▁Prov ence ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 5 0 s , ▁then ▁in ▁Italy , ▁where ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁White ▁Company ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company , ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁great ▁company <0x0A> </s> ▁App a ▁R ao ▁Pod ile ▁is ▁an ▁Indian ▁scient ist , ▁educ ator ▁and ▁currently ▁the ▁Vice ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hy der abad . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Mill en ni um ▁Pla ques ▁of ▁Hon our ▁for ▁his ▁achiev ements ▁in ▁Life ▁Sciences ▁by ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁India ▁Nar endra ▁Mod i ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Education ▁Pod ile ▁obtained ▁his ▁M Sc , ▁and ▁then ▁completed ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁from ▁the ▁S ard ar ▁Pat el ▁University ▁in ▁Gu jar at . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁post do ctor al ▁fellow ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Bot any , ▁Academia ▁Sin ica , ▁Tai pe i , ▁Taiwan ▁and ▁subsequently ▁was ▁a ▁visit ing ▁scient ist ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁M ole cular ▁Bi ology , ▁Academia ▁Sin ica . ▁Pod ile ▁also ▁completed ▁a ▁post do ctor al ▁fellow ship ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Plant ▁Bio chem istry ▁and ▁Bi ote chn ology , ▁University ▁of ▁Mün ster , ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 .. ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁vice - chan cell or ▁of