Background

Joshi, Amitabh was born on March 4, 1965 in Agra, India. Son of Devi Datt and Nirmala (Pande) Joshi.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Botany with honors, University Delhi, India, 1986. Master of Science in Genetics, University Delhi, India, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics, Washington State University, 1993.

Career

Postdoctoral researcher University California, Irvine, 1994-1996. Associate professor Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Science Research, Bangalore, India, since 1996. Reviewer manuscropts and proposals Indian Department of Science and Technology, Council for Science and Industrial Research.

Achievements

• Amitabh Joshi has been listed as a noteworthy evolutionary biologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Indian Academy of Sciences (associate).

Interests

• Music, reading and writing poetry in urdu and english, history, philosophy.

Connections

Married Vani Akella, November 9, 1991.

Father:

Devi Datt Joshi

Mother:

Nirmala (Pande) Joshi

Spouse:

Vani Akella