Rakesh Mishra | |
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 Indian Geneticist; Former Director, CSIR-CCMB; Director, TIGS, Bengaluru | |
| Born | (1961-04-14)14 April 1961 (age 64)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Allahabad[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genome Organisation, Chromatin Structure |
| Institutions | Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad |
| Website | Homepage |
Rakesh Kumar Mishra is an Indian scientist specializing ingenomics andepigenetics.[3] Mishra retired as the 6th director ofCSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) inHyderabad, India,[4] on 30 April 2021. He is currently the Director of Tata Institute of Genomics Society (TIGS), Bengaluru and holds J. C. Bose Fellowship at CCMB.
He is an elected fellow of theIndian National Academy of Science, New Delhi,[5] theIndian Academy of Sciences, theNational Academy of Sciences and theAndhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences.[2]
He is also a life member ofProteomics Society, India.[6] Mishra obtained his master's degree in chemistry[2] and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry[2] from theUniversity of Allahabad and was appointed Director CCMB by CSIR, assuming charge on 19 May 2016.[4] Mishra has also edited and contributed a chapter to the book,Chromosomes to Genome.[7]
Mishra had previously heldpost doctoral positions at theMolecular Biophysics Unit,Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,University of Bordeaux, France andUniversity of Geneva, Switzerland prior to joiningCSIR-CCMB in 2001.[2]
Mishra investigates genome organisation focusing on evolutionarily conserved regions, structure ofchromatin material andepigenetic regulation of genes during embryonic development stages.[4]
Mishra assumed charge of CCMB on 19 May 2016. Some of the hallmark initiatives that he started in CCMB include:
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