Debashis Mukhopadhyay

Biography:

With background training in Physics and Biophysics, Professor Mukhopadhyay obtained his Ph.D. in Protein Crystallography from the University of Calcutta. Upon completion he did Post-doctoral research in Structural Biology from The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA, followed by a second Post-doctoral stint in Neurobiology from the School of Medicine, UCSD, USA. After coming back to India he established his own laboratory in 2006, which contributed significantly in understanding the molecular players in Neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s Disease, Spinal Cord Injury etc. Using confocal imaging, Proteomics and other tools his present focus lies on the interface of Neurodegeneration and Diabetes.