It is mayhap dated, but I merely got this postal service from Alumni Association, which I idea I should portion on this blog.
The other ii distinguished IITK alumni who bring been inducted every bit Fellow of Royal Society inwards the by are Prof Mriganka Sur (BT/EE/74), too Prof Ashoke Sen (MSC2/PHY/78).
Professor Krishnaswamy Vijay Raghavan has been inducted every bit Fellow of Royal Society.
Born on three Feb 1954, Prof Raghavan, is currently the senior Professor too Director of The National Centre for Biological Sciences. He is an inspirational leader successfully promoting excellence inwards Indian biology. Growing nether his inclusive leadership, the National Centre for Biological Sciences is recognized internationally every bit a world-class institution. He has been an exemplary mentor, forging partnerships to grow life sciences research. He has worked to found novel institutions, drawing the best immature scientists to India. An outstanding developmental geneticist, his contributions to agreement the cellular too molecular principles of adult musculus evolution inwards Drosophila are widely recognized. He has elegantly combined these studies amongst those on the evolution of the nervous organisation to written report the command too evolution of movement.
Dr K VijayRaghavan, later doing B Tech inwards 1975 too grand Tech inwards 1977 inwards Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur obtained his PhD score inwards Molecular Biology from TIFR Bombay. From 1984 to 1988 he worked at California Institute of Technology, USA inwards the surface area of Molecular Biology too Genetics. After returning from USA he joined NCBS every bit a Reader where he is currently a Professor too the Director.
Dr K VijayRaghavan has before worked on the piece of job too analysis of a blood oxygeneator too heart- lung- car at IIT Kanpur, genetic analysis of flying musculus inwards Drosophila, genetics of steroid hormone regulated genes inwards Drosophila too the molecular analysis of encephalon mRNAs inwards flies. His electrical current interests prevarication inwards agreement mechanisms underlying animate beingness development, inwards detail the formation of muscles inwards the fruit wing Drosophila Melanogaster. H5N1 Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences too Indian National Science Academy, Dr K VijayRaghavan is recipient of several awards every bit British Council Fellowship, Proctor too Gamble Fellowship (Caltech), Lucile P Markey Fellowship (Caltech) too Biotechnology Career Development Award of Rockfeller Foundation. In 1998, Dr K VijayRaghavan was conferred amongst the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Biology. Author of several technical papers inwards refereed journals, Dr K VijayRaghavan was too a fellow member of the editorial board of Journal of Genetics. He is too a fellow member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Jubilant Biosys. He is too a recipient of Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT Kanpur.
