He received his B.Sc. from McGill University in Canada and his Ph.D. from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Texas. He joined Washington University in 1991 and currently runs a laboratory located on the 8th Floor of SW Tower. Dr. Ramanadham interests include study of ER stress-induced b-cell apoptosis, of involvement of novel enzyme in bone formation, and of HIV-protease inhibitor-induced metabolic abnormalities.