K. Vijayraghavan
Krishnaswamy Vijayraghavan | |
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Vijayraghavan in December 2017 | |
| 3rd Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India | |
| In office April 2018 – 2 April 2022 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Rajagopala Chidambaram |
| Succeeded by | Ajay K. Sood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1954 |
| Nationality | India |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
| Awards | Padma Shri Fellow of the Royal Society Infosys Prize Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Foreign Associate, US National Academy of Sciences. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics Neurogenetics |
| Institutions | The National Centre for Biological Sciences |
Krishnaswamy Vijayraghavan (born 3 February 1954) is an emeritus professor and former director of the National Centre for Biological Sciences. On 26 March 2018, the Government of India appointed him as the Principal Scientific Adviser to succeed Dr. R Chidamabaram. His term as Principal Scientific Adviser ended on 2 April 2022. In 2012, he was elected a fellow of The Royal Society and in April 2014 he was elected as a foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences. He was conferred the Padma Shri on 26 January 2013 and is also a recipient of the Infosys Prize in the life sciences category in 2009.