Kn Ganesh
Chemistry
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Krishna N Ganesh earned his BSc (1970) and MSc (1972) degrees from Central College, Bangalore University, after which he worked on chemistry of lac resin in the Department of Chemistry, Delhi University under the supervision of GBV Subramanian. Subsequently, he proceeded to Cambridge University on a Commonwealth Fellowship, to work with JKM Sanders on modelling the primary reaction of photosynthesis through quinone-capped metalloporphyrins. He received PhD degree from Cambridge University for this work. On returning to India (1981), Ganesh joined as a Scientist at the newly established Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, moving to National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune in1987.
Research Interest
Bio-Organic Chemistry