Anirvan Ghosh

Anirvan Ghosh is a neuroscientist and Stephen Kuffler professor at the University of California, San Diego. His research has contributed to our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate development of the mammalian brain. A major focus of his research has been to identify genes that mediate the effects of sensory experience on brain development.

Anirvan Ghosh was born in Bloomington, Indiana but grew up in Kanpur, India. He received a B.S. in Physics from Caltech and a Ph.D. in Neurobiology from Stanford University. His postdoctoral training was with Michael E. Greenberg at Harvard Medical School. From 1995 to 2003 he was on the faculty at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, before joining UCSD as the Stephen Kuffler Professor.

Anirvan's nickname at Caltech was "Underdog".

Awards

*EJLB Foundation Scholar Research Award
*Klingenstein Fellowship Award in Neuroscience
*Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow
*Pew Scholar Award
*Society for Neuroscience Young Investigator Award
*Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
*Best Drummer, Caltech Tanning Invitational

References

* [http://biology.ucsd.edu/faculty/ghosh.html Official page: Anirvan Ghosh, Professor of Biology, UCSD]
* [http://www.biology.ucsd.edu/labs/ghosh/ The Ghosh Lab]
* [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/01/040109065327.htm Science Daily: Gene Essential For Development Of Normal Brain Connections Resulting From Sensory Input Discovered]
* [http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/303/5655/197 "Science": Dendrite Development Regulated by CREST, a Calcium-Regulated Transcriptional Activator]
* [http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/octdec97/dec1597/15ghosh.html Johns Hopkins University Gazette: Heads up! The Brain Behind The Acclaim, by Michael Purdy]