Usha Vijayaraghavan
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Usha Vijayaraghavan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 (age 64–65) |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh |
| Known for | Molecular Genetics, Plant Development |
| Spouse | K. VijayRaghavan |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Indian Institute of Science |
Usha Vijayraghavan (born. 1961) is an Indian molecular biologist. She is on the faculty of the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, at the Indian Institute of Science. Her major research interests are Molecular Genetics, Plant Development.[1][2]
She has been featured in Women in Science.[3]
Usha Vijayraghavan obtained her BSc (Hons) from University of Delhi and her MSc from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI), Chandigarh. She did her doctoral studies on yeast molecular genetics at California Institute of Technology.[1] with Professor J Abelson. Subsequently, she worked on plant genetics as a postdoctoral fellow with Professor E Meyerowitz where she began her research on genes that regulate flowering. On returning to India, she took up a faculty position (1990) at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, where she is working now as professor in the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology. Her research group at IISc uses molecular genetics and functional genomics to understand various aspects of how gene activity is regulated in yeasts and plants.[4]
Career
She took up a faculty position at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1990 and currently she is a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology. Her research group at IISc uses molecular genetics and functional genomics to understand various aspects of how gene activity is regulated in yeasts and plants. Since joining IISc, one of Vijayaraghavan's research aims is to study genes that control flowering and plant morphology.[1]