Shiladitya DasSarma | |
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| Born | November 11, 1957 |
| Nationality | American (Naturalized) |
| Education | Indiana University (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Employer | University of Maryland Baltimore |
| Known for | Haloarchaea, Climate Action |
| Awards | Margaret MacVicar Award |
Shiladitya DasSarma (born November 11, 1957) is a molecular biologist well-known for contributions to the biology of halophilic and extremophilic microorganisms.[1][2] He is a Professor in the University of Maryland Baltimore. He earned a PhD degree in biochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BS degree in chemistry from Indiana University Bloomington. Prior to taking a faculty position, he conducted research at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Pasteur Institute, Paris.
DasSarma has served on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Amherst (1986-2001), University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (2001-2010), and University of Maryland School of Medicine, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (2010–present). He is a researcher and teacher of molecular genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics and mentor of undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students, and junior faculty. He is widely known to have been instrumental in the foundation of the fields of halophile[3] and extremophile research.
- ^ "Extreme Halophiles Are Models for Astrobiology" (PDF). Microbe. 2006.
- ^ "Extreme Microbes » American Scientist". www.americanscientist.org. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ^ DasSarma, Shiladitya; DasSarma, Priya (2001-01-01). Halophiles. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. doi:10.1002/9780470015902.a0000394.pub3. ISBN 9780470015902.