Mary Lou Guerinot is a molecular geneticist; Reiko Ohnuma is an expert on Buddhism.

Prof. Reiko Ohnuma has been named Chair of the Department of Religion. She is a specialist in the Buddhist traditions of South Asia, and also teaches courses on Hinduism.

Listen to a podcast interview with Professor Reiko Ohnuma about her new book, Unfortunate Destiny: Animals in the Indian Buddhist Imagination.

It was while researching stories about the Buddha literally giving away his body parts to humans in need that Reiko Ohnuma began to think about motherhood.