Rejji Kuruvilla
Rejji Kuruvilla | |
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| 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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Rejji Kuruvilla, Ph.D." www.hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ^ Kuruvilla, Rejji (1998). "Studies on arachidonic acid depletion in diabetic rat nerve and human Schwann cells cultured in elevated glucose". University of Houston – via ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Reporter (November 25, 2016). "Johns Hopkins Research Team Finds Nerve Growth Protein Controls Blood Sugar". India West. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
External links[edit]
- Rejji Kuruvilla publications indexed by Google Scholar
| Authority control databases: Academics |
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- 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