Background
Balasubramanian, Ponnuswami was born on April 15, 1956 in Tiruvetipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Son of Ponnuswami and Kowsalya Devi Mudaliar.
Balasubramanian, Ponnuswami was born on April 15, 1956 in Tiruvetipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Son of Ponnuswami and Kowsalya Devi Mudaliar.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India, 1977. Master of Science in Agriculture, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Pathology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India, 1985.
Research associate Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 1980, senior research fellow, 1980-1983, assistant professor, 1983-1989, associate professor, 1989-1998, professor, since 1998. Visiting scientist University California, Davis, 1991—1992. Guest scientist Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, 1995.
Married Latha Thillaichidambaram, November 7, 1984. Children: Vasant, Nishant.