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biologist

Partha Banerjee, American biologist. Achievements include discovery of protocols to grow in vitro tissue cultures and to germinate spores of a wood-decaying mushroom Pluteus; description of four taxa of the genus Pluteus. Research grantee New York Botan. Garden, Field Museum, Sigma Xi. President Bengali Cultural Association, Albany, since 1995. Member Mycological Society of America, Smithsonian Institute.

Background

Banerjee, Partha was born on April 25, 1956 in Calcutta, India. Came to the United States, 1985. Son of Jitendra Banerjee.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, University Calcutta, 1976. Master of Science, University Calcutta, 1978. Master of Science, Illinois State University, 1987.

Doctor of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University, 1992.

Career

Lecturer SHD College, University Calcutta, 1981-1985. Graduate assistant Illinois State University, Normal, 1985-1987, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1988-1991. Curatorial assistant New York State Museum, Albany, 1992-1994.

Lecturer University Albany, 1993-1994, postdoctoral associate, since 1995. Member committees Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1990-1992. Researcher molecular evolution.

Achievements

  • Partha Banerjee has been listed as a noteworthy biologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Bengali Cultural Association, Albany, since 1995. Member Mycological Society of America, Smithsonian Institute.

Connections

Married Mukti Bhattacharyya.

Father:
Jitendra Banerjee Banerjee

Spouse:
Mukti Bhattacharyya.