RefNo | EC/2018/33 |
Level | Item |
Title | Ramakrishnan, Lalita: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
Date | 9 May 2018 |
Description | Certificate endorsing election of Lalita Ramakrishnan as a Fellow of the Royal Society, including personal details of the elected Fellow and citing the reasons for election and names of proposers. Signed off by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
Citation | Lalita Ramakrishnan pioneered a zebrafish model of tuberculosis that has enabled her to uncover fundamental new mechanisms of disease pathogenesis. Infection of genetically tractable and optically transparent larvae with Mycobacterium marinum, a close genetic relative of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, has allowed detailed live tracking of infection in the context of genetic manipulation of host and pathogen. The resultant molecular and cellular details of how the bacteria and host defenses interact at each early step of tuberculosis have yielded surprising fundamental insights that suggest entirely new approaches to treat human tuberculosis. |
Extent | 4p |
Format | Computer printout |
PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
AccessStatus | Closed |
AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |