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played pivotal roles at NBCUniver-
sal, MTV India, and Bravo.

“The momentum at Fox is ex-
citing,” said Vohra. “I look for-
ward to driving brand growth
across platforms.”

A graduate of Delhi University
and IIM Calcutta, she also completed
executive programs at Harvard and
Stanford. She joins Fox on June 16.

Purdue’s Amit Varma

Wins Prestigious CEO Shyam Sreenivasan.
“This is a timely bridge between two dynamic markets,” said Quantel

AISC Award proach enhances global investing transparency.”
Sincere’s founder Sivaramakrishnan R added, “Quantel’s tech-first ap-
The partnership combines Sincere’s market depth with Quantel’s data an-
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN alytics, providing seamless investment access across borders.

urdue Professor Amit Var-
ma has received the Lifetime Varun Gadkari Wins 2025
PAchievement Award from the
American Institute of Steel Construc-
tion for his research in steel-concrete ASMS Research Award
composites and structural safety.
As head of the Infrastructure &
Innovation Lab at Purdue, Varma’s
work in fire-resistant and seismic
design has led to changes in nation-
al building codes and approval of
high-profile projects, from nuclear
plants to high-rises.
“Steel-concrete composites are
efficient and innovative,” said Var-
ma. “They allow for safer, faster, and
cost-effective construction.”
His innovations, such as the
SpeedCore system, have accelerated
construction timelines and improved safety standards nationwide. Varma also
received the T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award for his work.
A longtime AISC collaborator, Varma joined Purdue in 2004 and is now
considered a global expert in steel structure design.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Quantel and Sincere niversity of Minnesota chemistry professor Varun Gadkari has received

the 2025 Research Award from the American Society for Mass Spec-
Forge Cross-Border Utrometry (ASMS), a leading recognition for early-career scientists.
Gadkari’s group develops cutting-edge mass spectrometry tools for struc-
Investment Pact tural analysis of RNA and proteins, with applications in RNA therapeutics and
neurodegenerative disease research.
“This award fuels our efforts to innovate RNA analysis,” Gadkari said.
NEW YORK, NY Joining UMN in 2022, he now leads a growing lab of graduate and un-
dergraduate researchers. The $35,000 award will support his work in covalent
I-powered wealth firm Quantel Asset Management and Chennai-based labeling techniques for RNA structure studies.
Sincere Syndication have announced a strategic partnership to expand Gadkari was earlier named an Emerging Talent by ASMS in 2020. His
Across-border investment access between the U.S. and India. research merges bioanalytical chemistry with biomedical innovation, helping
The collaboration aims to serve NRIs, HNIs, and family offices with struc- push the boundaries of molecular science.
tured, research-driven solutions that comply with regulatory frameworks in
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