Malini Laloraya, a senior scientist at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) here, has been nominated as a Raine Visiting Professor under the auspices of the Raine Medical Research Foundation and the School of Anatomy and Human Biology, University of Western Australia.
Raine Visiting Professorship Awards are intended to facilitate the visits of distinguished persons to the University of Western Australia for the purpose of advancing medical research in Western Australia. Laloraya received a medallion for this award at the University of Western Australia, Perth from Professor Alan Robson, the Vice-Chancellor of University of Western Australia and the Chair of the 2009 Research Committee of Raine Medical Research Foundation.
She delivered the Raine Visiting Professor Lecture, entitled ‘Molecular networks during embryo implantation’, in mid-July, at the School of Anatomy & Human Biology at the University of Western Australia. During this visit, she also spent time with Professor Arun M. Dharmarajan, Winthrop Professor, School of Anatomy & Human Biology, the University of Western Australia and Associate Dean (South Asia Research Initiatives), Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences and his group.
The honour comes especially in recognition of Laloraya’s outstanding contribution to reproductive biology and diabetes research. She has 80 peer-reviewed publications to her credit. Her past international assignments include her tenure at The Population Council, The Rockefeller University, New York (USA), University of Virginia, Charlottesville (USA) and University of Florida, Gainesville (USA).
