Reeta Rao
Appearance
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]- ^abcd"Reeta Prusty Rao | Worcester Polytechnic Institute".www.wpi.edu.Retrieved2024-04-14.
- ^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.