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Venkat Gopalan

Venkat Gopalan

Areas of Expertise

  • Chemistry & Biochemistry

Education

  • Bachelor's, University of Madras in Chemistry, 1986
  • PhD, University of New Mexico in Biochemistry, 1991
  • Postdoctoral, Yale University, 1992-1997

Research Description

We are currently pursuing two broad topics of interest: (i) RNA-protein structure-function relationships; and (ii) metabolic pathways in Salmonella enterica.