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Reeta Prusty Raois an American biologist who researches fungal diseases. She is chair of the department of biology and biotechnology atWorcester Polytechnic Institute.

Life[edit]

Rao earned a Ph.D. fromPennsylvania State Universityin 1999.[1]She completed postdoctoral research at theWhitehead Institutein 2005.[1]

Rao is a biologist who researches emerging infectious diseases with a focus onfungal diseases.[1]She joinedWorcester Polytechnic Institutein 2004 and became chair of its department of biology and biotechnology in 2022.[1]Rao was elected a fellow of theAmerican Academy of Microbiologyand theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Sciencein 2018 and 2022 respectively.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcd"Reeta Prusty Rao | Worcester Polytechnic Institute".www.wpi.edu.Retrieved2024-04-14.
  2. ^Eckelbecker, Lisa (January 25, 2022)."WPI Professor Reeta Rao Elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science".www.wpi.edu.Retrieved2024-04-14.
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