Shyamala Gopalan
Indian-American biomedical scientist and researcher (1938–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Indian name, the name Gopalan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shyamala.
Shyamala Gopalan[lower-alpha 1] (December 7, 1938 – February 11, 2009) was a biomedical scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,[5] whose work in isolating and characterizing the progesterone receptor gene stimulated advances in breast biology and oncology.[6] She was the mother of Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris and Maya Harris, a lawyer and political commentator.[7]
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| Born | (1938-12-07)December 7, 1938 |
| Died | 11 February 2009(2009-02-11) (aged 70) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Gopalan Shyamala, G. Shyamala, Shyamala Gopalan Harris |
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| Known for | Progesterone receptor biology and applications to breast cancer, Mother of vice president of the United States Kamala 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[1] |
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