Ramakanth Sarabu Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

He died on 11 February 2021 in Montville, New Jersey, while serving as the Head of Chemistry at Cellarity. Prior to that, from 1997 to 2012, he served at Hoffmann-La Roche at different positions like Research Leader, Senior Principal Scientist etc. He then went on to become the Head of Medicinal Chemistry at Biocon Bristol Myers Squibb R&D Center from 2012 to 2019.

Ramakanth Sarabu was born in Hyderabad, Telangana where he received his early education. He earned a master’s degree from Osmania University in Organic Chemistry and his doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in Molecular Rearrangements from 1979 to 1984. In 1984 he moved to the US to pursue post-doctoral fellowship under Elias James Corey, at Harvard University. He did a second post-doctoral fellowship in 1985 at Case Western University in Cleveland, OH. He is known for his works and contributions in the domain of Glucokinase activation as a treatment therapy for type 2 diabetes.

Ramakanth Sarabu (June 20, 1955 – February 11, 2021) was an Indian organic chemist. He is known for his contributions in diabetes research, specifically the work of Glucokinase activation as a treatment therapy for type 2 diabetes.