Ak Datta
Chemical Biology
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Alok Kumar Datta obtained his BSc (Hons) and MSc in Chemistry and Biochemistry, respectively, from the Calcutta University, and earned his PhD degree (1974) under the guidance of Professor DP Burma. He then joined the laboratory of Dr SK Niyogi at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA as a post-doctoral Investigator. After returning in 1984, Datta joined the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkata.
Research Interest
Enzymology, Molecular Biology,Parasitology