M. K. Chandrashekaran
M. K. Chandrashekaran | |
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| Born | 4 September 1937 |
| Died | 2 July 2009 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Awards | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology, chronobiology |
Maroli Krishnayya Chandrashekaran (4 September 1937 – 2 July 2009), also known as Shekar or MKC, was an Indian zoologist, regarded as the founder of Indian chronobiology, the study of biological rhythms of organisms. He was a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, and the Third World Academy of Sciences, and in 1979 received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology.[1][2] Born in Salem, Tamil Nadu, Chandrashekaran earned bachelor's and master's degrees in zoology at Presidency College, Chennai, and a PhD at the University of Madras. He served as a distinguished Reader in the School of Biological Sciences of Madurai Kamaraj University.[3] He served as editor of the Journal of Biosciences from 1991 to 1997 and Resonance: Journal of Science Education from 2003 to 2005.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr Maroli Krishnayya Chandrashekaran". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ Sharma, V. K. (2009). "Maroli Krishnayya Chandrashekaran (1937-2009)". Journal of Biological Rhythms. 24 (6): 443. doi:10.1177/0748730409349141. S2CID 83632257.
- ^ "Indian National Science Academy". Indian National Science Academy. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ Nanjundiah, Vidyanand (2009). "M K Chandrashekaran (1937–2009)". Journal of Biosciences. 34 (3): 333–341. doi:10.1007/s12038-009-0037-z. PMID 19805892. S2CID 35179125.
- ^ Nanjundiah, Vidyanand (2011). "M K Chandrashekaran (1937–2009)". Resonance. 16 (8): 705–721. doi:10.1007/s12045-011-0079-z.
- ^ Sharma, V. K. (2009). "Maroli Krishnayya Chandrashekaran (1937-2009)". Current Science. 97 (2): 263–264.
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