Subhabrata Chakrabarti's Biography

Subhabrata Chakrabarti, Associate Director, Research, L V Prasad Eye Institute

Dr. Subhabrata Chakrabarti, Associate Director of Research at LVPEI, is a genome biologist trained both in India and at the National Eye Institute at NIH, USA.His research on the functional genomics of complex eye diseases are pioneering in the field that have provided molecular insights into the disease pathogenesis. These works have been widely recognized through several honors and awards; notable being the "Pfizer Research Recognition Award" of the World Glaucoma Association (WGA), Affiliateship of all the 3 Science Academies of India (INSA, IASc and NASI), TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences) and the prestigious GRC (Guha Research Conference).Professionally, he is on the Strategic Planning, Professional Development and Education and Publication Committees of ARVO (The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology), Co-Chair of the Advisory Board of the WGA, Vice President of the Asian Eye Genetics Consortium and Executive Council Member of the Indian Society of Human Genetics. He has published widely in prestigious journals and has secured extramural research grants from India and abroad. He is on the Editorial Boards of various international journals, funding agencies, doctoral supervisor for various Universities in India and abroad and also serves on the Institutional Review Boards of three organizations.