Background
Biswas, Debajit Kumar was born on June 1, 1932 in East Bengal, India. Came to the United States, 1959. Son of Monomohan and Durgapriya (Nandi) Biswas.
Biswas, Debajit Kumar was born on June 1, 1932 in East Bengal, India. Came to the United States, 1959. Son of Monomohan and Durgapriya (Nandi) Biswas.
Bachelor of Science, Calcutta (India) University, 1949. Master of Science, Calcutta (India) University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Calcutta (India) University, 1957.
Doctor of Science, Calcutta (India) University, 1970.
Assistant professor, All India Institute Medical Science, New Delhi, India, 1966-1968;
visiting assistant professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1968-1973;
assistant professor, Harvard School Dental Medicine, Boston, 1973-1980;
associate professor, Harvard School Dental Medicine, Boston, 1980-1992;
research scientist Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 1992. Consultant Food and Drug Administration, Washington, 1980-1982. Advisory board member National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1989-1993.
Consultant Hoechst Rowsel Pharmaceutical, Sommerville, New Jersey, 1993-1994.
Member American Society Biological Chemists, American Society for Cell Biology.
Married Chitra Sen, August 16, 1958 (deceased August 21, 1993). Children: Surajit, Malini.