Bindumadhavan Venugopalan

Background

Venugopalan, Bindumadhavan was born on October 14, 1950 in Mayuram, India. Son of Srinivas and Bagyalakshmi Bindumadhavan.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Sacred Heart College, 1970. Master of Science, Presidency College, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Technology, 1975.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, U. Louisville, 1975-1977; postdoctoral fellow, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1977-1979; research associate, U. Ottawa, Canada, 1979-1980; senior research scientist, Hoechst India Ltd., Bombay, since 1980; principal research scientist, Hoechst India Ltd., Bombay. Guest scientist National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1985-1986. Expert reviewer Indian Journal of Chemistry, New Delhi, since 1982, Doctor of Philosophy examiner, 1992.

Achievements

• Bindumadhavan Venugopalan has been listed as a noteworthy Medicinal chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Committee member Music Club, Thane, Bombay, 1990-1995. Member American Chemical Society, Indian Chemical Society, New York Academy of Science.

Interests

• Avocations: Indian classical music, philosophy of religion, reading, playing chess.

Connections

Married Vimala Rao, February 18, 1979. Children: Pranav, Vaishnavi.

Father:

Srinivas Bindumadhavan

Mother:

Bagyalakshmi Bindumadhavan

Spouse:

Vimala Rao

child:

Vaishnavi Venugopalan

child:

Pranav Venugopalan