Dr. (Ms) Subhra Chakraborty
FELLOW, ELECTED 2013

Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 25 September 1964. Educated at United Missionary Girls High School, Kolkata, 1970-80; Kamala Girls School, Kolkata, 1981-83; Presidency College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, 1984-87; University of Calcutta, Kolkata, 1987-89; Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1990-97, B.Sc. 1987; M.Sc. 1989; Ph.D. 1997.

Director, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, September 2020 to date.

Research Scientist, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1997-98; Staff Scientist-II, 1998-2000, Staff Scientist-III, 2000-2003, Staff Scientist-IV, 2003-2007, Staff Scientist-V, 2007-2011, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi; Staff Scientist-VI, 2011-2015, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi; Staff Scientist-VII, 2015-2020, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi; Visiting Scientist, Yale University, USA, 2007-08.

Awards/Honours: Professor Hiralal Chakraborty Gold Medal, University of Calcutta, 1990; Young Scientist Award, International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1994; International Ph.D Program Award, IRRI, Philippines, 1994; Technology Development Award, DBT, Govt. of India, 2000; Cold Spring Harbor Fellowship, CSHL, USA, 2002; Professor Hiralal Chakraborty Award, Indian Science Congress Association, 2002; National Young Women Bioscientist Award, DBT, Govt. of India, 2002; Young Women Bioscientist of Promise Award, Indian Science Congress Association, 2004; NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award, NASI, India, 2010; An Inspiring Women Engineer/Scientist for the Year, 2014; Tata Innovation Fellowship, DBT, Govt. of India, 2014; Platinum Jubilee Lecture Award, 103rd Indian Science Congress, 2016; J.C. Bose National Fellowship, SERB-DST, 2020; Prof. Archana Sharma Memorial Lecture Award, National Academy of Sciences, India, 2020; Sectional President, Biological Sciences, 89th NASI Annual Meeting, 2019; Council Member & Country Representative, Asia Oceania Agricultural Proteomics Organization (AOAPO), 2012 onward; Vice President & Executive Committee Member, Proteomics Society, India, 2017-2019; President & Executive Council Member, Proteomics Society, India, 2020 onwards; Council Member, Human Proteome Organization (HUPO), 2018 onward; Co-Chair, Food & Nutrition Initiative, Biology/Disease-driven HPP; Member, Human Proteome Project-Scientific Advisory Board (HPP-SAB) for the period 2020-22

Fellow: National Academy of Sciences India, Prayagraj; Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore; Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi

Research Areas: Nutritional Genomics, Plant Immunity, Plant Proteomics, Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology

Address: Director & Professor, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067; Director's Bungalow, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067; [Tel: Off. (011) 26742267, 26735169; Lab. (011) 26735186; Res. (011) 26742263, 26735123, Cell: 9971923777; Fax: (011) 26741658; Email: director@nipgr.ac.in; schakraborty@nipgr.ac.in; subhrac@hotmail.com]