Dr. Jitendra K. Thakur
Principal Investigator
B.Sc. (1994)
Physics, Chemistry and Maths
Christian College, Lucknow, India
M.Sc. (1996)
Marine Biotechnology
Goa University, Goa, India
M. Phil – Ph.D. (2003)
Department of Plant Molecular Biology,
University of Delhi, South Campus,
New Delhi, India
Postdoctoral Research (2004-2008)
Yeast molecular biology, MGH cancer centre
Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Assistant Professor (2008-2009)
Department of biological sciences, IISER, Kolkata, India
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Scientist (2009-2021)
Plant Mediator Lab,
National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India
Jitendra Kumar Thakur, Ph.D.
Group Leader
Plant Transcription Regulation,
​International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Awards, Scholarships & Fellowships
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International
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International Fellowship for Medical Discovery (ECOR-FMD), Massachussets Genreal Hospital, Boston, USA. 2006-2008
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Financial Aid Award, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, USA. 2006
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Keystone Scholarship 2002
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IAPTC&B Fellowship 2002
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National
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Elected Member: Guha Research Conference 2022
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NASI – Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award 2021
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Fellow of The National Academy of Sciences, India.
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Prof. Archana Sharma Memorial Award given by Indian Science Congress Association. 2017
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Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award (IYBA) from DBT, Govt. of India. 2008
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INSA (Indian National Science Academy) medal for Young Scientist. 2008
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Junior and Senior Research Fellowships, CSIR-UGC-NET, 2000-2003
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DBT scholarship for M.Sc.(Biotechnology). 1994-1996
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Membership of Academic Honours Society of Mathematics on the basis of merit. Christian College, Lucknow. 1993
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