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	'''Manchanahalli Rangaswamy Satyanarayana Rao''' known by the abbreviation '''M. R. S. Rao''', is an Indian scientist, born on 21 January 1948 at [[Mysore]], India. He has been awarded the fourth highest civilian award [[Padma Shri]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Padma awardees list at www.india.gov.in\|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/celebration2.php}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Padma awardees information at Public Bureau Information (PIB) web portal, Government of India\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=57307}}</ref> in Science and Engineering category (year 2010) by the [[Government of India]]. He was the President<ref>{{cite web\|title=Message from President, JNCASR\|url=http://www.jncasr.ac.in/mrsrao}}</ref> of [[Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research]] (JNCASR), [[Bangalore]], India (2003-2013)		'''Manchanahalli Rangaswamy Satyanarayana Rao''' known by the abbreviation '''M. R. S. Rao''', is an Indian scientist, born on 21 January 1948 at [[Mysore]], India. He has been awarded the fourth highest civilian award [[Padma Shri]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Padma awardees list at www.india.gov.in\|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/celebration2.php}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Padma awardees information at Public Bureau Information (PIB) web portal, Government of India\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=57307}}</ref> in Science and Engineering category (year 2010) by the [[Government of India]]. He was the President<ref>{{cite web\|title=Message from President, JNCASR\|url=http://www.jncasr.ac.in/mrsrao}}</ref> of [[Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research]] (JNCASR) in [[Bangalore]], India (2003-2013).

	==Education and personal life==		==Education and personal life==

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'''Manchanahalli Rangaswamy Satyanarayana Rao''' known by the abbreviation '''M. R. S. Rao''', is an Indian scientist, born on 21 January 1948 at [[Mysore]], India. He has been awarded the fourth highest civilian award [[Padma Shri]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma awardees list at www.india.gov.in|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/celebration2.php}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Padma awardees information at Public Bureau Information (PIB) web portal, Government of India|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=57307}}</ref> in Science and Engineering category (year 2010) by the [[Government of India]]. He was the President<ref>{{cite web|title=Message from President, JNCASR|url=http://www.jncasr.ac.in/mrsrao}}</ref> of [[Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research]] (JNCASR), [[Bangalore]], India (2003-2013)

==Education and personal life==
Rao obtained his bachelor's degree (BSc) in 1966 and master's degree (MSc) in 1968 from [[Bangalore University]]. He received his PhD in [[biochemistry]] from [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), [[Bangalore]] in 1973. [[Govindarajan Padmanabhan]] (Former Director, IISc) was his doctoral advisor at Department of Biochemistry. He did his [[postdoctoral research]] at [[Baylor College of Medicine]], [[Houston]], Texas, USA, (1974–76) and was as assistant professor at the same institution. He decided to come back to [[India]] and joined Department of Biochemistry, [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc).

At present, he is an Honorary Professor<ref>{{cite web|title=Academic Advisory Council, JNCASR|url=http://www.jncasr.ac.in/mrsrao}}</ref> at [[Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research]] (JNCASR), [[Bangalore]] and actively running [[Chromatin]] [[Biology]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Chromatin Biology Laboratory of Prof. M.R.S. Rao|url=http://www.jncasr.ac.in/pmessage.php}}</ref> laboratory. He has been credited as first scientist to initiate [[Chromatin]] Biology research in [[India]]. In more than 30 years of active research career, his lab at [[IISc]] and [[JNCASR]], has mentored<ref>{{cite web|title=Alumni information of Chromatin Biology Lab, IISc/JNCASR|url=http://www.jncasr.ac.in/mrsrao/index.php?menu_id=10&user_id=21&page_id=371}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Present lab members of Chromatin Biology Lab, JNCASR|url=http://www.jncasr.ac.in/mrsrao/index.php?menu_id=9&user_id=21&page_id=370}}</ref> more than 35 PhD students, dozens of [[Postdoctoral]] fellows and hundreds of research trainees.

Rao is married to Padma S. Rao and the couple has two sons, M. S. Sharat and M. S. Rohan, both engineers by profession. The happy family lives in [[Bangalore]].

==Professional life==
[[Image:Dr Manmohan Singh with Prof CNR Rao and Prof MRS Rao at JNCASR.JPG|thumb|Rao with [[Manmohan Singh]], Prime Minister of India; [[B.S. Yeddyurappa]], Chief Minister of [[Karnataka]] and [[C. N. R. Rao]] during a function at [[JNCASR]], Bangalore.]]

After having his [[postdoctoral research]] and short stint of assistant professorship at [[Baylor College of Medicine]], US, he returned to [[India]] in 1978 and joined the Department of Biochemistry, [[IISc]] as assistant professor. He was promoted to [[associate professor]] in 1987 and professor in 1991. He was the chairman of Centre for Genetic Engineering, [[IISc]] between 1990–93. For several occasions, he served as visiting professor to [[Baylor College of Medicine]], [[Harvard Medical School]], [[Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research]] and [[University of California at San Diego]], US.

In 2003, he accepted the chair of President of [[Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research]] (JNCASR), Jakkur, [[Bangalore]]. He was the chairperson of Department of Biochemistry, [[IISc]] (1998–2003) and Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit (MBGU, JNCASR) between 2005–09. He has served as President of Society of Biological Chemists (India) for two terms between 2000–04. M.R.S. Rao has been associated as a governing body member or as a scientific advisor to several research institutes in India. He is the Ex-Chairman of Board of Governors of [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram]], Kerala.

