Kesh Prakash

Background

Prakash, Kesh was born on October 25, 1951 in Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India. Son of Keshavamurthy and Sundaramma (Keshavamurthy) Prakash. came to the United States, 1980.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1980.

Career

Visiting postdoctoral fellow, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1980-1982; assistant research scientist, New York University Medical Center, 1983-1984; research associate, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada, 1984-1988; molecular biologist, Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, since 1989. Adjunct assistant professor of University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1989.

Achievements

• Kesh Prakash has been listed as a noteworthy molecular biologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Microbiology, International Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Society.

Connections

Married Jyothi Seshadri, March 5, 1979. Children: Preetam, Priyanka.

Father:

Keshavamurthy Prakash

Mother:

Sundaramma (Keshavamurthy) Prakash

Spouse:

Jyothi Seshadri

child:

Preetam Prakash

child:

Priyanka Prakash