National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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]