Embedded Files
Prof. Amal Kanti Bera
Electrophysiology Lab
✉️ Email: amal@zmail.iitm.ac.in
Prof. Amal Kanti Bera is a Senior Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, specializing in electrophysiology. With over two decades of academic and international research experience, his work focuses on ion channel biology to understand brain function and disease. His group has uncovered key cellular processes, including pannexin-mediated gap junction formation and the role of LRRC8B in calcium signaling. Current projects explore ion channel structure and function, therapeutic strategies for glioblastoma, and novel microproteins in cellular physiology. In addition to his research, Prof. Bera actively teaches the fundamentals of biology to undergraduate and advanced biochemistry to postgraduate students and is dedicated to mentoring future scientists.
Education
🎓 PhD, University of Delhi, India
🎓 M.Sc (Physiology), University of Calcutta, India
🎓 B.Sc (Physiology), City College, University of Calcutta, India
Professional Experience
Professor: Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai-600036 (From July 2015)
Visiting Professor(Fulbright Fellowship): Department of Neuroscience, University of Iowa (Sept 2018 - May 2019)
Associate Professor: Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai-600036 (July 2010 - July 2015)
Assistant Professor: Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai-600036 (December, 2005 - June 2010)
Research Associate: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, (October 2000 - November 2005)
Post Doctoral Fellow: Department of Physiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Texas. (January 2000 - September 2000)
Post Doctoral Fellow: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel. (1998-1999)
Page updated
Report abuse