Kausik Chattopadhyay is an Indian structural biologist, protein biologist, and a professor at the Department of Biological Sciences. He was the Dean of R&D at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali until May 2021. He is known for his studies on the Pore-forming protein toxins and T-cell costimulatory molecules. The

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of the Government of India awarded him the

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, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences, in 2014.

Biography

Kausik Chattopadhyay, born in the Indian state of West Bengal, secured his

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from the University of Calcutta in 1996 and continued there to complete his master's studies in 1998. His doctoral research was in biochemistry which earned him a PhD from the University of Calcutta in 2003 after which he did his post-doctoral studies at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. On his return to India in 2009, he joined the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali (IISER) where he serves as a professor at the Department of Biological Sciences. At IISER, he heads the ''Cytolysin Study Group'' as its principal investigator.

Professional profile

Chattopadhyay's research focus is on the structural studies of

pore-forming toxins Pore-forming proteins (PFTs, also known as pore-forming toxins) are usually produced by bacteria, and include a number of protein exotoxins but may also be produced by other organisms such as Ampullariidae, apple snails that produce perivitellin- ...

and their host-pathogen interaction from an immunobiological perspective. His group also studies the structure and functions of T-cell costimulatory molecules. His studies have been documented by way of a number of articles and

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, an online repository of scientific articles has listed 29 of them. Besides, he has contributed chapters to books published by others. He was also a member of the advisory committee of the 6th International Library and Information Professional Summit (LIPS 2017) held at Mohali in April 2017.

Awards and honors

The

(DBT) of the Government of India awarded him the

, one of the highest Indian science awards in 2014. He received the Prof. B.K. Bachhawat Memorial Young Scientist Award of the National Academy of Sciences, India in 2015.

Selected bibliography

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