Alok Bhattacharya
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Alok Bhattacharya (born 1951) is an Indian parasitologist, academic and a professor at the School of Life Sciences of the Jawaharlal Nehru University.[1] He chairs the Biotechnology Information System Network (BITSNET)[2] as well as the Life Sciences Expert Committee of FIST program of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).[3] He is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences[4] and the Indian National Science Academy[5] and is known for his studies on Entamoeba histolytica and species-specific calcium binding protein and its gene.[6]
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Born | (1951-02-02) 2 February 1951 (age 73) Delhi, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Hans Raj College (Delhi University) Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi |
Awards | 1994 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2015 INSA Aryabhatta Medal |
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Doctoral advisor | Asis Datta |
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1994, for his contributions to biological sciences.[7]