Ramamirtha Jayaraman | |
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| Born | (1937-10-10)10 October 1937 Tamil Nadu, India |
| Died | 14 April 2019(2019-04-14) (aged 81) Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Known for | Genetics ofEscherichia coli |
| Awards | 1982 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize |
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Ramamirtha Jayaraman (10 October 1937 – 14 April 2019[citation needed]) was an Indian geneticist, known for his studies on bacteria, especially onEscherichia coli.[1] His researches on the control of transcription of bacteria are known to have evidenced theparticipation of accessory factors in transcription and theirinteractions withRNA polymerase.[2] He was a professor at theMadurai Kamaraj University (MKU)[3] and a former scientist atTata Institute of Fundamental Research.[4] Post his retirement, he served as an emeritus scientist at MKU.[5] He authored the reference manual,Jayaraman Laboratory Manual in Molecular Genetics[6] and several pamphlets[7] and articles;PubMed, an online repository of medical papers has listed 59 of them.[8] TheCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him theShanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1982, for his contributions to biological sciences.[9]
He died on 13 April 2019.[10]
