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| Born | (1976-08-27)27 August 1976 (age 49) |
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| Known for | Studies onp53 andsirtuins |
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Sanjeev Das (born 27 August 1976) is an Indian cancer biologist and a scientist atNational Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India. He is well regarded for his studies on tumor suppressor proteins. He is a recipient of theNational Bioscience Award for Career Development of theDepartment of Biotechnology. TheCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him theShanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biological sciences in 2017.[1][note 1][2]
Sanjeev Das was born on 27 August 1976 to Wg Cdr P K Das (retd) and Gopa Das at Ajmer (Nasirabad Cantt), Rajasthan, India.[3] He earned his master's degree (MSc) from theUniversity College of Science & Technology,University of Calcutta and continued his studies at theIndian Institute of Science from where he secured a PhD.[4] His post -doctoral studies were in the US, at the Cutaneous Biology Research Center ofMassachusetts General Hospital andHarvard Medical School. Returning to India, he joined theNational Institute of Immunology, India as a faculty where he is a set up the Molecular Oncology Laboratory.[5]
Sanjeev is married to Rajashree and has a daughter Mrinalini. The family lives inNII campus in New Delhi.
The research of Sanjeev Das has been focusing on the various aspects of cancer biology which is reported to have assisted in widening the understanding of the functioning ofP53 andsirtuins.[6] He is also involved in research on tumor suppressor proteins, tumor cell metabolism andtumorigenesis, especially the impact of regulatory networks and metabolic processes.[4] His studies have been documented by way of a number of research articles in peer-reviewed journals.[7][note 2][8]
Das received the NASI-SCOPUS Young Scientist Award jointly awarded by theNational Academy of Sciences, India andElsevier in 2014[9] and theNational Bioscience Award for Career Development of theDepartment of Biotechnology in 2015.[10] TheIndian Council of Medical Research awarded him the Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize in 2016[11] and he received the Prof. Umakant Sinha Memorial Award of theIndian Science Congress Association in 2017.[12] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded him theShanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, one of the highest Indian science awards the same year.[2] The award orations delivered by him include the 2016 edition of the Prof. B. K. Bachhawat Memorial Young Scientist Lecture of the National Academy of Sciences, India.[13] In 2018, he became a laureate of theAsian Scientist 100 by theAsian Scientist.[14]
