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Lakshmi Chilukuri

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Key facts

Full name Lakshmi N. Chilukuri[1]
Birth year 1961[1]
Birth place Hyderabad, India[1]
Role Provost of Sixth College, UC San Diego[3]
Appointment date July 1, 2018[3]

Lakshmi Chilukuri is an Indian-born American microbiologist, educator, and academic administrator at the University of California, San Diego, where she serves as Provost of Sixth College and a Teaching Professor in the Division of Biological Sciences.

Context

Lakshmi Chilukuri is an Indian-born American microbiologist and educator who has served at the University of California, San Diego for decades, rising to the role of Provost of Sixth College in 2018 [2]. She was appointed to that position in April 2018, and at the time she was Coordinator of the Undergraduate Microbiology Teaching Laboratory [3]. She is recognized for her work in undergraduate biology education, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and curriculum development [1]. She is also known as the mother of Usha Vance, wife of Vice President JD Vance [2].

Documented claims

  • She was appointed next Provost of Sixth College by UC San Diego in April 2018. [3]
  • She is recognized for contributions to undergraduate biology education, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and curriculum development. [1]

Questions and answers

What is Lakshmi Chilukuri known for?

She is known for her contributions to undergraduate biology education, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and curriculum development at UC San Diego [1].

What does Usha Vance's mother do?

She is a microbiologist and academic administrator at UC San Diego, serving as Provost of Sixth College [3].

Sources

  1. Lakshmi Chilukuri — biology.ucsd.edu (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. She advanced DEI at her university. Her son-in-law, Vice President JD Vance, wants to end it nationwide. — cbsnews.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Media: J.D. Vance's mother-in-law promotes inclusivity policy — news-pravda.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People