Sudip Chattopadhyay

Sudip Chattopadhyay (born 1 August 1960) is an Indian developmental biologist, biotechnologist and the dean of research and consultancy at the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur. Known for his studies on the molecular basis of light-controlled plant growth and development, Chattopadhyay is a J. C. Bose National Fellow of the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) and an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies namely Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Sciences, India. The Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India awarded him the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences in 2005.^[1]