Name Inder Verma | Fields Molecular biology | |
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Known for Cancer,Gene therapy,NF-kB Education | ||
Master inder Verma
Inder Mohan Verma (born November 28, 1947) is an American Cancer Society Professor of Molecular Biology in the Laboratory of Genetics at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the University of California, San Diego. He is recognized for seminal discoveries in the fields of cancer, immunology, and gene therapy.
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- Master inder Verma
- Ncbs infosys science foundation public lecture by prof inder verma
- Early life and education
- Career
- Research
- Personal life
- Awards and honors
- References
Verma is the current editor-in-chief of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). He is also the Jury Chair for the Infosys Prize 2013 for the discipline of Life Sciences.
Ncbs infosys science foundation public lecture by prof inder verma
Early life and education
Inder M. Verma was born in 1947 in Sangrur, Punjab, India and educated at Lucknow University. He received his Ph.D. from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel in 1971 and conducted his postdoctoral research in the laboratory of Nobel laureate David Baltimore at MIT.
Career
In 1974, Verma joined the Salk Institute as an Assistant Professor. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1979, and Professor in 1985. He also holds an Adjunct Professor appointment at the University of California, San Diego. Among his professional activities, he is a member of the Board of Scientific Governors of The Scripps Research Institute. He is currently at the center of a lawsuit alleging systematic discrimination against women scientists at the Salk Institute.
Research
Verma is one of the foremost recognized leaders in gene therapy, retrovirology, and cancer. His work on viruses and cancer led to the identification of several oncogenes, including c-fos, and their function in normal cells. His development of virus mediated gene transfer techniques, including a stripped down version of HIV, has become the foundation for gene therapy to cure several congenital as well as adult onset diseases including cancer. The viral vectors are routinely used in molecular biology laboratories.
Personal life
He married Grietje van der Woude in 1973. They have a daughter Simone, who lives in La Jolla. They have twin granddaughters, Sophie and Marijke.