Baniyachang Village, Sylhet, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died
9 June 2018(2018-06-09) (aged 90)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Alma mater
University of Calcutta
University of Texas at Austin
University of Pittsburgh
Known for
Founder Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and former Director of Bose Institute
Molecular biology
Genetic engineering
Awards
1972 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
1974 SBCI Srinivasaya Award
UoC Distinguished Teacher Award
2008 INSA P. C Mahalanobis Medal
Scientific career
Fields
Biochemistry
Institutions
Banaras Hindu University
Bose Institute
Doctoral advisor
S. K. Roy
Birendra Bijoy Biswas (1 March 1928 – 9 June 2018) was an Indian molecular biologist and a geneticist. He was the Founder Chairman of Biochemistry Department and a former director of Bose Institute, Calcutta.[1][2] He is known for his contributions to the metabolism of nucleic acid and the regulation of protein synthesis in plant cells.[3] He is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences and the Indian National Science Academy.[4] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1972, for his contributions to biological sciences.[5]
^Lahiri Majumder, Arun (25 December 2018). "PERSONAL NEWS - Birendra Bijoy Biswas (1928–2018)" (PDF). Current Science. 115 (12): 2334–2335.
^"Directors". Bose Institute. 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^"IAS Fellows - B. B. Biswas". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^"INSA fellow - B. B. Biswas". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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