Chitra Mandal
CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, India
Biography
Prof. Chitra Mandal completed her Ph.D. at the age of 28 years from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and post doctoral studies at University of Pennsylvania. She is the Director of CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India and Sir J.C. Bose National Fellow, Head CSIR-Innovation Complex. She has published 150 research papers and holds 10 patents, guided 26 Ph.D students and transferred three technologies. She is an elected fellow of 'The World Academy of Sciences, main four Academies in India. Main theme of her group is to understand the mystery of glycosylation of biomolecules and their potential applications in health and diseases.