Govindarajan Padmanaban
Govindarajan Padmanaban | |
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| Born | 20 March 1938 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Madras Indian Institute of Science Indian Agricultural Research Institute |
| Known for | Molecular Parasitology |
| Awards | Vigyan Ratna Award (2024) Padma Bhushan (2003) Padma Shri (1991) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1983) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Indian Institute of Science St Mary's Hospital Medical School University of Chicago |
| Doctoral advisor | P. S. Sarma |
| Doctoral students | P. N. Rangarajan Sendurai Mani M. R. S. Rao Varadharajan Sundaramurthy Varavani Dwarki |
Govindarajan Padmanaban (born 20 March 1938, in Madras) is an Indian biochemist and biotechnologist. He was the former director of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and presently serves as honorary professor in the department of biochemistry at IISc and Chancellor of Central University of Tamil Nadu.