Lakshmi Chilukuri

Lakshmi N. Chilukuri
Provost of Sixth College
Assumed office
July 1, 2018
Preceded byAnn Craig
Personal details
Born1961 (age 64–65)
India
CitizenshipAmerican
SpouseKrish Chilukuri
Children Usha • Shreya
RelativesJD Vance (son-in-law)
Scientific career
Alma materUniversity of California, San Diego (PhD)
FieldsMicrobiology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, San Diego
ThesisThe effect of pressure on DNA -binding proteins from piezosensitive and piezophilic bacteria (1998)
Doctoral advisorsDouglas H. Bartlett
P.A. George Fortes
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Lakshmi N. Chilukuri (née Yechuri; 1961) is an Indian-American microbiologist, educator, and academic administrator. She is the Provost of Sixth College and a Teaching Professor in the Division of Biological Sciences at the University of California, San Diego. Chilukuri is recognized for her contributions to undergraduate biology education, her leadership in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and her curriculum development.