Educational Qualification:
B.Sc., Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Calcutta University, Calcutta,
M.Sc., Zoology/Biochemistry,Calcutta University ,Calcutta,
Ph.D., Cytology and Molecular Genetics,Calcutta University,Calcutta.
Research Experence:
Junior Research Fellowship award, 1989-1991, Sponsored by TIFR, India
Senior Research Fellowship award, 1991-1993, Sponsored by CSIR, India
Post doctoral Research Associate, 1995- 1998, University of Missouri, Columbia
Senior Research investigator, 1998-2000, University of Missouri
From 2005 onwards working as Scientist at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad till date
Industrial/ Commercial :
Program Co-ordinator, 2001 –2001 Exelixis Incorporation, Palo Alta, San Francisco, USA
Group Leader, 2001-onwards Functional Genomics and clinical Diagonostics, Shantha Biotechniques Pvt. Ltd
Identifying new drug candidates for cancer and neurological disorders, Exelixis Incorporation, Palo Alta, San Francisco, USA
2000-2001
Academic Awards :
Wellcome Trust Senior Research International Fellowship 2005
Prof. Adhiresh Dey Memorial Outstanding Student Award 1985
Prof. Shyamal Chakraborty Memorial Outstanding Student Award 1985
National Scholar in India 1985
National Young Scientist Award in India 1991
Career Merit Award in Undergraduate and Graduate levels.
Current Projects :
Transposon coded micro RNAs and transposon repression.
RNAi based therapy for diabetes and auto immune diseases
RNAi in Mammalian Sex determination.
Chip based diagonostic kits using Tiling chip
Academic Experiences :
Scientific reviewers
Wellcome Trust Funding Grants Review
Genetics Journal (USA) 1999-2001
Molecular and general genetics (Germany) 1999
Invited review articles
Nature Genetics (1999)
Current Opinion of Genes and Development (2000)
Developmental Biology (2001)
Genetica (Russia) (2002).
Invited lectures/talk : 09
International Patent(Filling/Grant): 02
Fundings for research/support
1. Start up Fund of Bioprocessing and Biotechnology department , Indian Institute of Chemical technology
2. Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship- 2005
3. NSF Research grant; sponsored by National Science Foundation USA
4. 1998-2001 (Co-investigator)
5. Research board grant, Sponsored by University of Missouri, USA 1999.
Scientific Publications :27
Reports
:02
No. of invited presentations in international conferences: 39
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