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Purushothama Rao Tata

Associate Professor of Cell Biology
Cell Biology

Awards & Honors


Rising Star Award

International International Society for Regenerative Biology · September 2022 More about this award

Whitehead Scholar Award

University Duke University School of Medicine · September 2016

NIH K99-Pathways to Independence Award

National National Institutes of Health · September 15, 2015

The Fund for Medical Discovery (FMD) Research Award

University Massachusetts General Hospital · January 30, 2014

In the News


Published November 15, 2023
Study Provides Clues to Developing Better Treatments for Lung Damage
Published July 20, 2022
Tata to Receive International Society for Regenerative Biology Rising Star Award
Published November 19, 2020
NIH-Directors blog- Mini-Lungs in a Lab Dish Mimic Early COVID-19 Infection
Published October 22, 2020
Lab-Grown Mini-Lungs Mimic the Real Thing – Right Down to Covid Infection
Published May 11, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 Targets Many Cell Types, Analysis of Single-Cell Data Suggests
Published March 26, 2018
Scientists Find Stomach Cells In Lung Cancer
Published October 2, 2016
Purushothama Tata: So Many Ideas, So Little Time