Rejji Kuruvilla
Rejji Kuruvilla | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian-American |
| Known for | Research on the sympathetic nervous system development and functions |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph Eichberg |
Rejji Kuruvilla is an Indian-American biologist. She is a professor of biology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Education
[edit]Kuruvilla completed a bachelor of science at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata in 1987. In 1998, she earned a doctor of philosophy at University of Houston.[1] Her dissertation was titled "Studies on arachidonic acid depletion in diabetic rat nerve and human Schwann cells cultured in elevated glucose." Her doctoral advisor was Joseph Eichberg.[2] Kuruvilla completed postdoctoral research on neurotrophin signaling in sympathetic neurons at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the lab of David Ginty.[3]
Career
[edit]Kuruvilla is a professor of biology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.[1] She researches the sympathetic nervous system development and functions. Her studies explore endocytic trafficking of neurotrophins in nervous system maintenance.[3] In 2024, she was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rejji Kuruvilla, Ph.D." www.hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ Kuruvilla, Rejji (1998). Studies on arachidonic acid depletion in diabetic rat nerve and human Schwann cells cultured in elevated glucose (PhD thesis). University of Houston – via ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
- ^ a b "Johns Hopkins Research Team Finds Nerve Growth Protein Controls Blood Sugar". India West. November 25, 2016. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ "Six Johns Hopkins researchers named AAAS Fellows". The Hub. April 18, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Rejji Kuruvilla publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Living people
- St. Xavier's College, Kolkata alumni
- University of Houston alumni
- Johns Hopkins University faculty
- 20th-century Indian women scientists
- 21st-century Indian women scientists
- 20th-century American biologists
- 21st-century American biologists
- 20th-century Indian biologists
- 21st-century Indian biologists
- American women biologists
- Indian women biologists
- Indian expatriate academics in the United States
- American people of Indian descent
- American women academics
- 20th-century American women scientists
- 21st-century American women scientists
- Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science