He has served as chairperson or expert member of several scientific councils such as [[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science and Technology]], [[Department of Biotechnology]] (DBT), [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] (CSIR), [[Indian Council of Medical Research]] (ICMR); Science academies such as [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] (IAS), [[National Academy of Sciences, India]] (NASI), [[Indian National Science Academy]] (INSA), [[Third World Academy of Sciences]] ([[TWAS]]) and science policy making committees in [[Government of India]] organisations, Institutions and Universities in India. He is also active member of [[Third World Academy of Sciences]] (TWAS) activities. He is the chairperson<ref>{{cite web|title=Chairperson of Task Force on Human Genetics & Genome Analysis, DBT- India|url=http://dbtindia.nic.in/uniquepage.asp?id_pk=180}}</ref> of Task Force on Human Genetics & Genome Analysis of [[Department of Biotechnology]], (DBT) India. He is member<ref>{{cite web|title=Governing body member of Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB)|url=http://www.ibab.ac.in/abt_governing_body.htm|access-date=16 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217082344/http://www.ibab.ac.in/abt_governing_body.htm|archive-date=17 February 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> of Governing body of Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB), Bangalore. He is also serving as member<ref>{{cite web|title=Academic Council Member of Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research|url=http://www.ppisr.res.in/council.html|access-date=7 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181121/http://ppisr.res.in/council.html|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> of academic council of Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research, Bangalore.

Rao has been appointed as a member<ref>{{cite web|title=The Gazette of India notification dated June 11, 2010|url=http://www.dst.gov.in/scientific-programme/SERB_BOARD_NOTIFICATION-MEMBER.pdf|access-date=13 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122024700/http://dst.gov.in/scientific-programme/SERB_BOARD_NOTIFICATION-MEMBER.pdf|archive-date=22 November 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> in the newly constituted National Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) which will support innovation, research and development in various sciences in India.

He is on the editorial board of several high repute peer reviewed journals and recently has joined as senior member on the editorial board of American Journal of Cancer Research (AJCR).<ref>{{cite journal|title= Senior Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Cancer Research | journal=American Journal of Cancer Research| issn=2156-6976|url=http://www.ajcr.us/EditorialBoard.html}}</ref>

==Publications==
Rao is a prolific scientific researcher and author of hundreds of peer reviewed international journal articles. Several research articles have been cited extensively throughout the world scientific community. Most of his research work has been focused on [[Chromatin]] biology and Cancer biology.

Rao has an [[h-index]] of above 26 (as per June 2011) and it's still in logarithmic phase and heading up continuously. One of his publication<ref>{{cite web|title= The human mutator gene homolog MSH2 and its association with hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer, Cell, 1993; Vol 75(5):1027–1038|url=http://www.cell.com/abstract/0092-8674(93)90546-3}}</ref> over [[colon cancer]], published in [[Cell (journal)]] has extensive [[citations]] of more than 2000 so far.

==Awards and recognitions==
Rao has received several medals, awards and fellowships both in India and overseas. He has been awarded the [[Padma Shri]] (year 2010) by [[Government of India]] for his immense contribution in Science and Engineering to the country. He has received the coveted [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatanagar Prize winners (1958–1998)|url= https://www.scribd.com/doc/13729624/Bhatnagar-Prize-Winner|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111028213140/http://www.scribd.com/doc/13729624/Bhatnagar-Prize-Winner|archive-date= 28 October 2011|df= dmy-all}}</ref> (Year 1988) from the [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] (CSIR), the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Centenary Award<ref>{{cite web|title= Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Centenary Award (Year 2004–2005) of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)|url= http://www.icmr.nic.in/award/award2005.pdf|access-date= 31 August 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180107062831/http://www.icmr.nic.in/award/award2005.pdf|archive-date= 7 January 2018|url-status= dead}}</ref> from the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]] (2005), the Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Lecture award of the [[Indian National Science Academy]] (INSA), the [[FICCI]] Award, the J. C. Bose Medal of INSA, a [[Rockefeller Foundation]] Biotechnology Fellowship, the Om Prakash Bhasin Award, the [[Third World Academy of Sciences]] (TWAS) Medal Lecture Award 2008, the [[Ranbaxy]] Science Foundation Award for Basic Medical Sciences, and the Sir M. Visveswaraiah Senior Scientist State award from the [[Government of Karnataka]]. He received the Prof. N. Appaji Rao Best Mentor Award, 2011,<ref>{{cite web|title= Prof. N. Appaji Rao Best Mentor Award (Year 2011) of the Indian Institute of Science Alumni Association (IIScAA)|url=http://www.jncasr.ac.in/newsview.php?id=135}}</ref> an award instituted by the Indian Institute of Science Alumni Association (IIScAA), Bangalore.

He is a fellow of the [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] (IAS), Bangalore; the [[Indian National Science Academy]] (INSA), Delhi; the [[National Academy of Sciences, India]] (NASI), [[Allahabad]]; the [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]] (FAMS), India; the [[Third World Academy of Science]] (TWAS), [[Trieste, Italy]]; the [[American Society for Cell Biology]], the [[American Society for Microbiology]], the [[American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology]] and the [[Human Genome Organization]].

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