Background
Shirsat, Neelam Vishwanath was born on June 17, 1960 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Daughter of Vishwanath Jagannath and Vidya Vishwanath Shirsat.
Shirsat, Neelam Vishwanath was born on June 17, 1960 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Daughter of Vishwanath Jagannath and Vidya Vishwanath Shirsat.
Bachelor of Science, University Bombay, 1980. Master of Science, University Bombay, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy, University Bombay, 1986.
Junior research fellow Cancer Research Institute, Mumbai, 1982—1986. Postdoctoral fellow Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, 1987—1990. Visiting scientist Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 1990—1995.
Scientist E, officer-in-charge neuro-oncology Cancer Research Institute, since 1995.
Member of Indian Association for Cancer Research, Indian Society for Cell Biologists (treasurer 2000, V.B. Kamat award 2000), Third World Academy of Women Scientists.