Rajesh Sudhir Gokhale

Rajesh Sudhir Gokhale
Born (1967-01-16)January 16, 1967
India
Nationality Indian
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Known for Studies on the metabolic diversity of pathogens
Notable awards 2006 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

Rajesh Sudhir Gokhale (born 1967) is an Indian chemical biologist and the director of Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, known for his studies on the metabolic diversity of pathogens.[1] He is credited with the discovery of a family of Long-chain Fatty acyl-AMP ligases (FAAL) and his studies assisted in the elucidation of biochemical crosstalk between fatty acid synthases and polyketide synthases in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.[2] He holds US and Indian patents for his invention of Method to Modulate Pigmentation Process in the Melanocytes of Skin.[3] An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science,[4] he is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (2007)[5] and the Indian National Science Academy (2014).[6] 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 2006, for his contributions to biological sciences.[7]

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  1. ↑ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners" (PDF). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 1999. p. 34. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Wipo Publishes Patent". High Beam. November 29, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "IISc Alumnus". IISc Alumni Association. 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Fellow profile - RS Gokhale". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Indian fellow - RS Gokhale". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

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