Academics and Professional Journey

Academics

  • 1972: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Hons), University of Calcutta.
  • 1974: Master of Science in Chemistry (Specialization: Physical Chemistry), University of Calcutta.
  • 1978: Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
  • 1978-1979: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Paris VIII, France.
  • 1980-2001: Research Associate, Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor. Professor at the Molecular Biophysics Unit,Indian Institute of Science.
Positions
  • 1981-1997: Faculty roles at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
  • 1997-2007: Director, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi.
  • 2007-2013: Director General, CSIR, India.
  • 2013-Present:
    • Academy Professor, AcSIR, New Delhi.
    • Chief Mentor, Open Source Drug Discovery initiative.
    • Founder and Chairman, Sahaj Path Knowledge Foundation.
    • Scholar-in-Residence, IIT Jodhpur.

Highlights

Pioneered diagnostics for genetic disorders and bioinformatics tools. Championed open-source research for affordable healthcare solutions. Mentored startups and academic institutions to foster innovation.

Visiting Positions

Scientist Dept of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

(November 1979)

Scientist Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, USA.
(June-Sept 1985)
Max Planck Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Goettingen, Germany.

(November 1979)

B.R Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
(1998-2004)

Joseph Austin McCartney & Ruth McCartney Hauck Named Visiting Professorship, Mayo
Clinic, Rochester, USA

(2012)

Lifetime Honorary Professorship, Delhi University, India

(2013)
Distinguished Honorary Professor, Dept of Biological Sciences & Bio-Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
(2014-2016)
Distinguish Professor, IIIT-Delhi.
(2017-2021)