Search results
Mar 22, 2009 · As a young girl, she won a national gold medal for singing classical Indian music. The daughter of Rajam and P.V. Gopalan, Shyamala's father served as a diplomat in the Indian government.
Feb 11, 2009 · Scientist. Shyamala Gopalan, professionally known as Gopalan Shyamala, was an American biomedical scientist born in British India, whose work in isolating and characterizing the progesterone receptor gene stimulated advances in breast biology and oncology.
- December 7, 1938
Sep 13, 2020 · Shyamala Gopalan fell into important friendships at Berkeley right away. As she stood in line to register for classes, in the fall of 1959, the person standing behind her was Cedric Robinson ,...
- Ellen Barry
- Shyamala ‘Prepared Kamala Harris For Politics, Kamala Said
- She Moved to The U.S. from India & Earned Her Ph.D. at 25
- She Worked in Cancer Research
- She Joined The Civil Rights Movement at Berkeley
- She Gave Her Daughters Hindu Names
Kamala Harris came from a long of strong women, India Abroadreported. Shyamala Harris gave her daughter a sense of “audacious idealism, purpose and ambition. Shyamala’s father was involved in India’s movement against colonial rule. Shyamala’s grandmother passed on her “crusading civic spirit” to both her daughter and granddaughter, the article said...
Shyamala Gopalan earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Delhi at age 19 and moved to the United States to earn a Ph. D. in nutrition and endocrinology at age 25 from the University of California at Berkeley, her obituary said. Her doctorate led her on her career path into cancer research. “Despite her 5-ft stature, hers was a commandi...
Shyamala Gopalan earned multiple honors over decades of cancer research. Her obituarydiscussed her career, awards and research, which she coupled with social advocacy. Shyamala Gopolan was diagnosed with colon cancer and died in 2009. Kamala Harris wrote a memoir to her mother in a New York Times opinion piece, Everybody Gets Sick, And We Deserve B...
Shyamala Gopalan moved to the United States to attend the University of California at Berkeley, where she earned her doctorate. She met Donald Harris, her future husband, after joining The Civil Rights Movement. The couple had two children, Kamala Harris and Maya Harris. Shyamala and Gopalan separated when Kamala was 7. Her obituary said she instil...
Shyamala Harris gave her daughters, Kamala and Maya, names derived from Indian mythology, according to the Los Angeles Times. Part of her reasoning was to preserve her Indian culture. Another reason was to give her daughters names she believed would encourage them to be strong women, the newspaper reported. “A culture that worships goddesses produc...
- Alyssa Choiniere
Jan 26, 2021 · Ms Gopalan, who died in February 2009 at 70 from colon cancer, is known around the world for making significant discoveries about the role of hormones in breast cancer.
Jan 26, 2021 · Ms Gopalan, who died in February 2009 at 70 from colon cancer, is known around the world for making significant discoveries about the role of hormones in breast cancer.
People also ask
Who is Dr Shyamala Gopalan?
Who is Kamala Harris mother Shyamala Gopalan?
What happened to MS Gopalan?
Where did Shyamala Gopalan go to college?
Nov 19, 2020 · A tribute to Shyamala Gopalan Harris, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris's late mother and the woman who inspired her to join politics.
