Department of Biotechnology

 


Department of Biotechnology Awardees

  • Year: 2012 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Thenmalarchelvi Rathinavelan
    Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
    Area: Bacterial Glycobiology

  • Year: 2012 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Surekha Katiyar-Agarwal
    University of Delhi, New Delhi
    Area: Stress Molecular Biology, Gene Regulation Mechanisms

  • Year: 2012 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Rohini Garg
    National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi
    Area: Cell Biology

  • Year: 2012 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Manitha B. Nair
    AIMS, Kochi
    Area: Bone Tissue Engineering, Stem Cell Research

  • Year: 2011 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Deepti Jain
    National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru

  • Year: 2011 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Kavita Babu
    Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali
    Area: Understanding the function and regulation of Cell Adhesion Molecules

  • Year: 2011 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. R. Mahalakshmi
    Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
    Area: Biophysics

  • Year: 2011 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Sharmistha Banerjee
    University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
    Area: Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

  • Year: 2011 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Shweta Tyagi
    Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

  • Year: 2010 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Arunasree M. K.
    University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
    Area: Histone Deacetylases and protein-protein interactions

  • Year: 2010 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Kavita Babu
    Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali
    Area: Understanding the function and regulation of Cell Adhesion Molecules

  • Year: 2010 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Veena S. Anil
    Agirculture College, Hassan

  • Year: 2009 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Koyeli Mapa
    National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi
    Area: Proteomics

  • Year: 2009 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Odity Mukherjee
    National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru
    Area: Alzheimer's

  • Year: 2009 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. R. Mahalakshmi
    Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
    Area: Biophysics

  • Year: 2009 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Shailja Singh
    International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi
    Area: Infectious Disease

  • Year: 2009 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Vijaya Bharathi Srinivasan
    Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh
    Area: Microbiology

  • Year: 2008 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Kavita Arora Takker
    Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
    Area: Genosensors

  • Year: 2008 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Priti Saxena
    National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi
    Area: MTB

  • Year: 2008 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Rashna Bhandari
    Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics, Hyderabad
    Area: Cell Signaling

  • Year: 2008 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Dr. Tulika Prasad
    Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
    Area: Multidrug Resistance

  • Year: 2007 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Ellora Sen
    National Brain Research Centre, Manesar
    Area: Gibliostoma

  • Year: 2007 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Firdous A. Khanday
    University of Kashmir, Srinagar
    Area: Cancer

  • Year: 2007 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Sneh Lata Bhadoriya
    Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
    Area: Candida albucans

  • Year: 2007 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Vibha Taneja
    Institute of Genomics and Intergrative Biology
    Area: Amyloidosis

  • Year: 2006 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Yamuna KrishnanNational Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) Bengaluru.

  • Year: 2006 span>Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Sneh Lata Singla-Pareek
    The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) New Delhi

  • Year: 2006 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Mrinalini Jayant Puranik
    National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) Bengaluru.

  • Year: 2006 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Madhulika Dixit
    Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) Chennai.

  • Year: 2006 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Rupinder Kaur
    Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFCD) Hyderabad.

  • Year: 2006 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Samudrala Gourinath
    School of Life Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) New Delhi

  • Year: 2006 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Manjula Kalia
    National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) Bengaluru

  • Year: 2005 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Amita Gupta
    University of Delhi (South Campus) New Delhi

  • Year: 2005 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award

    Gitanjali Yadav
    National Centre for Plant Genome Research (NCPGR) New Delhi

National Woman Bioscientist Awardees

  • Year: 2008 Senior National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath
    Director
    National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) Gurgaon

  • Year: 2008 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Sharmila A. Bapat
    Research Scientist
    National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) Pune

  • Year: 2008 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Shubha Tole
    Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Mumbai

  • Year: 2007 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Mitali Mukherjee
    Scientist E-I
    Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) New Delhi

  • Year: 2007 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Sangita Mukhopadhyay
    Staff Scientist - IV
    Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) Hyderabad

  • Year: 2007 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Sujata Sharma
    Assistant Professor
    All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi

