Venkatesan Sundaresan
Venkatesan Sundaresan | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) India |
| Education |
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| Awards | Wolf Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plant biology, Plant reproduction |
| Institutions | University of California, Davis |
| Doctoral advisor | Frederick M. Ausubel |
| Website | sundarlab |
Venkatesan Sundaresan (born 1952) is an Indian-American biologist and professor in the Departments of Plant Biology and Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis.[1] His research focuses on plant reproduction, including using synthetic apomixis to clone hybrid strains of commercial crops like rice and maize.[2][3] Sundaresan was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences in 2023[4] and received the 2024 Wolf Prize in Agriculture "for key discoveries on plant developmental biology of relevance to crop improvement".[5] In 2025, he received an award in VinFuture Prize along with others for the development of clonal hybrid crops.[6]
References
- ^ "Venkatesan Sundaresan". UC Davis College of Biological Sciences. The Regents of the University of California, Davis campus. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Milius, Susan (12 December 2018). "Hybrid rice engineered with CRISPR can clone its seeds". ScienceNews. Society for Science & the Public. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Wait, Liana (17 July 2024). "Plant Biologist Venkatesan Sundaresan Wins 2024 Wolf Prize in Agriculture". UC Davis. The Regents of the University of California, Davis campus. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Venkatesan Sundaresan". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Venkatesan Sundaresan". Wolf Foundation. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "VinFuture 2025 Grand Prize honors scientists for discoveries, development of HPV vaccines". VnExpress. December 6, 2025.