Joyoti Basu

Joyoti Basu
Joyoti Basu
Born	17 December 1957; West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Presidency college, Calcutta; Calcutta University; Bose Institute; University of Liège;
Known for	Studies on interaction of mycobacteria with host macrophages
Awards	1989 INSA Young Scientist Medal; 2002 N-BIOS Prize;
	Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry; Cell biology;
Institutions	Bose Institute;
Doctoral advisor	Parul Chakrabarti; Jean-Marie Ghuysen;

Joyoti Basu (born 17 December 1957) is an Indian biochemist, cell biologist and a senior professor at the Bose Institute. Known for her studies on the membrane structure of red blood cells, Basu is an elected fellow of all three major Indian science academies, namely the National Academy of Sciences, India, the Indian Academy of Sciences and the Indian National Science Academy, as well as the Indian Society for Chemical Biology. The Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India awarded her the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards, for her contributions to biosciences in 2002.

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