Sandhya Srikant Visweswariah, Date of Birth

Sandhya Srikant Visweswariah

scientist and academic at the Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1957

Profession: journalist, biochemist, microbiologist

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Sandhya Srikant Visweswariah is a scientist and academic at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
She is currently the Chairperson of the Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics and the Co-chair of the Centre for Biosystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science.
She additionally holds the position of Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Norway.
Her research involves the investigation of the mechanism of signal transduction via cyclic nucleotides, phosphodiesterases and novel cyclases in bacteria.
Most recently, she was awarded a Bill and Melinda Gates Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for her proposal entitled "A Small Animal Model of ETEC-Mediated Diarrhea".