Background
Shetty, Kalidas was born on November 8, 1959 in Jayapura-Chickmagalur, India. Son of Ramanna Ninjoor and Ganga Yeliyar Shetty.
food biotechnologist plant biologist
Shetty, Kalidas was born on November 8, 1959 in Jayapura-Chickmagalur, India. Son of Ramanna Ninjoor and Ganga Yeliyar Shetty.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, University Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India, 1983. Master of Science, University Idaho, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy, University Idaho, 1989.
Research scientist Bio-chemical Engineering/University Idaho, Moscow, 1989. Postdoctoral scientist, cell biology National Institute Agrobiol. Research, Tsukuba, Japan, 1990-1991.
Research scientist plant cell biology University Guelph, Canada, 1992-1993. Assistant professor food biotechnology Department Food Science University Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1993.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Plant Physiologists, American Society Microbiology, International Student Pugwash, Institute Food Technology, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Geetha Aleri, July 3, 1987. Children: Varun Sandeep, Vishal Anand.