Alaka Srivastava

Background

Srivastava, Alaka was born on January 26, 1960 in Varanasi, Basahi, India. Arrived in Switzerland, 1992. Daughter of Asharfi Lal and Shanti Srivastava.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Post Graduate College, Ghazipur, India, 1978. Master of Science, Post Graduate College, Ghazipur, India, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 1986.

Postdoctorate, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1988. Postdoctorate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1992.

Career

Assistant department bioenergetics, U. Geneva, 1992-1994; 1st assistant department bioenergetics, U. Geneva, since 1994.

Membership

Member American Society Plant Physiology, Indian Society Biotechnology (life).

Interests

• Avocations: cooking, music, reading.

Connections

Married Utsawa Kumar Chaturvedi, May 6, 1991. 1 child, Adrija Chaturvedi.

Father:

Asharfi Lal

Mother:

Shanti Srivastava

Spouse:

Utsawa Kumar Chaturvedi

child:

Adrija Chaturvedi Srivastava