Krishnaswamy Vijayraghavan | |
|---|---|
 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3][4]
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