  • Year: 2006 Senior National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Manju Sharma
    Former Secretary
    Department of Biotechnology (DBT) New Delhi

  • Year: 2006 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Ramanathan Sowdhamini
    National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) Bengaluru

  • Year: 2006 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Gangandeep Kang
    Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore

  • Year: 2005 Senior National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Radha Rama Devi
    Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) Hyderabad

  • Year: 2005 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Suparna Sengupta
    Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RCGB) Thiruvananthapuram

  • Year: 2005 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Kusum Arunachalam
    North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) Nirjuli Itanagar

  • Year: 2004 Senior National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Veronica Filomena Rodrigues
    Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Mumbai

  • Year: 2004 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Tanya Das
    Bose Institute Kolkata

  • Year: 2004 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Ruby John Anto
    Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) Thiruvananthapuram

  • Year: 2003 Senior National Woman Bioscientist Award

    M. S. Shaila
    Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru

  • Year: 2003 Special Award for "Year of Water"

    Indrani
    DBT considered the year 2003 as "Year of Water" and awarded a special award to Indrani, Karunasagar of College of Fisheries, University of Agricultural Sciences, Mangalore under their senior category for her outstanding work.

  • Year: 2003 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Anita Pandey
    GB Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPHIED) Almora

  • Year: 2003 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Rukhsana Chowdhury
    Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB) Kolkata

  • Year: 2002 Senior National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Dipika Mohanty (Joint Awardee)
    Institute of Immunohaematology Mumbai

  • Year: 2002 Senior National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Sipra Guha Mukherjee (Joint Awardee)
    Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) New Delhi

  • Year: 2002 Special Award for the 50th Annivesary of DNA double helix discovery

    Dr. Chandrima Saha
    DBT awarded a special award to Dr. Chandrima Saha of National Institute of Immunology, Delhi to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of DNA double helix discovery in the year 2003.

  • Year: 2002 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Subhra Chakraborty
    National Centre for Plant Genome Research (NCPGR) New Delhi

  • Year: 2002 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    S. Nagini
    Annamalai University Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu

  • Year: 2001 Senior National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Kasturi Datta
    Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) New Delhi

  • Year: 2001 Senior National Woman Bioscientist Award

    G. Lakshmi Sita
    Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru

  • Year: 2001 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Anuradha Lohia
    Bose Institute Kolkata

  • Year: 2001 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Suchitra Banerjee
    Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) Lucknow

  • Year: 2001 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Sudha Nair
    M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) Chennai

  • Year: 2000 Senior National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Mehtab S. Bamji
    Dangoria Charitable Trust Hyderabad

  • Year: 2000 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Sunita Grover
    National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) Karnal

  • Year: 2000 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    M. Lakshmi
    M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) Chennai

  • Year: 1999 Senior National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Asha Mathur
    King George Medical College (KGMC) Lucknow

  • Year: 1999 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Malathi Lakshmikumaran
    The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) New Delhi

  • Year: 1999 Young National Woman Bioscientist Award

    Jaya Tyagi
    All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi

Biotech Product & Process Development & Commercialization Awardees

  • Year: 2005

    Chitra Mandal
    Indian Institute of Chemical Biology
    Area: Medical Biotechnology

  • Year: 2001

    Asha A. Juwarkar
    Environment Engineering Research Institute
    Area: Environmental Biotechnology

  • Year: 2001

    Vibha Dhawan
    Tata Energy Research Institute
    Area: Plant Biotechnology

Awardees of National Bioscience Awards for Career Development

  • Year: 2007

    R. Sowdhamini
    National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru

  • Year: 2006

    G. Taru Sharma
    Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar

  • Year: 2004

    Geeta Kashyap Vemuganti
    L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad

  • Year: 2004

    Amita Aggarwal
    Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

  • Year: 2003

    Soniya Nityanand
    Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

  • Year: 2003

    Usha Vijayaraghavan
    Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

  • Year: 2000

    Madhu Dixit
    Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow

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