Eminent scientist Padma Shri MRS Rao passes away in Bengaluru at 75

Eminent scientist Padma Shri MRS Rao passes away in Bengaluru at 75

Daily Current Affairs / Eminent scientist Padma Shri MRS Rao passes away in Bengaluru at 75

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Category : Obituaries Published on: August 17 2023

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Manchanahalli Rangaswamy Satyanarayana Rao, popularly known as MRS Rao, an eminent Indian scientist and Padma Shri awardee, died of cardiac arrest at his residence in Tata Nagar in Bengaluru.
He was well known for his discipline, scientific knowledge, patience, soft-spoken nature and mentorship of PhD students.
Prior to his demise, he was working as an Honorary Professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research and was actively running the Chromatin Biology laboratory in the institute.
He was honoured with the Padma Sri award in 2010 for his contributions to the field of science and engineering.
He was also honoured by the Karnataka state government with the Sir MV Visvesvaraya Award for his contribution to the field of science and research.
He was the President of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, from 2003-13.

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