Chitra Mandal

Chitra Mandal
Nationality Indian
Alma mater

University of Pennsylvania

IISC Bangalore
Awards JC Bose National Fellowship
Scientific career
Institutions CSIR Indian Institute of Chemical Research

Chitra Mandal is a chemical biologist in the field of biomolecules and their applications in health and diseases.[1] She is currently the Director of CSIR - Indian Institute of Chemical biology in Kolkata, India.

Education and career

Mandal completed her PhD early on in her career from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in the area of bio-organic chemistry. She went on to do post doctoral research at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Returning to India, she became a scientist at CSIR, until she went on to head its Innovation Complex in Kolkata, and then its Director. Her research area is mainly the glycolsylation of biomolecules and their potential application in disease management, cancer and tumor immunology.[2] The lab is also investigating low cost healthcare solutions using medicinal plants indigenous to India, for example, the identification of a non-toxic herbal molecule in cancer cell treatments.

Awards

Mandal has been awarded the JC Bose National Fellowship which is given to scientists in India for outstanding performance.

References

  1. ↑ "Chitra Mandal | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, India | Glycobiology 2015 | OMICS International". glycobiology.conferenceseries.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to CSIR - Indian Institute of Chemical Biology". iicb.res.in. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
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