Vamsi Mootha

Vamsi moved to the Esplanade in September 2018 at the strong recommendation of my husband Bill Crowley, a colleague of Vamsi’s.

Born in India and raised in Texas, Vamsi has been in the Boston area the last 25 years for medical school, residency, post-doctoral training, and now as faculty at Harvard Medical School. His research laboratory focuses on mitochondrial biology.

“The Esplanade is the perfect place for me,” notes Vamsi, as it is equidistant from his laboratories at the Broad Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital and he loves the walk. He travels about once a month for his work and still considers Dallas his other home as his parents and three siblings and their families reside there.

An avid tennis player since childhood, Vamsi plays both singles and doubles for six months of the year at nearby outdoor courts and switches to squash during the more inclement months.

He also enjoys the gym downstairs but laments he is not getting down there enough.

He loves to cook, especially South Indian curries (he emigrated with his family from Kakinada, a coastal town in South India). He wishes he had a bigger kitchen in his condo to cook, but we have offered him ours if he lets us enjoy the fruits of his labor.

He is looking forward to the 30th Esplanade celebration in early October and meeting more Esplanade residents.

-- Nancy Crowley