Background
Basu, Sandip Kumar was born on January 1, 1944 in Basirhat, India. Son of Purendra Nath and Bela (Mitra) Basu.
Basu, Sandip Kumar was born on January 1, 1944 in Basirhat, India. Son of Purendra Nath and Bela (Mitra) Basu.
Bachelor of Science with honours, Presidency College, Calcutta, India, 1962. Master of Science, Calcutta (India) University, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Calcutta (India) University, 1968.
Instructor, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, 1975-1977; assistant professor, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, 1977-1983; assistant director, Indian Institute Chemical Biology, Calcutta, India, 1983-1985; deputy director, Institute Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India, 1985-1986; director, Institute Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India, 1986-1991; director, National Institute Immunology, New Delhi, India, since 1991. Member governing board Astra Research Center, Bangalore, India, since 1992, Indian Council Medical Research, New Delhi, since 1993. Member of advisory board Council Science and Industrial Research, New Delhi, since 1995.
Fellow Indian National Science Academy (M.R.N. Prasad Memorial lecture 1995), Third World Academy of Sciences, Indian Academy of Sciences.
Married Indrani Ghosh, February 17, 1973. 1 child, Saionton.