National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Niranjan Chakraborty
FELLOW, ELECTED 2016

Born in Netrakona, Bangladesh (formally East Pakistan) on 24 February 1958. Educated at Chandra Nath High School, Netrakona, Bangladesh, 1965-73; Ananda Mohan College, Mymensing, Bangladesh, 1974-76; Dhaka University, Bangladesh, 1978-82; B.Sc. 1980; M.Sc. 1982; Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, Ph.D. 1993; Post-doctoral research, University of California, Riverside, California, USA, 2004-2005.

Professor of Eminence, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi.

Research Scientist, Center for Plant Molecular Biology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1993-1998; Scientist, National Centre for Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, 1998-2003. Research Associate, University of California, Riverside, USA, 2004-05; Guest Faculty, Tezpur University, Assam; Guest Faculty, Presidency University, Kolkata, West Bengal.

Awards/Honours: ICCR Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship; DBT Award of Biotechnology Overseas Associateship.

Fellow: National Academy of Science, India; Indian National Science Academy, India. Member: International Plant Proteomics Organization (INPPO); Proteomic Society, India (PSI); Society for Biological Chemists (SBC). Editorial board member, Journal of Proteomics; Editorial board member, Scientific Reports; Editorial board member, Rice Science.

Research Areas: Stress Physiology, Plant Proteomics, and Plant Biotechnology

Address: Professor of Eminence, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067; C-9/9428, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070; [Tel: Off. (011) 26735178; Res. (011) 26139428, Cell: 9873208264; Fax: (011) 26741658; Email: nchakraborty@nipgr.ac.in; nchakraborty@hotmail.com]