Gaiti Hasan

Gaiti Hasan is an Indian scientist specialising in molecular biology, genetics, neuroscience and cell signalling.^[1] Hasan is a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), the apex body of Indian scientists and technologists.^[1] From 2013, she has served as senior professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore.^[1][2]

Contents

• 1 Education
• 2 Career
• 3 Awards and recognition
• 4 References

Education

Hasan studied in Aligarh as a child. Her parents taught at university, and her two sisters studied chemistry and physics.^[3] She went on to do a B.Sc. in zoology from Miranda House, Delhi University in 1976. She completed an M.Sc. in life sciences in 1978 and an M.Phil. in 1980 from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.^[1][3] In 1983, she received a Ph.D from the University of Cambridge for her dissertation on ribosomal RNA genes of Trypanosoma brucei.^[4] According to Hasan, it was while she was applying to universities for her Ph.D. that she realised for the first time that "belonging to a minority could lead to discrimination". She believes this has led her to "consciously try and be supportive of other woman scientists, be they students or colleagues".^[3]

Career

In 1983, Hasan joined the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Mumbai, as a visiting fellow and research associate in the molecular biology unit.^[1] She was a visiting scientist at the biology department in Brandeis University Massachusetts in 1992.^[4]

Awards and recognition

Hasan has received a scholarship from the Inlaks Foundation,^[5] a British Overseas Research Student Award, a fellowship from the Wellcome Trust and a Rockefeller Biotechnology Career Fellowship. In 2006, she was elected a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore and in 2007, as a Member of the Asia-Pacific Molecular Biology Network.^[1]

References

1. "Gaiti Hasan - INSA Fellow". Indian National Science Academy www.insaindia.org. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
2. "NCBS Faculty". National Centre for Biological Sciences www.ncbs.res.in. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
3. (eds.) Godbole, Rohini and Ramaswamy, Ram (2008). "Science and the Art of Detection" (PDF). Lilavati's Daughters: The Women Scientists of India. Indian Academy of Sciences. pp. 128–131. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
4. "NISER Gaiti Hasan bio" (PDF). National Institute of Science Education and Research www.niser.ac.in. Retrieved 19 October 2014.