Background
Gnanamanickam, Samuel S. was born on July 17, 1945 in Kannanallur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Gnanamanickam, Samuel S. was born on July 17, 1945 in Kannanallur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Bachelor of Science, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore, India, 1967. Master of Science, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore, India, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University Hawaii, Honolulu, 1976.
Professor plant pathology University Madras Center Advanced Studies in Botany, India, since 1998. Postdoctoral fellow Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Ontario, Canada, 1978—1980. British Council Exchange Young Scientist, 1979.
Visiting scientist International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, 1987—1989. Rockefeller Foundation Biotechnology Career fellow/visiting professor University Hawaii, 1990—1992, Kansas State University, 1995—1997, University Wisconsin and Cornell University, 1997—2000. Adjunct professor plant pathology University Arizona, Tucson, since 2004.
Fellow: National Academy Agricultural Sciences. Member: American Phytopathological Society (member biological control committee).