The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW)
has recently launched the Khorana
Program for Scientific Exchange. Dr. Har Gobind Khorana,
who won the Nobel Prize in 1968 for his work at the interface
of chemistry and biology while a member of the UW faculty,
has generously agreed to lend his name to this program.
This exchange program will foster and expand interaction
between the Indian and U.S. scientific communities and
prove to be transformative for both American and Indian
students. This is indeed a fitting way to honor this great
scientist on the 40th anniversary of his award.
The
Khorana program is starting with the exchange of students
and scholars between select Indian institutions and the University
of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Khorana program also envisions
applied research that benefits rural/agricultural development
in India.
A third leg of the program would
place students and scholars in internships with appropriate
industries both in the US and in India. |
