Fulbright to India Guide – 2021-2022
Ryan Pereira completed a BSc. in Zoology and Biochemistry from St. Xavier’s College in 1991 followed by a MSc. in Biochemistry in 1993 from the University of Mumbai before going to the U.S. to pursue a doctorate in Biochemistry at The Ohio State University. He then trained with Dr. Richard Cerione in the Department of Molecular Medicine at Cornell University as a postdoctoral fellow and as a research associate. Ryan returned to India in December 2009 and taught various courses in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at St. Xavier’s College during the 2009-2010 academic year before he joined the United States – India Educational Foundation (USIEF) as a Senior EducationUSA Adviser in February 2011. From May 2014 Ryan has been the Regional Officer at USIEF.