Background

Mandal, Radha Kanta was born on January 23, 1936 in Gunful, W. Bengal, India. Son of Sodananda and Rajabala Mandal.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, Calcutta University, 1956. Master of Science in Technology, Calcutta University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Calcutta University, 1963.

Career

Research fellow, Bose Institute, Calcutta, 1960-1964; scientist, pool officer, Bose Institute, Calcutta, 1967-1970; lecturer, researcher, Bose Institute, Calcutta, 1970-1976; reader, researcher, Bose Institute, Calcutta, 1976-1980; professor, researcher, Bose Institute, Calcutta, since 1982; postdoctoral fellow, U. Pittsburgh, 1964-1967. Visiting scientist National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1980-1982. Member program advising committee Department Science Technology, India, 1989-1993.

Member technical advising committee Indian State Institute, Calcutta, since 1994. Member research county Indian Institute.Chem. Biology, Calcutta, 1992-1994.

Achievements

• Radha Kanta Mandal has been listed as a noteworthy Molecular biologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society Biological Chemists (Sadakshraswami Endowment award 1990, vice president 1994-1995), Plant Physiological Forum (president since 1994), Society Plant Biochemistry Biotechnology, Indian Society Cell Biology (Executive Committee since 1995).

Interests

• Avocations: popular science writing in media, talks over radio and television, nature study, traveling.

Connections

Married Radharani Sarkar, March 9, 1969. Children: Surekha, Deba Prasad.

Father:

Sodananda Mandal

Mother:

Rajabala Mandal

Spouse:

Radharani Sarkar

child:

Deba Prasad Mandal

child:

Surekha Mandal