- A Bachelor of Technology graduate in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1975
- Completed doctoral work in 1983 in the field of Molecular Biology. A PhD from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
- Worked as a Research Fellow from 1984 to 1985 and then as a Senior Research Fellow from 1986 to 1988, at the California Institute of Technology
- In 1988, joined the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research as a Reader.
- Instrumental in establishing the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bengaluru in 1992, under the aegis of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)
- Undertook in-depth research to understand the important principles and mechanisms that control the nervous system and muscles during development, and how these neuromuscular systems direct specific locomotory behaviours.
- Former Director of the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru. Currently serving as Emeritus Professor
- Served as Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India from January 2013 to January 2018
- Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences
- Fellow of the Royal Society
- Fellow of The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
- Distinguished Alumnus, IIT Kanpur
- Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences
- Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Major Initiatives as PSA
- Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council
- Empowered Technology Group
Significant Awards
Padma Shri in 2013
In the office from Apr 2018 to Apr 2022
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Prof K. VijayRaghavan is a distinguished professor in the field of developmental genetics and former director of the National Centre of Biological Sciences. His fields of specialization are developmental biology, genetics, and neurogenetics.
Prof. VijayRaghavan graduated with a Bachelor of Technology degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1975
Completed his doctoral work in 1983 in the field of Molecular Biology and holds a PhD from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Worked as a Research Fellow from 1984 to 1985 and then as a Senior Research Fellow from 1986 to 1988, at the California Institute of Technology.
In 1988, joined the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research as a reader.
Instrumental in establishing the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru, under the aegis of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in 1992.
Spearheaded groundbreaking research to understand the important principles and mechanisms that control the nervous system and muscles during development, and how these neuromuscular systems direct specific locomotor behaviours.
Director of the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, where he continues as a Distinguished Professor
Served as Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India between January 2013 to January 2018
New species of gecko named “Hemidactylus vijayraghavani” after Prof. K Vijayraghavan
Elected as Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences
H K Firodia Award
Royal Society Fellowship
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World Fellowship
J.C. Bose Fellowship
Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT Kanpur
Honorary faculty member of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy
Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
