▁learning ▁program ▁that ▁grew ▁into ▁the ▁Supp lement al ▁Inst ruction ▁model ▁for ▁Em ory ▁College , ▁and ▁International ▁Research ▁Exper ience ▁for ▁Science ▁fellow ships . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Up br ing ing ▁and ▁education ▁Pre eth a ▁Ram ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Chen na i , ▁India . ▁She ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁household ▁with ▁a ▁younger ▁brother ▁and ▁sister . ▁Her ▁father ▁Raj ag op al ach ari ▁Par th as ar ath y , ▁was ▁a ▁railway ▁engineer , ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁Ch ood am ani , ▁a ▁hom em aker . ▁ ▁She ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Chem istry ▁from ▁Women ' s ▁Christian ▁College ▁in ▁Chen na i , ▁India , ▁later ▁receiving ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Chem istry ▁from ▁the ▁Indian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁Del hi . ▁She ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁Ph . D ▁in ▁Chem istry . ▁ ▁She ▁first ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁U rb ana - Ch amp aign , ▁where ▁she ▁met ▁her ▁soon - to - be ▁husband , ▁Ash win ▁Ram , ▁whom ▁she ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁She ▁left ▁Illinois ▁for ▁Y ale ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁purs ue ▁higher ▁studies ▁in ▁bi oph ys ical ▁chem istry . ▁She ▁received ▁her ▁Ph . D ▁from ▁Y ale ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁her ▁M BA ▁from ▁the