Tapas Kumar Kundu
Biochemistry
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Tapas Kundu received his B.Sc.(Ag.) Hons. and M.Sc. (Biochemistry) in 1986 and 1989 respectively, following which, he was awarded his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in the year 1995, for his work on “Zinc-Metalloprotein Nature of Rat Spermatidal Protein TP2 and its Interactions with DNA” . Following his Ph.D., he had a short stint as a visiting foreign research associate in the National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan, during which, he contributed to the field of prokaryotic transcription. During his stay at the Rockefeller University, USA (1996-99), the focus of his work shifted to epigenetic regulation of eukaryotic transcription, in which he continues making seminal discoveries till date. He joined JNCASR as a Faculty fellow in 1999, and is now a Professor.
Research Interest
Regulation of Gene Expression (Transcription) in Humans with Special Emphasis on Disease and Terapeutics
