Manas Kumar Santra is an Indian

cell biologist Cell biology (also cellular biology or cytology) is a branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells. All living organisms are made of cells. A cell is the basic unit of life that is responsible for the living and ...

, biological chemist and a scientist at the

National Centre for Cell Science The National Centre for Cell Science is a National Level, Biotechnology, Tissue Engineering and Tissue Banking research center located on the campus of University of Pune in Pune, India. The institute formerly known as National Facility for Anima ...

(NCCS). He is known for his studies on

F-box protein F-box proteins are proteins containing at least one F-box domain. The first identified F-box protein is one of three components of the SCF complex, which mediates ubiquitination of proteins targeted for degradation by the 26S proteasome. Core co ...

s which is the research focus of his laboratory at NCCS where he hosts a number of researchers. Santra graduated in chemistry from

Vidyasagar University Vidyasagar University was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature which was notified in the ''Calcutta Gazette'' on 24 June 1981. It is an affiliating university in Paschim Medinipur district of southern West Bengal, India. It o ...

in 1996 and earned a master's degree from the same institution in 1998. He moved to the

Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay or IITB) is a public research university and technical institute in Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is considered as one of the best engineering universities in India and is top rank ...

from where he secured an MTech and a PhD in 2001 and 2006 respectively before doing his post-doctoral work at the

University of Massachusetts Medical School The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School is a public medical school in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is part of the University of Massachusetts system. It is home to three schools: the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, the Morningside Grad ...

during 2006–10. On his return to India, he joined the

, Pune in 2010 and holds the position of a Scientist D. He has published a number of articles,

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, an online repository of scientific articles has listed 57 of them. The

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of the Government of India awarded him the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences, in 2017–18.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santra, Manas Kumar Indian scientific authors Year of birth missing (living people) N-BIOS Prize recipients Vidyasagar University alumni IIT Bombay alumni University of Massachusetts Medical School alumni Indian cell biologists Living people Scientists from West Bengal

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