Satyajit Mayor
Satyajit Mayor | |
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| Born | 26 January 1963 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | George A.M. Cross |
| Website | https://www.ncbs.res.in/faculty/mayor |
Satyajit Mayor (born 1963)[1] is an Indian biologist. He serves as director of the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore. Mayor is the former director of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem) at Bangalore, which has a focus on the study of stem cell and regenerative biology.
In 2012, Mayor won the
Education
Mayor studied
Research
Mayor started his laboratory at NCBS in 1995 following completion of his postdoctoral research at Columbia University.
"The broad aim of Prof Mayor’s laboratory is to provide an understanding of the molecular mechanisms of
Professor Mayor is the recipient of several national and international awards such as the Wellcome Trust International Senior Research Fellowship, Swarnajayanti Fellowship, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, and the JC Bose Fellowship.
Awards and honors
- Elected as Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences, 2015.
- Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Bombay, 2013
- Elected EMBO Fellow, 2013
- Infosys Prize for Life Sciences, 2012
- TWAS Prize in Biology, 2010[3]
- EMBO Global Lecturer, 2010
- JC Bose Fellowship, DST, 2006–2011 (renewed till 2016).
- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, CSIR, 2003.
- Swarnajayanti Fellowship, DST, 2003–2008.
- Wellcome Trust International Senior Research Fellow (Biomedical Research, India), 1999–2004.
- Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience Award, 2001
- Helen Hays Whitney Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1992–1995.
- The Rockefeller-Oxford Student Exchange Program Recipient, 1988.
- Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust Graduate Fellowship, 1986–1991.
- Visiting Students Research Program Recipient (TIFR), 1984.
References
- ^ "Indian Fellow — Professor Satyajit Mayor". Indian National Science Academy. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Subrahmanyam, Chaudhuri get Infosys Prize". The Hindu. Bangalore. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "Prizes and Awards". The World Academy of Sciences. 2016.
External links
- "Profile of Top 25 scientists in India". India Today. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- Lab Website
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