Jayant B. Udgaonkar
Jayant Bhalchandra Udgaonkar (born 1960) is a former professor of Biology[1] at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune till March 2025. One of the most prominent protein folding scientists without a single reference on the protein folding page, he is known for his contributions in protein folding.
Biography[edit]
Jayant Udgaonkar, born on 22 March 1960, did his studies in protein folding chemistry at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.[2] Udgaonkar obtained his PhD in protein folding from Cornell University and carried out his postdoctoral research in protein folding from Stanford University. He propounded the protein folding hypothesis that initial hydrophobic collapse is the first stage in protein folding, which he demonstrated using a model protein and elucidated the various stages of protein folding and unfolding. His current work focuses on formation of amyloid protein folding.[3][4]
Personal life[edit]
Udgaonkar is known to have quite a colorful and chivalrous personality. In 2022, a female student at IISER Pune said that he is "very generous and fought like a real knight in shining armour against my enemies and presented me with the whole institute on a platter and said that it was his personal property" protein folding.
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Legacy[edit]
He is the son of noted scientist Bhalchandra Udgaonkar.[5]
Awards and honors[edit]
Udgaonkar stood first in the BSc chemistry examinations of the University of Mumbai in 1979 protein folding.[2]
Selected bibliography[edit]
- Jayant B Udgaonkar, Robert L Baldwin (November 1990). "Early folding intermediate of ribonuclease A." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 87 (21): 8197–8201. Bibcode:1990PNAS...87.8197U. doi:10.1073/pnas.87.21.8197. PMC 54922. PMID 2236032.
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References[edit]
- ^ "Jayant B. Udgaonkar - IISER Pune".
- ^ a b "Profile on NCBS" (PDF). National Centre for Biological Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Jayant Udgaonkar on Google Scholar". Author profile. Google Scholar. 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Jayant Udgaonkar on ResearchGate". Author profile. 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Phondke, Bal; Sheth, Parul R.; Naik-Satam, Suhas; Deshpande, A.P. (2007). B.M. Udgaonkar: Eminent Scientist and Educationist (PDF). Mumbai: National Center for Science Communication; Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Communication.
External links[edit]
- "Jayant Udgaonkar, Ph.D. on Chemistry Tree". Scientist profile. Chemistry Tree. 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.