Ch. Mohan Rao is an Indian

molecular biologist Molecular biology is the branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecule, molecular basis of biological activity in and between Cell (biology), cells, including biomolecule, biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interact ...

. He holds a

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...

in chemistry from the

University of Hyderabad The University of Hyderabad (IAST: ''Hydarāvād visvavidyālayamu'') is a top ranking public central research university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Founded in 1974, this mostly residential campus has more than 5,000 students a ...

. He was a visiting associate at the

National Institutes of Health The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in the late ...

, US, during 1990–92. He was a visiting professor at the

Tokyo Science University , formerly "Science University of Tokyo" or TUS, informally or simply is a private research university located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. History Tokyo University of Science was founded in 1881 as The Tokyo Academy of Physics by 21 graduates ...

, 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 Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the '' de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern In ...

. He is CSIR-Distinguished Scientist and Sir JC Bose National Fellow at CCMB He was awarded in 1999 the

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, ...

, the highest science award in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, in the Medical Sciences category.

Career

Dr. Mohan Rao obtained bachelor's degree in botany, zoology and chemistry from the

Osmania University Osmania University is a collegiate university, collegiate Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918 , He released a farma ...

in 1975. In 1977, he obtained his master's degree in chemistry from Osmania University PG Centre Warangal presently known as

Kakatiya University Kakatiya University is a public university located in Hanmakonda, Warangal in the Indian state of Telangana. It was most recently accredited with an "A" Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of India on 12 September 2017. ...

, Warangal. In 1984, he received his doctoral degree from the

. 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 of the Bioinformatics Centre (founded by Prof. Kuppamuthu Dharmalingam) of

Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) is a public state university located in Madurai city, in southern Tamil Nadu, India, established in 1966. MKU is one of the 15 universities in India with the University with Potential for Excellence status, wh ...

in 2004.

References

External links

*Videolink to European Union Horizon202

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Ch. Mohan Living people Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Medical Science Scientists from Telangana People from Telangana 1960 births Indian geneticists Telugu people 20th-century Indian biologists People from Karimnagar district Osmania University alumni University of Hyderabad alumni