J. Amaranath Govindan

J earned his Ph.D. in Genetics and Molecular Biology from Vanderbilt University. His postdoctoral research in Professor Ruvkun's lab at MGH / Harvard Medical School includes four years of research on the microbiome. His work has focused specifically on identifying molecular mechanisms that are involved in host physiology, metabolism, and aging. He has pioneered in the identification and characterization of genetic pathways involved in the host as well as microbes. J has 11 publications in high impact journals including Nature Cell Biology, Current Biology, Developmental Biology, and PNAS.