UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA Maitrayee DasGupta, JC Bose National Fellow Professor Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta PhD in Biochemistry : Bose Institute, Kolkata Post Doctoral Training Univ of Texas Medical Center Tyler USA Year of Joining 1994 Email address:
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[email protected] Phone no 9830776131 Research Question : How plants restricted to a monophyletic clade within angiosperms became predisposed to intracellular root nodule symbiosis with nitrogen fixing bacteria. This understanding contributes toward the attempts to extend this symbiosis beyond the current host range. Positions held/ holding • Convenor, PhD Committee , Department of Biochemistry 2015 onwards • Coordinator , DBT Interdisciplinary Program on Life Sciences for CU 2010-2017 • HOD in Dept of Biochemistry, Calcutta University, 2010-2012, 2015-2017 • Faculty member of Dept of Biochemistry, CU 1994 onwards and Professor 2010 onwards • DST, Young Scientist, Dept of Biophysics Delhi University, 1992-1994 and IICB Kolkata 1994 Awards/ recognitions/Year • JC Bose National Fellow 2019 • FNA, 2018 Fellow of Indian National Science Academy, Delhi, • FASc, 2018 Fellow of Indian Science Academy, Bangalore, • Women in Science, 2018 CEFIPRA • TWAS visiting expert award, 2018 • FWAST, ,2016, Fellow of West Bengal Science Academy • Prof. Archana Sharma Memorial Award, 2015 Indian Science Congress Association • Fulbright-Nehru Award, 2010-2011 USIEF • FNASc, 2010 Fellow of National Academy of Sciences • GRC 2005 Member of the Guha Research Conference