Devendra M. Kochhar

Background

Kochhar, Devendra M. was born on March 10, 1938 in Sialkot, Panjab, India. Son of Trilok Nath and Savitri D. (Abbi) Kochhar. came to the United States, 1960.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, Panjab U., Chandigarh, India, 1958; Master of Science, Panjab U., Chandigarh, India, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Florida, 1964.

Career

Research scholar, Panjab U., Chandigarh, 1959-1960; postdoctoral trainee, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1965-1966; visiting scientist, Strangeway Research Laboratory, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1966-1967; guest investigator, Rockefeller U., New York City, 1967-1968; associate professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1968-1971; professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1971-1976; professor, Thomas Jefferson U., Philadelphia, since 1976. Editorial board Life Sciences, 1979-1989, Reproductive Toxicology, since 1987, Pergamon Press, New York. Study section member National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1986-1990.

Achievements

• Devendra M. Kochhar has been listed as a notable Biomedical scientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Teratology Society (Warkany lecturer 1990, president 1982-1983).

Connections

Married Omila Sagar, September 14, 1962 (deceased May 1993). Children: Vineet Sagar, Romeen.

Father:

Trilok Nath Kochhar

Mother:

Savitri D. (Abbi) Kochhar

Spouse:

Omila Sagar

child:

Vineet Sagar Kochhar

child:

Romeen Kochhar