Name : Gundu H. R. Rao

Speciality : Thrombosis Research, Platelets, Prostaglandins, Aspirin.

Email : gundurao9@gmail.com

Affilation : Professor in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, focusing on thrombosis

Dr. Gundu H. R. Rao completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Mysore in 1957 and post-graduate studies at the University of Poona. He worked at the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore, as a CSIR Fellow (1960–1965) before moving to the U.S. In 1965, he earned a Ph.D. in Grain Science from Kansas State University, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in pharmacology at the University of Minnesota (1970). In 1972, Dr. Rao joined the University of Minnesota Medical School, where he became a tenured professor in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, focusing on thrombosis. He directed thrombosis research at the Lillehei Heart Institute until his retirement in 2012. Dr Rao has published over 400 research articles and edited 10+ books on vascular biology and thrombosis. He advised medical device companies like Medtronic, 3M, and Boston Scientific. He contributed to global research through sabbaticals at institutions such as the Royal College of Surgeons in London and the University of Padua, Italy. As a Senior Fellow of the UN's TOKTEN program (1990–1993), he trained researchers in India. In 1993, he founded the South Asian Society on Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis and organised international conferences globally.