K. R. K. Easwaran

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K. R. K. Easwaran
Born (1939-07-07) 7 July 1939 (age 84)
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
1994 Ranbaxy Research Award
Scientific career
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  • ABL Biotechnologies

    • Kalpathy Ramaier Katchap Easwaran (born 1939) is an Indian molecular biophysicist, academic and a former Astra Chair Professor and chairman of the department of

    ionophores and ion-transport across membranes.[2] He is an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy and the Indian Academy of Sciences.[3] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1984, for his contributions to biological sciences.[4]

    Biography

    Kalpathy Easwaran, born on 7 July 1939 in the

    Indian National Science Academy Senior Scientist (2006–07) until his superannuation in 2007. In between, he served as a visiting faculty at institutions such as Harvard Medical School, University of Connecticut, Georgetown University, United States Naval Research Laboratory and National University of Singapore. Post retirement, he is involved with ABL Biotechnologies, a Chennai-based biotechnology institution.[1]

    Easwaran lives in

    Bengaluru.[5]

    Legacy

    Easwaran's studies are known to have contributed to a wider understanding of ion-transport across membranes and assisted in developing a molecular model for transmembrane

    ionophores, and this helped in the design and development of anti-fungal drugs, lipids and membrane structures. He also contributed in the spectroscopic analysis of peptides and proteins.[1] His researches are documented in over 90 articles and six review papers.[7][8] He has mentored 14 scholars in their doctoral studies and edited two books, one of which is Biomembrane Structure and Function: The State of the Art.[9]

    Easwaran is reported to have been among the scientists of IISc who established the departments of Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics as centres of excellence.

    Bengaluru.[1] He was one of the Indian scientists who successfully campaigned for the XIII International Biophysics Congress held in New Delhi during 19–24 September 1999[10] and has participated in several conferences and seminars to delivery keynote addresses.[11]

    Awards and honors

    The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded him the

    Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1984.[4] The Indian Academy of Sciences elected him as their fellow in 1984 and the Indian National Science Academy followed suit in 1989. A life member of the Indian Biophysical Society,[12] Easwaran received the Ranbaxy Research Award in 1994.[1]

    See also

    Notes

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    References

    1. ^ a b c d e f g "Indian Fellow - Easwaran". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
    2. ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
    3. ^ "Fellow profile - Indian Academy of Sciences". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
    4. ^ a b "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
    5. ^ "K.r.k. Easwaran". Bomida. 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
    6. ^ "Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners" (PDF). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 1999. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
    7. ISBN 978-0-8247-7425-7
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    8. ISBN 978-3-0348-7253-9
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    9. ISBN 978-0940030350. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help
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    10. ISBN 978-81-317-3220-5
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    11. ^ "Second Bilateral Symposium on Structural biology". National University of Singapore. 2016. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
    12. ^ "Life member". Indian Biophysical Society. 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

    External links

    • M. B. Sankaram, K. R. K. Easwaran (August 1982). "CD and nmr studies on the interaction of lithium ion with valinomycin and gramicidin-S". Biopolymers. 21 (8): 1557–1567.
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