Satyajit Mayor

Satyajit Mayor
Born (1963-01-26) 26 January 1963 (age 61)
NationalityIndian
Alma materIIT Bombay
Rockefeller University
AwardsInfosys Prize for Life Sciences (2012)
JC Bose Fellowship, DST (2006-2016)
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, CSIR,(2003)
Scientific career
FieldsBiology, Cell biology, Membrane Biology, Cell signaling
InstitutionsNational Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore
Doctoral advisorGeorge A.M. Cross
Websitehttps://www.ncbs.res.in/faculty/mayor

Satyajit Mayor (born 1963)[1] is an Indian biologist. He serves as director of the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore. Mayor is the former director of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem) at Bangalore, which has a focus on the study of stem cell and regenerative biology.

In 2012, Mayor won the Infosys Prize for life sciences for his study of regulated cell surface organization and membrane dynamics.[2]

  1. ^ "Indian Fellow — Professor Satyajit Mayor". Indian National Science Academy. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Subrahmanyam, Chaudhuri get Infosys Prize". The Hindu. Bangalore. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.