Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has awarded Ph.D in Sericulture to Ritwika Sur Chaudhuri for her thesis ‘Genetic and Molecular Approaches to Understand Growth and Aging in the Silkworm, Bombyx Mori L.’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. G. Subramanya.

C.S. Pradeepa -kumara has been awarded Ph.D in Chemistry for his thesis ‘Synthesis and Characterisation of Biologically Significant Thiophenes and Curcumin Derivatives’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. M.P. Sadashiva.

V.S. Ravi Raj has been awarded Ph.D in Genetics by the UoM for his thesis ‘Genetic Analysis of the Recombination Machinery in the Predisposition of Down Syndrome in South Indian Population’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. N.B.  Ramachandra.