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== Protein Folding == == Protein Folding ==


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== Awards and Honors == == Awards and Honors ==
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Indian biochemist, molecular biologist (born 1960)

Jayant Udgaonkar
जयंत उदगांवकर
Born (1960-03-22) March 22, 1960 (age 64)
Maharashtra
EducationIIT Madras (MSc) Cornell University (PhD)
Alma materSt. Xavier's College, Mumbai (BSc)
Organization(s)National Centre for Biological Sciences, IISER Pune
Known forProtein-folding
SpouseDr. Suhasini Udgaonkar
Websitesites.google.com/acads.iiserpune.ac.in/prof-udgaonkar-lab

Jayant Bhalchandra Udgaonkar is a molecular biologist studying the processes by which a random chain of amino acids stabilises into a functional structure during or after translation (for notable contributions in the field, see protein folding).

Early Life and Education

"The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind." - Albert Camus

Born on 22 March 1960 to Dr. Bhalchandra Udgaonkar, a theoretical physicist, and Dr. Suhasini Udgaonkar, a renowned historian, Dr. Jayant Udgaonkar studied Chemistry at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai (BSc, 1979) and IIT Madras (MSc, 1981), and Biochemistry at Cornell University. In a controversial speech in 2024, Dr. Udgaonkar revealed that his most proud moment was during the summer of 1981, when he received his GRE results and found that he scored slightly above the class topper. According to Dr. Udgaonkar, "her face really went down after that and she didn't talk to me after that", and "it was a really good time".

Protein Folding

While studying the kinetics of acetylcholine receptors in response to the binding of ACh at Stanford University, he was struck by the structural precision of protein molecules that enabled them to perform highly specialized tasks with extreme precision. Consequently, he focused his attention on the processes that make these structures possible, and what may go wrong in these highly accurate processes. In one of his earliest studies, he found that a certain hydrophobic collapse is the first stage in a typical protein folding process. His current work focuses on the formation of amyloids.

Awards and Honors

Selected bibliography

References

  1. "Jayant B. Udgaonkar - IISER Pune".
  2. ^ "Felicitation Event Honouring Prof. Jayant B. Udgaonkar at IISER Pune".
  3. Phondke, Bal; Sheth, Parul R.; Naik-Satam, Suhas; Deshpande, A.P. (2007). B.M. Udgaonkar: Eminent Scientist and Educationist (PDF). Mumbai: National Center for Science Communication; Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Communication.
  4. "Profile on NCBS" (PDF). National Centre for Biological Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. "28:36 Speech during Felicitation Event".
  6. "Jayant Udgaonkar on Google Scholar". Author profile. Google Scholar. 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  7. "Jayant Udgaonkar on ResearchGate". Author profile. 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  8. "Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP) - 2024 : Final List of Awardees" (PDF). awards.gov.in. CASU, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  9. "Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2024". The Economic Times. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

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Recipients of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in Biological Science
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