He obtained his MSc from Bangalore University and PhD from the National Chemical Laboratory and the University of Pune, India. He carried out postdoctoral research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany. He has been a faculty member at JNCASR, Bengaluru, since 2008. His research spans chemical biology at the interface of chemistry, biology, and biomaterials science, with notable contributions in Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, peptide chemistry, molecular probes, theranostics, molecular architectonics, and silk-inspired biomimetics. He has published over 195 papers, holds 37 patents, and has authored four books. He is the founder of VNIR Biotechnologies Pvt. Ltd., established to translate his laboratory’s innovations. His lab discovered a promising Alzheimer’s drug candidate that has been licensed to a pharmaceutical company for further development.
On Tuesday, 30th of June Prof Govindaraju will deliver a lecture entitled "Decoding Dementia through Alzheimer’s Disease"
Location:
Room 35, Building G3 "Margherita Hack", Blocco Aule, Campus Sesto, via Bernardini 6, Sesto Fiorentino
time: 12 PM