Anantha Shekhar

Anantha Shekhar (born August 31, 1957) is an Indian–American neuroscientist. He is the Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences and John and Gertrude Petersen Dean at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Anantha Shekhar
Born (1957-08-31) August 31, 1957
India
Academic background
EducationBS, 1975, St. Joseph's College, Bangalore
MD, 1981, St. John's Medical College
PhD, neuroscience, Indiana University
ThesisBehavioral effects of modifying the function of GABA[subscript A] receptors in the dorsomedial hypothalamus of rats (1993)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine

Early life and education

Shekhar was born on August 31, 1957.[1] He was born and raised in a small village in India that had no electricity or running water.[2] Shekhar completed his Bachelor of Science degree at St. Joseph's College, Bangalore and his medical degree at St. John's Medical College[3] before emigrating to the United States in 1981.[2] Upon entering the United States, Shekhar completed his PhD in neuroscience at Indiana University.[3]

Career

Following his PhD, Shekhar remained at Indiana and joined the faculty at their School of Medicine in 1989.[3] As a professor, Shekhar was named the director of a five-year Clinical and Translational Science (CTSI) Award to support CTSI activities at Indiana.[4] As the director of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, he was elected president of the Association for Clinical and Translational Science in 2012.[5] Following this, Shekhar was named an executive associate dean for research affairs at the IU School of Medicine.[6] In 2018, he was honored with the Watanabe Life Sciences Champion of the Year.[7]

In 2020, Shekhar was named Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences and John and Gertrude Petersen Dean at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.[8]

References
  1. "Shekhar, Anantha, 1957-". Library of Congress. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  2. Roth, Mark (December 17, 2020). "Meet the Man Who Is Propelling Pitt's Health Sciences". Pittsburgh Magazine. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  3. "Anantha Shekhar, PhD, MD". Indiana University. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  4. "NIH Awards $25 Million Clinical Research Grant to IU for Statewide Initiative". Indiana University. May 29, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  5. "Anantha Shekhar elected president of Association for Clinical and Translational Science". Indiana University. May 10, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  6. "Indiana CTSI director Anantha Shekhar selected to lead IU School of Medicine research". Indiana University. July 29, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  7. "Shekhar Honored with Prestigious 2018 'Watanabe Life Sciences Champion of the Year' Award". Indiana University. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  8. Costello, Bernard J. (January 7, 2020). "Anantha Shekhar Named Pitt's Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences and Medical School Dean". University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
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