Background
Majumder, Hemanta Kumar was born on May 5, 1950 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Son of Gunendra Nath and Uma Rani Majumder.
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Hemanta Kumar Majumder
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Hemanta Kumar Majumder, Indian biochemist, researcher. Achievements include research in leishmania; discovery of evolution of DNA topoisomerase I in kinetoplastid parasites; discovery of apoptosis in unicellular parasite Leishmania; discovery of DNA based polymerase chain reaction diagnostics of the disease Kala-azar; development of drug based on the enzyme DNA topoisomerases.
Career
Director grade scientist Indian Institute Chemical Biology, Calcutta, since 1950. Working chairman West Bengal State Council of Scientific and Technology, Calcutta, since 2005.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences. Member: Society Biological Chemistry (life. Vice president 2000-2004).
Connections
Married Chaitali Saha, August 11, 1979. Children: Parijat, Rupamanjari.
