Govindarajan Padmanaban

Govindarajan Padmanaban (born 20 March 1938, in Madras) is an Indian biochemist and biotechnologist. He was the former director of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and presently serves as honorary professor in the department of biochemistry at IISc and Chancellor of Central University of Tamil Nadu.

Govindarajan Padmanaban
Born (1938-03-20) 20 March 1938
NationalityIndian
Alma materIndian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Presidency College, Chennai
AwardsPadma Bhushan (2003)
Padma Shri (1991)
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1983)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsIndian Institute of Science
St Mary's Hospital Medical School
University of Chicago
Doctoral advisorP. S. Sarma
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