Rakesh Mishra

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Rakesh Mishra
Indian Geneticist; Former Director, CSIR-CCMB; Director, TIGS, Bengaluru
Born (1961-04-14) 14 April 1961 (age 63) [1]
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Allahabad[2]
Scientific career
FieldsGenome Organisation,
Chromatin Structure
InstitutionsCentre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
WebsiteHomepage

Rakesh Kumar Mishra is an Indian scientist specializing in

CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad, India,[4]
on the April 30th, 2021. He is currently the Director of TIGS, Bengaluru and holds J. C. Bose Fellowship at CCMB.

Biography

He is an elected fellow of the Indian National Academy of Science, New Delhi,[5] the Indian Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences and the Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences.[2]

He is also a life member of Proteomics Society, India.[6] Mishra obtained his master's degree in chemistry[2] and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry[2] from the University of Allahabad and was appointed Director CCMB by CSIR, assuming charge on 19 May 2016.[4] Mishra has also edited and contributed a chapter to the book, Chromosomes to Genome.[7]

Mishra had previously held

CSIR-CCMB in 2001.[2]

Research interests

Mishra investigates genome organisation focusing on evolutionarily conserved regions, structure of

epigenetic regulation of genes during embryonic development stages.[4]

As a director of CCMB

Mishra assumed charge of CCMB on 19 May 2016. Some of the hallmark initiatives that he started in CCMB include:

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e News Desk (21 May 2016). "Dr Rakesh Mishra appointed as the new Director of CCMB, Hyderabad". BioVoiceNews.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ a b c Somasekhar, M. (19 May 2016). "Rakesh Kumar Mishra appointed as CCMB director". @businessline.
  5. ^ Rao, Ch Sushil (28 October 2014). "CCMB research finds B12 deficiency leads to low birth weight". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  6. ^ "List of Proteomics Society (India) Members". Proteomics Society, India. Proteomics Society, India. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  7. ISBN 9789380026213
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  8. ^ "HSI/India, CCMB join hands to promote lab-grown meat". The Economic Times. 29 March 2018.
  9. ^ "COVID-19: CCMB Hyderabad engages on multiple fronts to develop solutions". 13 April 2020.

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