G. Kogelen spent much of his childhood in his father's latex rubber plantation, where he was exposed to the then contemporary cellular tissue culture methods.
G. Kogelen spent a significant portion of his youth in Malacca, where he completed his primary, secondary and post-secondary education. G. Kogelen completed his primary education in Bukit Baru Primary English School, pursued his secondary education in St. David's High School, and finally achieved his STPM in Gajah Berang English School and Malacca High School.
G. Kogelen was awarded a Tun Tan Cheng Lock Scholarship in 1984 and a Citibank North America Merit Scholarship in 1985. When G. Kogelen turned 21 years of age in 1985, he wished to continue his tertiary education by specialising in mirror isomers in chemical molecular structures, but he decided to proceed with DNA repair studies instead. G. Kogelen pursued his Bachelors in Science (BSc.) at Universiti Putra Malaysia between 1984 and 1988, where he conducted a scientific study on the efficiency of surface pre-treatments on the gluability of Dryobalanops Aromatica plywood.
G. Kogelen joined Aaride J.A. International Inc, a multinational corporation specialising in Plant Based Peptides and Regenerative Healthcare in September 1990. He has since furthered his career with the company and currently holds the position of Chief DNA Repair Scientist.