Background
DasSarma, Shiladitya was born on November 11, 1957 in Calcutta, India. Arrived in the United States, 1966. Son of Basudeb and Seba (Sen) DasS.
educator geneticist research scientist
DasSarma, Shiladitya was born on November 11, 1957 in Calcutta, India. Arrived in the United States, 1966. Son of Basudeb and Seba (Sen) DasS.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with honors, Indiana University, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984.
Postdoctoral fellow Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1984-1986. Assistant professor University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1986-1992, associate professor department microbiology, 1992-1997, professor genetics, since 1997. Visiting scientist Department Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Pasteur Institute, Paris, 1986, Department Microbiology, Cornell University Medical College, New York City, 1990.
Founder, administrator University Massachusetts Amherst Molecular Biology/Biotechnology Computer Center, since 1987. Member advisory panel National Science Foundation, 1994-1999, visiting program director, 1997-1998, member National Institutes of Health study section, since 1999. Organizer Halobacterium Genome Consortium, 1999-2000.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Microbiology.
Married Priya Arora, December 29, 1995. Children: Satyajit, Anjali.
