Shyamala Gopalan
Indian-American biomedical scientist and researcher (1938–2009)
Shyamala Gopalan (December 7, 1938 – February 11, 2009)[1] was an India-born Tamil American civil rights activist and cancer researcher. She is the mother of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. Gopalan conducted research in the Cancer Research Lab in UC Berkeley's Department of Zoology. Her research led to advancements in the knowledge of breast cancer hormones. Her work changed the progress on the research of the hormone-responsiveness of breast tissue.
Shyamala Gopalan | |
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| Born | December 7, 1938 |
| Died | February 11, 2009 (aged 70) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Shyamala Gopalan Harris |
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| Parent(s) | P. V. Gopalan (father) Rajam Gopalan (mother) |
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| Thesis | The isolation and purification of a trypsin inhibitor from whole wheat flour (1964) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard L. Lyman |
She married Jamaican economics professor Donald J. Harris in 1963. They had two children named Kamala and Maya. Gopalan and Harris later divorced in 1971.
Gopalan died from colon cancer in 2009. She was 70 years old.[2]
References
change- ↑ Dev, B. C. A. (2009-06-21). "In Memoriam: Dr. Shyamala G. Harris". Breast Cancer Action. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ↑ X; X (2019-10-25). "The progressive Indian grandfather who inspired Kamala Harris". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-07-24.