Ch. Mohan Rao

Ch. Mohan Rao is an Indian molecular biologist.[1] He holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Hyderabad. He was a visiting associate at the National Institutes of Health, US, during 1990–92. He was a visiting professor at the Tokyo Science University, Japan during 1996. Visiting Scientist, UTMB, Galveston, USA, Visiting Professor, Protein Research Institute, Osaka, Japan. Adjunct Professor, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He was positioned as director for the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad, India. He is CSIR-Distinguished Scientist and Sir JC Bose National Fellow at CCMB [2] He was awarded in 1999 the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, the highest science award in India, in the Medical Sciences category.[3]

Ch. Mohan Rao
Born (1954-01-19) 19 January 1954
Huzurabad, Hyderabad State (now Telangana), India
NationalityIndian
Alma materNational Eye Institute, University of Hyderabad
Kakatiya University
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
InstitutionsCentre for Cellular and Molecular Biology

Career

Dr. Mohan Rao obtained bachelor's degree in botany, zoology and chemistry from the Osmania University in 1975. In 1977, he obtained his master's degree in chemistry from Osmania University PG Centre Warangal presently known as Kakatiya University, Warangal. In 1984, he received his doctoral degree from the University of Hyderabad. His this work was Photoacoustic Spectroscopy of Chemical and Biological Systems.He was awarded Honorary doctorate by the Kakatiya University and "Distinguished Alumnus" award by the University of Hyderabad. He is recipient of several major national awards. He is an elected fellow of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Indian National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Science (India), Indian academy of Sciences. He was the President of the Society of Biological Chemists (India), Indian Biophysical Society, Andhra Pradesh Academy of Science and the Telangana Academy of Sciences. He also served as the Executive Committee member for the Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics (founded by Prof. Kuppamuthu Dharmalingam) of Madurai Kamaraj University in 2004.

References
  1. "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Mohan Rao is new CCMB director". The Hindu. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  2. "Dr. Ch. Mohan Rao" (PDF). bioasia.in. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  3. "Dr. Ch. Mohan Rao" (PDF). ccmb.res.in. January 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
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