Chandrima Shaha | |
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Born | 14 October 1952 Calcutta, West Bengal, India | (age 72)
Nationality | Indian |
Education |
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Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
Known for | Mechanisms of cellular defense from oxidative stress and modalities of cell death in a multicellular model of mammalian germ cells and a unicellular model of a protozoan parasite. |
Parent | Karuna Shaha (mother) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology |
Institutions |
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Thesis | Antifertility and related studies on the extractives of aristolochia indica LINN (1979) |
Doctoral advisor | Dr A Pakrashi |
Website | website |
Chandrima Shaha (born 14 October 1952)[1] is an Indian biologist.[2] As of September 2021[update], she is the J. C. Bose Chair Distinguished Professor at the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata.[3] She is the former Director and former Professor of Eminence at the National Institute of Immunology.[4] She was the President of Indian National Science Academy (2020–22)[5] and the Vice President (International Affairs) of the same academy (2016–2018).[6] She is an elected fellow of the World Academy of Sciences,[7] Indian National Science Academy,[8] Indian Academy of Sciences,[9] National Academy of Sciences[10] and the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology.