Leela Peshkar Kasi

Background

Kasi, Leela Peshkar was born on July 15, 1939 in Bombay. Daughter of Subbaraman and Lakshmi (Shastri) Peshkar. came to the United States, 1971.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Bombay, India, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Marburg, W. Germany, 1968.

Career

Junior chemist, Khandelwal laboratories, Bombay, India, 1958-1959; trainee, Farbwerke Hoechst, Frankfurt, W. Germany, 1960; teaching assistant, University of Marburg, W. Germany, 1967-1968; senior chemist, Boehringer-Knoll Ltd., Bombay, India, 1969-1971; manager quality control, Health Care Indiana, Michigan City, Indiana, 1972-1977; manager quality control, University Texas-M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 1979-1995; associate professor nuclear medicine, faculty member, University Texas-M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 1990-1995; director Experimental Nuclear Medicine Laboratory, University Texas-M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 1979-1995; consultant, Radiopharms. Development, Houston, since 1995. Member graduate faculty University Texas, 1984-1990.

Achievements

• Leela Peshkar Kasi has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmaceutical chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Cancer Research, Society of Nuclear Medicine.

Connections

Married Kalli R. Kasi, June l0, l97l.

Father:

Subbaraman Peshkar

Mother:

Lakshmi (Shastri) Peshkar

Spouse:

Kalli R. Kasi