Pijush Kanti Das
Biochemistry
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Pijush Kanti Das did his BSc with major in Chemistry and MSc in Biochemistry from Calcutta University. He obtained PhD (1979) in Biochemistry from Calcutta University working on the mechanism of bacteriocin action using Agrobacterium tumefaciens. He then joined the laboratory of Professor BK Bachhawat and made significant contributions on liposomal drug delivery system in selective targeting of drugs to different cell types exploiting sugar receptors. In 1982, he joined the laboratory of Professor Roscoe O Brady at NIH, USA and made major contributions on Gaucher disease, and developed a cell culture model for Gaucher disease. Presently he is a Director Grade Scientist at Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB).
Research Interest
Biochemistry,Cell Biology, Molecular Parasitology, Membrane Biology, Drug delivery
