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'''Govindarajan Padmanabhan''' |
'''Govindarajan Padmanabhan''' ) born on 20 March 1938, [[Bangalore]], [[India]] is a renowned [[Biochemistry|biochemist]] and a pioneer in Indian biotechnology. He was former director of the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc) and presently serving as honorary professor in the department of biochemistry, [[IISc]]. |
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Govindarajan Padmanabhan | |
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| Born | 20 March 1938 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Indian Agricultural Research Institute,New Delhi Presidency College, Chennai |
| Known for | Heme biology, Drug targets in malaria parasites |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2003) Padma Shri (1991) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1983) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London (1969-1970) London University of Chicago, Chicago (1973-1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | P. S. Sharma |
Govindarajan Padmanabhan ) born on 20 March 1938, Bangalore, India is a renowned biochemist and a pioneer in Indian biotechnology. He was former director of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and presently serving as honorary professor in the department of biochemistry, IISc.
Early life and education
Padmanabhan was brought up in a family of engineers. His parents belonged to Tanjore district of Tamil Nadu but had settled in Bangalore. After completing his schooling in Bangalore, he joined an Engineering College. However, he found engineering uninteresting, and he joined the Presidency College in Chennai to complete a bachelors degree in chemistry. He completed his masters in Soil Chemistry at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi and Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the Indian Institute of science IISc, Bangalore in 1966.
Research
In the early years of his research, he primarily worked in the transcriptional regulation of Eukaryotic genes in the liver. He was interested in elucidating the multifaceted role of heme in cellular processes. His group discovered the heme-biosynthetic pathway in the malarial parasite and showed it to be a drug target. He has also been interested in the area of vaccine development. His team was successful in showing the antimalarial property of Curcumin and its efficacy in combination therapy in 2004[1].
Awards
- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1983)
- Padma Shri (1991)
- Padma Bhushan (2003)
References
- ^ "Curcumin for malaria therapy". Sciencedirect.
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