Kundan Sengupta

Principal Investigator

I completed my B.Sc from St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore and M.Sc in Microbiology from Bangalore University. PhD in Molecular Biology from DBS, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Mumbai, postdoctoral research: Lab of Thomas Ried, National Cancer Institute, NIH, USA, research fellow; lab of Pathology, NCI/NIH, USA. I joined IISER-Pune in 2010 as Assistant Professor and was awarded the Wellcome-DBT India Alliance Intermediate Fellowship. Associate Professor (2017-2022). Currently full Professor in Biology & Associate Dean (International Relations and Outreach)

Winner of the Nuclear Organization and Dynamics Editorial Board Awards 2023
Appointed Guest Advisor for Special Collection on Nuclear Dynamics during Development, Nucleus (Taylor and Francis)
Member, Society for Experimental Biology (SEB), Lancaster, University, UK
Editorial Board Member - Journal of Biosciences, Indian Academy of Sciences
Associate Editor - Nuclear Organization and Dynamics, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Guest Associate Editor - Cell growth and division, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Guest Editor, Cells - Special Issue: Nuclear Lamina in Health and Disease
Life Member Society of Biological Chemists of India (SBCI)
Life Member Indian Association of Cancer Research (IACR)
Appointed Editorial Board Member of Molecular Cytogenetics (Springer Nature)