Rejji Kuruvilla

Rejji Kuruvilla
NationalityIndian-American
Known forResearch on the sympathetic nervous system development and functions
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins School of Medicine
Doctoral advisorJoseph Eichberg

Rejji Kuruvilla is an Indian-American biologist. She is a professor of biology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Education

Kuruvilla completed a bachelor of science at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata in 1987. In 1998, she earned a doctor of philosophy at University of Houston.[1] Her dissertation was titled "Studies on arachidonic acid depletion in diabetic rat nerve and human Schwann cells cultured in elevated glucose." Her doctoral advisor was Joseph Eichberg.[2] Kuruvilla completed postdoctoral research on neurotrophin signaling in sympathetic neurons at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the lab of David Ginty.[3]

Career

Kuruvilla is a professor of biology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.[1] She researches the sympathetic nervous system development and functions. Her studies explore endocytic trafficking of neurotrophins in nervous system maintenance.[3] In 2024, she was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rejji Kuruvilla, Ph.D." www.hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Kuruvilla, Rejji (1998). Studies on arachidonic acid depletion in diabetic rat nerve and human Schwann cells cultured in elevated glucose (PhD thesis). University of Houston – via ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
  3. ^ a b "Johns Hopkins Research Team Finds Nerve Growth Protein Controls Blood Sugar". India West. November 25, 2016. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "Six Johns Hopkins researchers named AAAS Fellows". The Hub. April 18, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.