Vigyan Prasar Recognizes Work of IIT Guwahati Professor

Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati's Prof Biman B Mandal, a DST Swarna Jayanti Fellow, has been recognized by Vigyan Prasar among 75 Scientists Shaping Today's India, stated a press release.

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh released the coffee-table book published by Vigyan Prasar, titled '75 under 50: Scientists Shaping Today's India', on National Science Day.

This book explores the personal lives and professional accomplishments of 75 scientists, providing an in-depth look at the diversity surrounding them, such as their differing backgrounds, reasons for becoming scientists, obstacles they faced, and their work in different disciplines.

Prof Biman B Mandal has been working in the domain of 'regenerative medicine and tissue engineering', which is a highly interdisciplinary translational research domain, that deals with the body's ability to repair, heal and regenerate. This field has tremendous applicability being directly associated with human health, welfare and has the potential to contribute towards addressing an unmet world problem related to 'organ shortages'. His team has so far published 160 highly cited high-impact research articles in prestigious journals, filed 23 patents, and licensed 3 technologies with one product in the market. The book has featured some of the research works of Prof Mandal.

Born in Purulia district of West Bengal, Prof Mandal graduated from the Presidency College, Kolkata, and completed his Master's course from the Department of Biotechnology, HP University, Shimla. He obtained his PhD from IIT Kharagpur and post-doctorate from the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Boston, USA.

Currently, Prof Mandal is a Professor at the Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, School of Health Sciences and Technology and Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Guwahati, and he also holds the position of Associate Dean, Academics (Undergraduate).

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