Rejji Kuruvilla

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

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

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. "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. "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.
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