Background

Banerjee, Ranajit Kumar was born on March 23, 1944 in Calcutta, India. Son of Debendra Nath and Sabitri (Roy) Banerjee.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Presidency College, Calcutta, 1965. Master of Science, Calcutta University, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Calcutta University, 1972.

Career

Srsch. fellow, Indian Institute Chemical Biology, Calcutta, 1968-1973; pool officer, Indian Institute Chemical Biology, Calcutta, 1977-1978; scientist, Indian Institute Chemical Biology, Calcutta, 1978-1988; junior assistant director, Indian Institute Chemical Biology, Calcutta, 1988-1991; senior assistant director, Indian Institute Chemical Biology, Calcutta, 1991-1996; deputy director, Indian Institute Chemical Biology, Calcutta, since 1996. Visiting scientist Christie Hospital, Manchester, England, 1973-1974. Research associate Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1974-1977.

Achievements

• Ranajit Kumar Banerjee has been listed as a noteworthy Physiologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Indian Academy of Sciences. Member Society Biological Chemists India (life), Indian Society Cell Biology (life), Indian Science Congress Association.

Interests

• Avocations: music, songs, reading scientific magazines.

Connections

Married Razyasree Raychowdhury, June 2, 1978. 1 child, Soumya.

Father:

Debendra Nath Banerjee

Mother:

Sabitri (Roy) Banerjee

Spouse:

Razyasree Raychowdhury

child:

Soumya Banerjee