Kundan Sengupta
Principal Investigator
Chromosome Biology Lab
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).
Appointed Associated Editor, Section: Chromosome & Chromatin Biology (Launching, July, 2025), Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology.
Appointed Editorial Board Member of Molecular Cytogenetics (Springer Nature)
Life Member, Indian Society of Human Genetics (ISHG), Hyderabad (2025)
Member, Global Cancer Consortium (GCC), South Asia Chapter, ACTREC, (2025)
Elected Member of Guha Research Conference (2025)
Winner of the Nuclear Organization and Dynamics Editorial Board Awards 2023
Member, Society for Experimental Biology (SEB), Lancaster, University, UK
Editorial Board Member - Journal of Biosciences, Indian Academy of Sciences
Life Member Society of Biological Chemists of India (SBCI)
Life Member Indian Association of Cancer Research (IACR)